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The Governor-Generatahip of Algaria in abent Some experiments have lately bear minde ab to be vacated by ite present holder, and a pat Cape Town to translating mes sagan by final- Involving a salary of £0,000 a year with two ing lostris Ught apon the olende at night, palaces, ons Jr. Algiers, and the other delight The signals are read Uke those of the heliograph, fully silnetai at Maitaphs, and a smart Aland, besides being available at night, the syutout miralty dlapatoa boat for the Cerernor-General's has the advantage over the heliogmpa of notre voyaging between Africa and Europe, will be at the disposal of M. Floquet. The retiring Governor-General, M. Tirman, has tele sotad *as Profect waen he suaseaded the late President's

brother, General Albert Grev, and he now tires because his health has broken down.

Charles Demaoby, the great banker, who died fuddenly just as he was getting reely ła go to business, has been barled. He was one of those who, during the siege of Faris by the Germans, gave his bond to Paco con Biamsrok, at the ofice of Messrs. Rothschild, for the 200,000,000 francs which the conquerors asked in gold na the price

gairing high sistions The terminals, may be below each ather's horison, while the hellograph requires considerable altitude, strong light and clear air for operating over long distances. Under propor almospheric conditions, mag were transmitted from a vessel forty, miles off shore to the land in the experiments referred to. |

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

'Friday, Slat August, Export CarGOES.

Par German etsamer Bayern, wailed on the refraining from marching their trisa 80th August-For Singapore sason treasure, phant battalions right through Pacis. Jules value $22,000. For Colombo-Iprekage mer. Ferry, then Mayor of Paris, and M. Mallet witchandise. For Hayronth-5 cases glass bangles. nossed the signatures, and whoa the bond was For Antwerp-45 cm suadrice. For Amster shown to the Cimucollor ho inmediately post dam-56 packages merchandise, and 651 cases poned his request for ready cash. IL Demacy serves, from Canton. For London--100 e had a splaudid house in Faris, the feature of preserves, from Canton, and 10 engas bristles, #ich was that overything there was a l'Anglais. from Canton. For New York silk pies How long the lower order of insects will live goods, and 10 ples wasto silli For Genoa-185 under ordinary circumstances is yet but little bags coffee, from Manila, 2 packages tea amples. known. Sir John Lubbock has an ant queen of and 10 cases expatial dil For Hamburg-100 the species Forma fasen that he has kapt for packages fire crackers, bass glassware, 20 ones fourteen years, and which was still living at the essential oil, 18 balos feathers, 140 ks. pra- end of the past year. In 1872 Dr. H. C. MoCook sarves, from Canton, & nama bristles, 6 pises pri- came into possession of species of tarantula, vate effects, from Manila, and, 161 bags sopra. Mygale Hentzil, the age not known but it lived For Bremen--271 rolle matting, 50 packages. till the antura of 1887: From relative facts Dr. rattana, 2 cases sundries, 4 cases China ink, and

eCook believes the creature to have bean eight 1.072 packages tea, from Froshow. years old. He believes spiders generally lice

BXCHANGE.

·from four to six, and occasionally to tom year. Many insects that die after depositing eggs will livelong in a state of perpetual virginity. Boyful Sharp kept a female bootle, Cybister Rodel eight years.

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Mr. Kilian Hawthorne, the novelist, sends the following cations challenge to an American periodical1 will sugage to entertain at din- nor, at around tabia five feet in diameter, all the Americar novelists who make more then thousand dollars a year out of the royalty sa any one of their novels, and to give them all they want, to eat and drink, and three of the beat cigara spuese afterward, and a hack to take them home in; and I will agree to forfeit thousand dollars to the Home for Imbeciles if twenty-five dollars does not liquids Le the bill and leave enough over to buy a cloth copy of each of the works in question, with the author's sufo graph on the fy-leaf. Ons hook would be sufficient, and would allow of their putting up their feet on the seat in front of them."

have been

ON. LONDON.

Telegraphic Transfer

Bank Bills, or demand. Bank Bilis, at 30 days sight.3/0 Bauk Bille, at 4 months sight.307 Credita, at 4 months' sight.3/04 Documentary Büla, at 4 months'

..2117

right..

PARIS.

Bank Bills, en demand

.3/07

.3.60

Credits, at 4 months' sight

3.88

NEW YORK.-

Bank Bills, en demand..

.794

Credits, 60 days' sight

BOMBAY,--

Telegraphic Transfer

Bank, en demand

CALUUTTA.

Telegraphic Transfor

Bank, on donand

SHANGHAI-

Bank, at sight

Privata. 30 days' sight

Quotations aro:- tongkang and Shanghai. Bank Shara-151

per cent. premium, ex div., buyers. Union Insurance Society of Canton, Limited

$87 per share. Chine Traders Insurance Company's Shares

NATION

É DAILY FE386, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER IST, 15:8.

VESSHES ADVERTISED AS LOADING.

"FOË VERIONT APPLY TO

TO BE DESPATCHED

VESSEL'S NAKKI

Cathay (st Patrodus (ef)** & Ceteria

JP: Ball. Pulford

Hongkong

Krippner

Hongkong Hongkong

| Coringits & Com

Madeon

LONDON & TIA BUSZ CATAL LONDON VIK SweZ CANALA HAVRE AND LONDONA HAVEE AND LONDON..... HAVRE AND HAMBURG, ....Hesperia tatr

Ox (str) MARSEILLES VIA BAIGON, dai TRIESTE VLA BOMBAY, KE SE Possidon (Kr.) ... VANCOUVER B.C., VIA KOBE,do. Parthia (ste)...... SANFRANCISCO VIA YHANSA City of Poking(str)|hang SANFRANCISCO VIA Y HAMAR Belgie (str.) .....

Ny Gha NEW YORK

Sachem

NEW YORK

Guirand

8. Mera Wallase

W. B. Bator....

Hongkong

Bartlett

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W. I Conner

Batmin

Hourkong

C. Chapman ........... Mary L. Stone ...

Highborn Josselyn

Hongkong

Hougang

Hongkong

Bernie

Hongkong Hongkong

STRAITS, COLOMBO,BOMBAY SANDAKAN, KUDAT, & SYDNEY & MELBOURNE 4. 8OURABAYA TIA BAIGON, 86. CALCUTTA VIA STRAITS. YOKOHAMA.VIA NAGASAKT,Koan TOKOITAMA AND KOBE YOKOHAMA & KOBE YAGASAKI, KOBE, &c. SHANGHAI

·SHANGHAI VIA AMOY LAmis SWATOW AND BANGKOK... MANILA VIA AMOY. SWATOW, AMOY. FOOCHOW

Elkins *****

Kushgar (str.)..... Memnon (str.).... Dolconya (str.).. Duke of Buck'ham(r) Burnside........ Arratoon Apariste. J. Offent. Bokhara (str.) ... | Elantra (str.).....

P. Mollar Iphigenia (str.)...... Voltmer Beaconshire (str.)... W. Waring Anonna (stell AS, Darlanns (str.)...Purdy....... Taichiow (str.) JA Morris

Talbot...... Zafiro (str.) Heitan (str).... Ashton

'HÓW PILEN'ARF MADE. A

Tho Custom of taking medicine in the form of pills datas far back in history. The object is to i

enable us to swallow sasily in a condensed forso diagreeable and mansions, but very useful.drugs. To what vast dimensiona pill-taking has growa may be imagined when we say that in England. alone about 2,000,000,000 (two thousand million) pills are ocumed very year. In early days Fills were made slowly by hand, as the demand was comparatively small. Today they ses pro dand with infinitely grester rapidity by

mashines expecially contrived for the purpose, and with greater accuracy, too, in the proper flors of the various ingredients employed.

No form of medication can be better that a pl, provided only it is intelligently prepared.. But right hero, occurs the diffenity. Easy an it may seem to make a pill, or a million of them, there are really vory few pills that can be honest

Hongkong

Hongkong Hongkong Hongkong

P. & 0.5. N, Cà, #ÚST Butterfold & Suira pap..

Carlowitz Co Nieminen & Co Messageries Mari O. Bachrach Adamson, Foil & P. MS. S. Co. 0.20S B. Co Serassen & Conse Biomes & Ca Pustan & Oo. Pristan & Co.

Pasta & Co,

F. 0.8. Co.... Butterfeld & Swits... Gibb, Livingston & Co. Jardine. Matheson & Co... David Bassoon: Sogn & Co. P. &O, ST. Có. Blemssen & Co. Siemssen & Co. Adamson, Bell & Co......

Home P&0... N. Co.

Hoarkony

Hongkong

Batterfield & Swire. Yuen Fat Hong..

Rustell & Co.. Dongle Lapril & Co,

DESDE DAMÁLA STEAN TO STRAITS, COLOMBO AND BOMBAY THE P. & O. 8. N. Co.'s Steamship

......

VESSELS ON THE BERTH.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. FOR ERANGHAI VIA AMOT. Taking Cargo aid Passengers at thretgh rates On 12th Sept, at Noon for NINGPO, CHEFOO, NEWOHWANG, TENTEIN,

TANEO, and Pertz on the YANGTSZE, | Taulay.

Quick despatch.THE Company's Steamship Quick despatch. On 8th Sept atlða.m. On 19th inet, at Naon On 11th Sept, at Noon Un 8th Sept., 3 P On 18th Sept, 3 r.ac. "On 8th Sept, at 3F.K.

Quick despatch.

Calok despatch. Quick despatch,

Quick despatch

Quick deapatah.:

Today, at Noon.

On 14th Sept

On or about 8th inst. On or about Gih inst. On 5th Sept., at Noon On or about Sta Bapt. Quick dospatok.." To-day, of 4 PM. To-morrow,

Quick dospatel. On 7th inst To-morrow, of Noon', Today, nt 4 PM, Tomorrow, at 9.

VESSELS ON THE BERTA OCCIDENTAL ANDORIENTAL STEAM- SHIP COMPANY. TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS will leave for the above plocos TO-DAY, the TO JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES,

MEXICO, CENTRAL AND SOUTH 1st September, at Noon,

AMERICA. AND EUROPE THE

OVERLAND RATEWATE, ANDI ATLANTIC AND OTHER CONNECTING STEAMERS.

KASHGAR"

1:1599

ELL WOODIN.

-Superintendent. Hongkong, 29th August, 1888. THE CHINA & MANILA STEAMSHIP

DAN COMPANY, JAMITED,

FOR MANILA VIA AMOY.

THE Company's Steamship

"ZAFIRO,** Captain Talbot, will be despatched for the above Port TO-DAY; the Lat. September, at FOUR PM.

For Freight or Passage, spply to

RUSSELL & Co..

General Managers. Hongkong, 30th August, 1588."

FOR YOKOHAMA AND. KOBE.

THE Steamship

[1609

A curious iotpertizont" has been riking ont the neta de maisance (Enet of birth) of Mene.

ly commended for popular use. Most of them Sarah Barnhardt. The great actress was born,

IPHIGENIA," it appars at Harro, on Saturday, April 2,

either undersloot or evershoot the mark. As 1843, her mother being Julie Bernhardt, artiste.

everybody takes pills of some kind, it may be Captain Volumer, will be despatched for the insicionae." stated in the document to be the

well to mention what a good, safe, and reliable above Porto TO-DAY, the lot Sept, st Four daughter of a Berlin oculist sad bora la that city. Ma. Bernhardt was named,

pill should be. Now, when one feels dull and P.M.

Fur Freight or Passage, apply to not Barah, but Rosalie, and her twin sister Lucie. 178) per share, sales and buyers.

HIMSSEN &Co., sleepy, and has more or less pain in the hond,

Agents. Tho fathor is said by the Journal du Havre to North China Insurance-Tis 285 per share. siñsa, and back, he may be sure his towels are Have been a Government official, known as "le Yangteau Insurance Association-Tla. 85. poonskipated, and his liver sluggish. To remedy Hongkong, 30th August, 1988. 1610 bean I" who afterward committed anioide

OCEAN STEAMSHIP.COMPANY. tinder "dramatic" circumstances. If all this bohinese Insurance Company, Limited-1175 per true the legend of two young Dutch Jewesses Ahere, nom

FOR LONDON, VIA SUEZ CANAL. running away from their homes in Amsterdam On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Tis. 148 and fluding themselves penniless one morning

per share. the Tuileries gandus mast be dismissed to Canton Insurance Office, Luoited-se per the limbo of biographical fantasies.

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Although the road to Quito in oversa almost

akare.

share.

Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Share

¿343 por sbare.

this unhappy state of things there is nothing like a good cathartic pill. It will act like a cherr by stimulating the liver into doing its duty, and. ridding the digestive organs of the nominated

poisonous matter.

Bat-the-good-pill does not grips and pain us, neither dose it make us sick, and miserable for

TR Company's Steamship

above

FE Steamship "BELGIC" will be

hama, on SATURDAY, the 8th September, at THERE P. Connection being made at Yoko hama with Steamers from Shanghai and Japan Porta Pa

“DARDANUS,”.

Captain Purdy, will be despatolo as above on FRIDAY, the 7th Proximo.

For Freight or Passago, apply in

BUTTERFIELD & SWILE, Agents. Kongkong, 50th August, 1888.

1691

CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

TAKING

AND

CARGO

PASSENGERS JAPAN, CANADA. THE UNITED STADES, AND BUKOPE,

VIA

THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY AND OTHER CONNECTING RAILWAY LINES & STEAMERS.

THE British Steamship

THE

5,167,

PARTHIA"

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Tons Register, Wallace, Commandez, will be despatched for VANCOUVER, BC, AND BAN FRANCISCO, VIA KOBE AND- YOKOHAMA, 01 SATURDAY, tho 8th September, at THESE P.M.

To bafollowed by the 8, 8. “ABYSSINIA," on the 4th Outuber.

·MAIL EXPECTED.

THE ENGLISH NAIL

The P. & O. aloarzer Ancona, with the English mail of the 3rd August, left Singapore at 2 p.m. on the 29th August, and may be expected here on or about the 3rd September. This packet brings roplies to lotters despatched from Hongkong on the 21st Juno p

THE AMERICÀN MÁIL.

The F. M. steamer City of Peking, with the neft American misil, loft Yokoham on the Sist August, and is dus here on the 5th September. STEAMERS EXPECTED.

The P. & O. steamer Deccas, from Bombay, left Singapore on the 26th August, and may bo exrooted here on the lat festant.

The Austro-Hungarian Lloyd's steamer Po- seidon left Singagore on the 29th August, and Le duo here on the 4th September.

The O. 8. 8. CoA steuner Dardanus left Singapore on the 29th August, sad is duo here on the 5th September.

POST-OFFICE AOTICES.

When Correspondence has been missent or donyed (both of which are liable to happen occasionally) all that the addressee need do in to Dote or she cover, Sont 'tor Received Connection will be made at Yokohama with at 7 pm, or as the caso may be, sud forward it, Steamers from Shanghai and Japan Ports, without any other writing whatever, to the and at Vancouver with Pacific Opast Points by Postmaster-General. This should be asted on the regular Steamers of the PACIFIC COAST the first time cause of complaint occurs; it is a inistake to let such matters pass for foar of STEAMSHIP COMPANT and other Steuere

Through Passage Tickets gmuted to Eng-giving trouble, a course which generally given land, France, and Germany by all téans-Atlantic more trouble in the and, lines of Steamers.

First-clais Fares granted as follows:

To Vancouver and Vistoria...Max. 8160:00. To San Francisos

• To all Common Points in Canada Į mad the United States) To Liverpool.... To London...

175.00.

200.00. 900.00, 305.00. To other European Points at proportinuste rates. Special reduced rates granted to Offleser of the Army, Navy, Civil Service, and the Imperial Chinees and Japaness Customs, to be obtained on application.

All PARCEL PACKAGES should be marked to address in full: and same will be received at the Company's Office until Frys PM, the day prefined to Points in the United States, should he

vions to sailing.

First-class Faris granted as follows To San Francisco

$200.00 To San Francisco and return? 350.00

available for 5 mouths ................ To Liverpool.. To London

325.00 350.00

To other Europeau points st. proportionate rates. Special roduced rates granted to Officers of the Army, Navy, Civil Service, and the Imperial Chinese Customs, to be obtained on application.

Passengers, who have paid fall fare, ro- cabarking at San Francisco for China or Japan (or nice varza) within cus year months, will be allowed a discount of 10. This allowance does not apply to through fares from China and Joan to Europe.

untrodden wilderness, it presents the grandest China Fire Insurance Company's Shares-97eafew hours or a whole day. It acts on the Overland; can, on application to the undersigned,pany, No. 502, Queen's Road Central,

scenio panorams in the world. Directly beneath the equator, surrounding the ofty whose origin in lost in the mist of venturies, ris twonky valances, presided over by the princely Chin boraze, the lowest being 15,992 feet in height, and the highest, reaching an altitude of 22,500

fest. Thros of the volcanom' are active, five are dormant and twelve are extinot. Nowhere elee on the earth's surface is ench cluster of

peals, such a grand assemblage of glants. Eigh Leon of the twenty are covered with porpetual wow, and the summits of eleven have never been reached by a living croatare except the condor, whose fight surpasses that of any other bird. At neon the vertical sun throws a profusion of light upon the snow-crowned summits, when they spptar like a group of pyramids out in spotass

marble.

sz share.

Straits Marine Insuransa Company,

325 com

Straits Fire Insuranoa Company,

$18. Hongkong and Whampes Dook Company's

Limited-tire glandular system at the same time, eles the after-effects of the pill will be worse than the Limited-disease itself. The griping caused by most puts is the result of irritating drags which they con- taia. Such pills are harmful, and should never be used. They sometimes even produce homor- rhoids. Without having any particular desire

Sharos-29 per cent. prom., ex div., sales, Hongkong, Canton, and Yacao Steamboat Co.'s

Saree $116 per cant. prom, salos Indo-China Steam Navigation Co.'s Share

20 per cent, discount, China and Manila Steamship Company, Limited

-$110 per shav

Douglas Steamship Company, Limited-400 por

share, sellers

aliare:

kong Gas Company's Shares-$135 per Hongkong Hotel Company's Share $170 per

Ahare.

Consular Invoices, te- nccompany Cargo dos-

Bant to the Company's Ofices addressed to Mr. D. E. BROWN, District Fraight Agent, Van couver, B.C.

Freight will be received on Brard until P. on the 7th September.

All Parcels met be sent to our Office and should be marked to address in fell; and the same will be received by us until 5 P., the day previons to sailing.

For information as to Passage or Freight, apply to

ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,

Agents.

Hongkong. 81st August, 1888,"

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

FOR SANDAKAN, KUDAT, LABUAN, AND SINGAPORE.

"MEMNON,"

13587

Consular Invoices to accompany Cargo des time to paints beyond San Francisco in theTHE Company's Steamship United States should be sent to the Company's Offices, addressed to the Collector of Custours. "PATROCLUS,"

Captain Barrise, will be despatched an above on For further information--as to Freight TUESDAY, the 14th Pranimo Captain Fulford, will he despatched San Francisco. TO-DAY, the 1st September."

Parkingers for Europe desiring to proesed or Passago, apply to the Agency of the Com-For Freight er Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. C. D. HARMAN, Agent. Hongkong, 291b, August 1998 have their Tiokota endorsed for surrender at

Hongkong, 20th August, 1888.

NOTICE Algiers in exchangs for Coupon Tickets to

STEAM FOR Marseilles (by Transatlantic Company's express-

SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, THE DEPARTURE of the Steamship

ADEN, PORT SAID, MARSEILLES, Algiora is 28 hours steach from Marseilles and Bosts) and thence to Paris or London. thence to London occupies about the same time. MALTA GIBRALTAR, BRINDISI, PLY-

For Freight or Passaga, apply to

MOUTH, AND LONDON; ATSO, BUTTERFIELD & SIRE Agents Hongkong, 27th August. 1888. 1476 MADRAR, CALCUTTA, & AUSTRALIA

"SHIRE" LINE OF STEAMERS FOR NAGASAKI KOBE, AND TOKOHAMA, HE Steamship

"BRECONSHIRE,”

to praise one pill above another, wo may, never- theless, name Mother Seigel's Pills, manufac tared by the well-known house of A. J. White, Limited, 35, Farringdon Road, London, and pow sld by all chemists and medisina vendor, as the only and we know of that actually poszaems avery desirable quality. They remove the pressure upon W. Waring, Commander, will be despatched for

N.B-CARGO CAN BE TAKEN ON THROUGH BILLS OF LADING FOR BATAVIA, TRIESTE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK, AND BOSTON.

SPECIE ONLY LANDED AT PLYMOUTH.

HE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Steamship

"ELECTRA." Captain P. Möller, for YOKOHAMA AND KOBE has been unavoidably POSTPONED until further notice. i

SIEMSSEN & Co, Agents.

Hongkong, 22nd August, 1888.

FOR HAVRE AND LONDON.

at the Shoeburynus sohool of gunners in hip China Sugar Refining Company, Limited $178 the brain, carrant the liver, and cause the bowels the above Porte TO-MORROW, the 2nd. CATHAT,” Captain. J. P. Hassall, with Ports, and will have quick despatch.

Some important experiments have been made engle firing. The experiments were made with the niss-in or 29 osutimetre gas used as a howitzer. An elavation of thirty-saven degres was given, and battering charges were nead with Palliser shella. Out of fuar shots thres felt within

201ca of 500 by Bo fast, representing the deck of a first-class ironolad, and the range

per aliaze, ak div., nom. Luzon Sugar Rafting Company Limited-157

per share, nom.

share,

Hongkong Ics Company's Sharea-879 per Hongkong and Chins Bakery Company, Limited

-$85 per share.

Her Majesty's Malls, will be despatched from this for LONDON direct viá SUEZ CANAL and natal Ports of all on WEDNESDAY, the 18th September, at Noon. (1586

Cargo will be rocaired on board nati 4PM Parels and Specie (Gold) at the Office nail 4 P.M., on the day before sailing

For Freight or Passage, sooly to prev

ADAMSON, BELL & Co,

Agents Hongkong, 27th August, 1888. DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

to ant with ease and regularity. They never September. gripe or produce the slightest sickness of the stomach, or any other unpleasant feeling or symptom. Neither do they induce farther coa tipation, as nearly all other pills du. As further and crowning merit Mother Seigel's Pills are covered with a tasteless and harmless Pauzom and Sunghie Das Samantan Mining thas rendering them as pleasant to the palate as Company, Limited-$11 per share, nom. they are effective in curing discass. If you hare a Berare cold and are threatened with a Cara Sugar Cultivation CompanyTs. 10 per Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Company, La.

The authorised List of Mails are in connection with this paper is the one publiabed twice each day in our Extra, which is always corrected to a much later hour than that given halow.

A MAJI, LA. CLOSE. For Straits, Colombo, and Bombay-Per Kashgar, to-day, the let inst, at 11:30 AM.

For Fooches.Por Airlie, to-day, the 1st inst., nt 11.90 A.M.

For Yokohama and Kobo-Per Iphigenia, to day, the Ist fast, at 3:30 PM. day, the lat inst., at 3.30 P.M.

For Amoy and Mauila-Per Zafiro, to

For Haifong-Per Marie, to-day, the 1st Inat., at 5.00 PM.

For Bwator, Amoy, and Foodbow-Per Haitan, to-morrow, the 2nd just, at 8.30 AM.

For Swator and Bangkok.-Per Taichun tomorrow, the 2nd inst., at 9:00 AM.

For Straits and Calcutta-Per A. Apcar, on Wednesday, the 5th inst., at 11.30 A..

For Singapore-Per Hesperia, on Thursday,. tho th inst., at 9.50 ..

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET.

The United States Mail Packet Belgie will be despatched on SATURDAY, the 8th Sep- tember, with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, the United States, Canada, Hvasiulu, Peru, &, which will be closed as follow 215 P.M., Registry censea.

2.30 r., Post Office oloses, but Correspondanes may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 10 cents extra Postage until the time of departure.

The Post Office declines all responsibility for Unregistered Letters coolaining Bank Notes, Guin, or Jarrellery, and, where Registration bas been neglected, will make no enquiries into alleged losses of such letters.

MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET The British Contract Packet Cathey will Le despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 1266 September, with hails for the United Kingdom, Europe and countries beyond, rit Brindisi; to the Straita Bettlements, Netherlands India, Burinah, Ceylon, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and 1569 Gibraltar.

THE 3/3 L L. 1 British Bark,

"LUCIA," Shortly ospooted, will load here for the rbota

For Freight, apply to

CARLOWITZ & Co. Hongkong, 26th July, 1988.

FOR NEW YORK. HE-3/8-L. L.-L. American Ship

***C. C. CHAPMAN,"

1400

The usual hours will be observed in closing the Mails, &o.

The Post Office declines all responsibility for Unregistered Letters containing Bank Notes, Coin, or Jewellery, and, where Registration has been neglected, will make no enquiries into alleged losses of such letters.

MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET. The French Contract Packet Osus will be despatched as THURSDAY, the 13th Septera bor, with Maila to the United Kingdom, Europe, and places, hayonu, via Marseiller; to Saigon, Straits Settlements, Batarim, Barmah, Ceylon, and the Cape, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.

atiained was twelve miles. What is very import. Perak Tin Mining and, Smelting Company coating, which causes them to resemble pearls, FOR SWATOW, AMOY, AND POOCHOW. and PASSAGE apply to the PENITULAR & Hiobborn, Master, shortly arpected hors, will Modras, the Anstrainvian Colonios, Aden, Natal

nost, too, is that the heavy charges and the high Bugle did not shalu either gun or carriage in the least, and one of the officers present has mið

that he believed that gran would stand 45 deg of elevation without injury, while with 42 dog. a range of fifteen miles would be sedural. Now at fifteen miles, a ship is ball down," so it bas come to th, that we can throw a nine-inch sunt on the deck of a ship before we can see it.

-In liquidation.

share.

mited-$75'yer alace.

B. Watson & Co., Limited-100 per cent.

produfam. Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co.,

Limited-$165 par abare, saltern. Singapore Insurance Company, Limited-815

per share,

Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 B-5 par cent.

premium, boca. Chinese Imporial Loan of 1881 C-9 per cent

premium, non.

Chinese Imperial Loan, 1886 E-11 per cent,

premium, nom.

Société Francaise des Charbonnages du Toukin

-35 per cent. prem. Hongkong High Lovel, Tramwaje Company,

The recent saicile in the Rue La Guerre bears the marks of genius. In a room whose windows were all closed beadless body was found ying upon a rado guillotine. A nete held in ne band of the dead man and it was useless to ttempt to discover his identity, for he had ande rrangements which would prevent the tead rom ever being found Surs soong the body ay headless in a closed room and the bead could howhere be found. The man was buried arone Thnknown, and the case bade fair to grow doty In the pigeon bales of the curator of mysteries A few days after this event a peasant, in a del partment distant sams 200 miles away was strusted by a peculiar object in the branches of tree Impelled by curiosity he examined more sely, and found a human head attached by a ard to a silken balloon: Hateported the afsir to the nearest sergeant of gendarmerie, pod 14. kayelery number two was given due prominence By combination of the two mysteries it besid Yolear bow the suicide dispose of the Lazd

which, being restored, served to identify him. But how the balloon with the hand attached Fescaped from a closed room one have ever been

able to explain.

Limited 325 per cant: prem, nom.

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.

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CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

PAULA. REGISTERS

Daring the Crimean War a small band of British silors attacked the town of Gamla Karleby, in Finland, on Jane 3, 1854, but they were fore d to retire after a sharp fight with the booki loss of ow oficer, eight men, and Though the British feet (to which they belong ed) had been sent to the Baltio to destroy ship- ping, const towns, neta, and other things the property in most cases of poor fiskarmer and fariners the Flanish folk forgot all hostile acts STATION. and raised a monument on the spot where they buried their dead foes. After mastioning the p date of the fight and the names of the sisia, the follo Inscription on the monument goes on to a

They were men, no matter whether friends or foes. They fell in battle, and a foreign country Buskeng has given them & record." Every June 8 the Ho Lomb is covered with flowers. Such a graceful Masilo ....... and touching tribute to, the memory of invaders stands aliost: along in the whole annals of war It ought to be added that there were many in England whe déplored the cenalties indiated on the innocent sufovers by these attacks, and Mr. Joseph Barge helped to raise a fond of 29,000

50% August, 18, at rum,

1970

lungs

[laiphong..

-TATION.

to remove the distress in Finland. This Undly Torto deed may have prompted the erection of the Bagunk moanmeat.

All chal

upbent

19.77

Visad.

Diat Auguri, 1888, xt 10 4,M:

Many a cruel trick has been played upon editors sirce journalism begao, but surely one Rad of the cruellest on record War that water, no- cording to the Chicago papers, the proprietor the America played off upon his editor The proprietor got a mall boy to copy off one of "Keate's prettiest poems tais copy of the poem the coat to the editor of America,”” with a note saying that the author was a Isd only thirteen years old, who would like to see bis work in America. In about two days back came kind note from Editor Thompson. It was pisssantly worded, but it returned the poem. My dear little friend,” wrote. Mr. Thompson, "your Boom in very nice for a little boy only thirteen your old but it is hardly good enough for Temperature Americd. You must not be d'accuraged how midity.

Direction of wind... 8,8.W. Hever, for succuss in life can to acomplished only Force of Find

by patieson and tail. You would do well to Weather keep ou writing poetry, and I doubt not that by Balti kom var f

The baremeta

↑ina vigen fa soatlara Japan, and gráðients ralight for 6.W, winds, Clouds bet vara - Ess -weather proveśla 2.

W. DOBERON, Hongkong Obsorbry, Slat August, 1888

METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER.

nd by you will do so woll that Amerisa will

rint what you write. Sincerely your friend." . What that editor thinks of bin proprietor

how that be knows the source from whense ORWO

by poem he rejected so courteously must be left to the imagination. But the proprietor has ot least the consolation of knowing that the edi-| terial standard for the journal which he owns plan so high that Keate's poetry is “hudly good

enough for America," and after all there i

nothing like a bigla standard.

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29.74

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1-SAVOWs reduced to 31 degrees Fahrenlanda se

the level of the sea in Jochen, taakka and hundredska,

- STEEPEELTUIS in the funde în degrees Fahrenheit,

Company's Steamship

*** HAITAN.”

For further particulars regarding FREIGHT OBIENTAL STHAN, NAVIGATION. COMPANY's Offee, Hongkong.

The Contents and Value of Packages are re

Shippers are partionlarly requested to oute Sept,uired to be declared prior to shipment.

the terms and conditions of the Company's Black Bills of Lading.

E. L. WOODIN, "

Superintendent. Hongkong, 38th Angust, 1888.

lever, witli pains in the head, back, and limbs, Captain S. Antton, will be despatched for the one or two dases will break up the cold and pre-above Ports TO-MORROW, the 2nd vent the fever. A coated tongas, with a brackish at NINE A.M.

For Freight or Passage, apply to taste in the mouth is caused by foul matter in

DOUGLAS LAPRLIK & Co. the atomaoh. A dose of Beigel's Pills will affect

General Managers. a speedy cure. Oftentimes partially decayed food

Hongkong, 90th August, 1888.

[1619 in the stomach and bowels' produces sickness,

FOR SWATOW AND BANGKOK.. pauses, &o. Cleanse the bowels with s dose of these pills, and good health will follow.

THE SCOTTISH ORIENTAL STEAM SHIP COMPANY LIMITED. HE Company's Steamship.

Unlike many kinds of pills, they do not make yon feel worse before you are better. They are, without doubt, the best family physio aver dis covered. They remove all obstructions to the natural fanations in either sox without any un- pleasant effects.

INTINATION.

IMPAIRED VISION.

AICHIOW

1485

load bere for the above Port, and will have a quick despatch.

For Freight, apply to

PUSTAU & Co Hongkong, 2nd August, 1888.

FOR NEW YORK 3/3 L. I. I. American Ship

"MARY L. STONE?” Josselyn, Master, shortly expected here, will load here for the above Fort, and will have a quick despatob.

THE 3/3

For Fraight, apply fo

PUSTAU & Co. “Hongkong, 21st August, 1888.

+355

FOR NEW YORK.

U. S. MAIL LINE. PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIPCOMPANY. THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VA OVER- |LAND BAILWAYS, AND" TOUCHING AT

TOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO.. THE U. S. Mail Steamer "CITY" OF San Francisco, vil Yokohama, on TUESDAY, the 18th September, at THREE PM, taking Passengers and Freight for Japan the United Captain W. B. Baller, shortly expected, will load here for the above Port, and will have

4662 Captain J. A. Morris, will be despatched for tho PEKING will be despatched for HE 3/8 L 11 British Ship

R. LAWRENCES VISIT TO HONG-

THE 9lar INSTANT.

HONGKONG HOTEL, (Room No. 201, Sept. 1st, 1888/

(CONSULTATION FREE). One Third of those suffering from Blindness

MLONG WILL TERMINATE ON

can trace their calamity to the use of COMMON SPECTAULES of "LENSES imperfectly adapted to the Sights

8. B. GROOM, Esq., F.R.G.S., Barrister-al- law, Singapers, writes

I have used glasses for twenty years, and have no hesitation in saying that, those supplied me by you are the best I have ever worn.

I wear them with much satisfaction and com- fort, and find the frames are especially convenient.

"To Messrs. LAWRENCE & MATO,

Hotal D'Europe, Singapore,

E. HUDDLE, Esq. Deputy Master Attendant. Singapore, writes we

I am much pleased with the glasses you have. adapted my sight. They are very clear nad distinst, enabling me to read the smallest print

without the least effort."

To Messrs. EAWEENCE & MAYO, Siägapore.

LAWRENCE & MAYO,

ENOPsalmic Options (Optiolans to the Principal Ophthalmi Surgeons in India and England);

Officos: Old Bond Street, London; 3 & 4 Hero Street, Calcutta; and Bampart Bow, Bombay!

-Hongkong, 24th July, 1888.

1381

FONG, PHOTOGRAPHER Has inst added to his COLLECTION of VIEWS some NEW SCENES and Photos: of NATIVE TYPES, copies of which are obtainable Lahis Bhudio oratMusa. Katar & Warsise,

above. Ports TO-MORROW, the 2nd Sept., st Noon.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

YUEN FAT HONG.

Agents. SOCH 2 Hoagkong,

[16]8 August, 1888, FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, AND CALCUTTA

THE Steamship

"ARRATOON APCAR," Captain J. G. Olifant, will be deepatobed for the above Ports on WEDNESDAY, the 5th September, at Noos,

For Freight or Passage, apply to the

DAVID SASSOON, BONS & Co.

Agents.

[1623 Hongkong, Sist August, 1988.. STEAM TO YOKOHAMA VIA NAGA- BAKI AND KORE Passing through the INLAND SEA). THE P.&O. S. N. Cole Steamship

BOKHARA

| States and Europe.

"NYL GHAU,"

For Freight, apply to

SIEMSSEN & Co.

[1328 Hongkong, 14th July, 1888

Through Bills of Lading issued for trans quick despatch, peristim to Tokohama and other Japan Porta, to San Francisco, to Atlantic and Inlied Cities, of the United States, via Overland Enálways, to Barate, Trinidad, and Demerara, sad to ports in Mexico, Central and South America, by the: Company's and connecting Stammers.

Through Passage Tickets granted to England. France, and Germany by all trans-Atlantio fines

of Steamers.

First-class Fares granted as follows To Ban Francisco

8200.00 To San Francisco and return.? $50.00

available for 6 months.........} To Liverpool -To-London

UTLER PALMER & Co

ESTABLISHED IN 1815,

C OF LONDON, ECEDEAUX, CALCUTTA, BomBa7, MADRAS, LAHORE, KYRAOHEE, &c. Ars represented in Chiza by

Mesara, JARDINE, MATHESON & Co, ...-.

325.00 830,00

STEMSSEN & Co. DAR GRAPED & Co. có ba

To other European paints at proportionate rates. Special reduced rates granted to Offers of the Army, Navy, Civil Service, and tho Imperial Chinese Customs, to be obtained pi

will harn for the above places on or about application. the 5th September

A Superintendent. Hengkong, 28th August. 1868.- FUR SINGAPORE HAVRE, AND (Taking Cargo at through.ested to ANTWEER; HAMBURG, ‹ va SUEZ CANAL.

-ÁMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, LONDON, LIVERPOOL, and BREMEN.) THE-Steamship

“HESPERIA,” Captain L Madean, will be despatched for the abova Ports on THURSDAY, the 6th Septem bec, at TEN AMT

Fer Freight or Passage, opply to.

STEMSSEN &00% way to gra Agonta, Hongkong, 27th August, 1889. [1684

AUSTRO HUNGARIAN LLOYDS: STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY STEAM FOR INGATURE PENANG.

IYORI MINIATURES of Superior Quality and of Froolient and High Finish, PESMANEST COLOMBO, BOMBAY, ADEN... SUEZ

ENLARGEMENTS OF PROTOS, and Views and reproductions of the same on Paper, Canvas, or Opalat

INSTANTANEOUS VIEWS, GROUPS and Por

TRAITS are taken, in any state of the weather.

and all Permanent Processos, ara executed on Moderate Terms.

STUDIOICE HOUSE LANE.

Fae

WRITE FOR CIRCULAK. FUCHS TRADE LISTS OF ALL

COUNTRIES in 36 VOLUMES,

Among the Book new in the Press are Vols. 27 & 27A ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, and IRELAND, Frice 45). They contain, boddes complete

frantarted a coat panelson, the buddity of 4, gelar List places in the United King.

4--Dzikerson, or way Warn to two points.

S.-Yoxes or Tax_Wrap socording to Beaufort Boski. BŪTATE OF THE WEASELA DA blue sky; C, detached “nizado: D, drisaduzzam #1 1. fog, G. gloomy, fi, hall; B, Bighte Image Doorgemalj kommer thoven Gargaly (Bet0]

5. Sow; T. thunder i V. visibility: W. den (waEX

it In Inches, kautku and Sandred the

W.DOBERCY. Hangkang Observatory, Blat August, 1858,

dom, Special of Merchant Bhippers, with their Specialities and Export Marketa

PORT SAID, BRINDISI, & TRIESTE,

Cargo at through rate to CALCUTTA.

MADRAS, PERSIAN GULP, RED SEA, BLACK BHA LEVANT, & ADEIATIO PORIS). NE Company'a Steamship

Compa

POSEIDON," Captain S. Merza, will be despatched as above on TUESDAY, the 11th of September at Noom, A

For Further Particolare regarding Traight and Pasage, apply to the Agency of the Con- pany, Frays Central.

O. BACHRACH,

Agent

Hongkong, 30th Angast, 18860

STEAM TO BHANGRAI.

THE P. & 0.8. N.Co.'s Steamship

SANCONA,”

will leave for the above plane about 24

The usual hours will be observed in closing the Mala, &re.

The Post Office declines all responsibility for Unregistered Covers containing Bank Notes. Coln, or Jawellary, and, where Registration has been neglected, will make no enquiries into alleged losses of such anvers.

HOURS OF CLOSING THE ENGLISH AND FRENCH MAILS.

When the Pachats Leave nt Woon. The following hours will be observed in closing the mails for Europe, te. by the English and Frenok Paokots, when they leave at Noox. Tha- Money Order Office will be closed at 5 г.. the day before.

8.00 A.M. Posting of Prices Current and Cir.

culars cause.

(Prices Carpent and Credlake may howevor ba

posted ap to 10 o'clock if they are tied in bundles, country by county, with the addresses all one way) | 10(8) A.M--Registry causes.

10.30 AM.-Posting of newspapers, books, and

patterns ceaYEN, 1100A.M.-Mail closes.

LATE LETTERS may be posted (from 11.10 A.M.) with 10 centa lato feo up to 11.90 a.m., after which hour they may be sent on board this the same late fee.

PARCEL POST. N.B-& Raceipt will be given for osch Partel.

Limit Funk- To

B. E. RETKELL & Co. in Japan... Subjoined are some of the items consigned by India}}

these well-known Bhiprers

SPIRITE

COGNAC-The popular "4 Star" quality and

beat.-No better shipped... COGNAC--The well-known "2 Star" quality.

SCOTCH WHISKY,

Passengers, who have paid fill fare, re- embarking at San Francisco for China or Japan (or vice versa) within one year, will be allowed a discount of 10%, from Return Fare This allowsnos does not apply to through fares from China and Jayan to Europe.

The " CARIAON"-11 years old, the day previous to sailing, Farool Packages The Square Battle."

Freight will be received on board until 4 PM The Heart Shaped Bottle."

will be received at the Office until 5 P.. same

by tim, by in.)

teng, ore.

to greatest length and girth com

Bloes

Do.

Arms, Tobacco,

swept for

ser

Specie or

Dstrick Leatham,

Proibited

- of

Lamit et Bia.

Went iper b

Articles

Ib. Denta

Henghong, China,) Japan, Korea,

B{ 7 th, by 1 fl. br 1|} Opice,

Bakın

Do and not real

Straits Settlementa, ?

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Jer than 9 in.

Walta (Direct)

· 11

Gibraltar (Direct) United Kingdom, 7 Arensium (vik Lon-}

via Gilraktoronly j

15.

British Buana (TIA

-11

Londoo

...

Cape Colony (vin

Do,

Julkorn

Lendas)

Cypres via 100-

dom)....

1 M

Dr.

Coins, To 1bvoca

actors

Arms, 17Å

tion.

Newtonndand.....; L

9. Felona (ria

London Wdward and Lep- ward Is. † Har bados, Trinidad 11 (via London)

pyright in

Kiogra

Canada.....

long, or tett

imgth and:

girth combined.

Toil GLENLIVET" in round bottles is popular and good.

day; all Farvel Packages should be marked to Are C. P. & Co.'s selected Whiskies of perfect wypt (London)... 11 by address in full; vains of same in regained.

qook is well matured and free from Conanlar Invoices te accompany Cargo destined to points beyond San Francisco The in the United States should be sent to the Company's Offices in Sealed Envelopes, addressed to the Collector of Customs at Ean Francisco.

For farther information seto Passage and Freight, apply to the agency of the Company, No. 50A, Queen's Road Central

. C. D. HABHAN, Agoni, Hooghong, 80th August, 1888,

FOR HAVRE AND LONDON. HE 93L II German Ship

**COMET,"

IRISH WHISKY,

Only one quality consigned, the best.

PORT INVALIDS,”. Invalids in particular are recommended to selection (Lam.)

this Wine, It is really an INVALID'S PORT. dop) izgu

SHERRY

For Connoisseurs the foliawing have their own

distinotavo merila→→

The" INVALIDs" pale, delicate, das flavor... Krippner, Master, will load here for the above AMOROSO," Stonter Wine, very popula

"MANZANILLA," A clean dry appetising Wine Ports, and will have quink despatch.

SHEER WHITE REAL," a special favorite in For Freiht, apply to

Chinn CARLOWITZ & Co. · Hongkong, 28th July, 1888.

1399 FOR NEW YORK. THE 3/3 L. II. American #hip

THE 3/3. I

WH. CONNER, Butman, Marter, shortly expected here, will foud here, for the above Pork, and will have a quick dospatek...

For Freight, apply to

MASALA PUSTAU & Co

1496 Hongkong, 2nd Anruat, 1896

FOR NEW YORK.

T THE S/S A II American Skip

SACHEM,"

CLARET, Perfectly pare Bordeaux, not loaded to plesso,

vilisted palatos, -MOUTONUL

in quarts and pints. LABOSZ.....in quarts and pints. SA EXTEPHE in quaris and pints MARGAUX-MEDoo in quarts and pînia

04.

.lang.JA,

the United

*To Cups Town itanit, linh, t'antigus, Montserrat, A. Kits, Neri, Dominis, Virgin 18, Grenada, S. Landis, 3. Vinoth. Toba

To THE UNITED KINGDOM. AND PLACES BEYOND-Parcels are forwarded by P. & 0. packet only, and arrive in London about 8 diya later than the Mail. They must be posted before 5 pm. on the day before the Mail leaves. No further charge is made an delivery except for Customs Duss. A Declaration of Contents and Value i required with such parcel. The form is supplied tron.

To INDIA-By, P. & 0, and Indian Mail paokot unly. A declaration of Contents and Value is required. The form is supplied fros.

GENERAL RULES-Parcels may be sealed, but sy parcel, even though sealed, is liable to be opened for examination. Dangerous or per of this shable gende, opium, articles likely to injure the mais, liquids (unless securely packed), and Firme fragile packages and probibited. No Parel 1905 must exceed $250 in value. A Paroal may co- tain a letter to the same address as that of the Parvel itself (except in cases where enoloutTA

LIQUEUR, Bénédictine from the Monastery. O.P. & Co. sro the Sola Consignors

world wide known Liqueur, For Prices apply to either of the above marked.

BOARD AND RESIDENCE,

of letters is prohibited) or another Parvel to that

RS. STAINFIELD, 55, Queen's Road address, but no otherenatosura. Declarations of

Complete Price List post fres. Agents wanted hours after her arrival with the outward English Captain Bartlett, will load one ter the shave Mast, has PRIVATE BOARD and Br- Contents must be complete and sconesta.

In all partasi P

OLEUCHS & Co., Beaker Orzos, 17, BARRETT'S GROTE, LONDON, N

12826 Establishing 1794)

ilgkony, 28th Aögdit?

DIN.

Port, and will have quick despatch."

For Freight, apply to

STEMSBEN & Co.

1329 Hongkong, 14th July, 1886.

SIDENCE for Bingle Men or Married Couples, at Everything in the Tarcel should be entered. reasonable rates.

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