The official scheme for the Siborian Ballway, prepared by the late General Panokor, has been approved by the speial commission formed of the leading Russian enginsirs, for the consideration of the subject. The Hao thus recommended will run from Zlatoonst, through Kurgan, Omsk, Tonk, Karisk, Irkutak, Southern Baikal. Posaoleksia, Chita, Stretonski and Khabarooka, to Vladivostook. A counter-schos.a, erggesting the more direct route through Chinese Man churia, was antimarily rejectod. The construc- of the railway in expnoted to take Ave or six years, and its cost to be about 25,000 roubles per verat.
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over. You dan tall them any where by that mark. Now woont this ons open and you can se how a section looks Quehalf of an inol as nearly as may be is the thickness of the chupallysholl all round the cake, and even in this short time so firmly has the lean ant that any attempt at sundering the skius of chupatti is followed by the randing of the poppy petala that compose the chupailt. "You've seen in de tail what a cake is made ofthat is to say, pure oplum. ***Seyrna opium gives as much as per canton of morphin and is nearly solid-90 consistence. Our opium does not give more than 30 or 32 per out of morphia oa the average, and Bayou know, it is only 70 or in Patna 75 consis tonge. That in the drug the China man likes. Ho can get the max of extract out of it by son
A small rampart is about to be erected against ing it in hot war, and he likes the favour. He railway stations on the northern line-and Eng. the overdoer of absconity-at loavt in French knows it is abseintely pure, too, and itronics to lish eyes (the Paria correspondent of the Daily him in good condition. "But has nobody found Telegraph saya) will not be offended as much as out any patent way of making those cakes and they have bos horatufore by obaozions books putting skins on bea by machinery "Not and illustrated papers containing indecent pic yet. Poppy to poppy. There's nothing better tares. At the general meeting of the share Here are a couple of cakes made in 18-13, whon holders of the Northera Hailway Company, they tried experiments in wrapping them in which was held on the let May, under the pro- paper and in cloth. You can see bey are beauti-stdeney of Baron Alphonso de Rothschild, a fully wrapped and sown. like cricket halls, but it shareholder' protested against certain books wat would take atont half-an-hour to make atch in the company's stations The chairman said cakes, and we could not be sure of keeping the that the directors would do their best to prevent aroma in them Nothing like poppy plant for sach exhibitions for the fatars, although their "poppy ding."
And this is the way the deng which yields stenose. This anddan catbaest of virtuous in task would be a difficult one, under the circum- anek a splendid income to the Indian Gorern-digmalion on the part of French shareholders- ment is prepared. To tell how it is thereafter for the person who pretested was lordly appland. kept in store, packed for export, put upon the ed by his colleagues is remarkable, for, after market at certain fixe periods, sad ebipped all, the books and illustrations disposed of in the away for John Chinaman'a comenruption obiefly, stations aro saintly specimens of literature and would be a tame story. The intarest live in the art when compared with the kindret articles of notual manufacture and manipulation of the cake, commerce displayed in skops and kiosques on and we have seen how this is done in the busy the boulevards. factory at Ghazipore.-Slotoman
LATE TELEGRAMS.
Much horror and consternation, writes a correspondent, has been caused arougst plons Hindoos in Mundi by the robbery of the Torgghur temple of all its jewels of silver The following talegrams are taken from the and jewels of gold a few nights ago. Tong Ceylon Independent :-
MEETING OF THE ENTEROR WILLIAM AND KING HUMDERT.
BERLIN, Z1st Hay. His Majesty King Humbert, Dorpats by tho Prince Royal Victor Emmanuel, and Signor
ghur is situata un a lofty spor romo 8.000 fent high overlooking the Boas, and is at same dis- tance from any village. It gets struck by lightaing every third or fourth year very gularly. Two aid Brahmins, the guardians of the shrine, ou making in the morning found there was nothing left gnárd, a oloa -BWOOD
Crispi, arrived hers this morning. The having been made of everything: Word was at ing between the Emperor William and Eing Hambort was of a most dial nature. The one sent to undi, some twenty miles off, and streets along which the royal cortège passed how all Mondi is looking after that sacrilegious rere splendidly decorated and lined with troops person, who has made a good haul, for Tony was a wealthy shrine. An activo man who knew the throughout.
country could easily get across the Dilasni Bridge into Kulu in three hours, and by the tama the news reached Mundi be far on the med to Simla. But what was the dea about, that he. could not even crystop thist" Poor deo, I fear ho will never see his lost Rs. 5,000 worth of gold and silver again. its way into the melting pot before this.
It has probably found
COLLISION BETWEEN PASSINGER THAMERS AND LOSE OF LIFE.
LONDON, 1st May. The passenger staimer German Esperor, from Bilboa, has amk in the English Channel after a collision with the steamer Breaford, put ward bound to Bombay. Twenty of those on hoard the German Emperor more drowned. The Beresford is proceeding to Gravesend for repatra.
Loxnov, 28. May.
An overlasting puzzls to foreigners is the The steer Beresford has reached Gravesend lishmen. While the Viennese, the Roumanians, dogged and self-complacent nationality of Eug- with most of those who wore on board the the Rassius," says a writer in the Figaro, "on steamer German Emperor. Guly six lives were coming to Paris identify themselves with Fari- lost in the enllision, and not twenty as was atalan life, and, forgetting their own estoma, first reporte:1,
THE STRIES IN GERNANT.
BERLIN, lat May. Throw thrusand masons of this city have streek work. They demand a nine hours working day and increased wages.
The strikes in Westphulis and Silosie are virtually over: A general striko has taken place among the winers working in collieries at Zwickas in Saxony,
He
·DES'IVATION
*KE DALEY PRESS. FRIDAY, JUNH 7YE; 1880.
VESSELS ADVERTISED AS LOADING,
LONDON, & 711 STEZ CARL LONDON DIRECT............... LONDON VIA SUEZ CABAL LONDON VA BUEZ CANAL..... LONDON AND HAMBURG LONDON & HAMBURG HAVRE & LONDON MARSEILLES VIA SAIGON, ko. VANCOUVER B.O, VIAKORE, SAN FRANCISCO VIA THAMA. SAN FRANCISCO TA Y'HAMA
SAN FRANCISOO BAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO
NEW YORK NEW YORK
NEW YORK NEW YORE
NEW YORK NEW YORK
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NEW YORK NEW YORK ..... CALCUTTA VA STRAITS PORT DARWIN, &C.. NEW ZEALAND PORTS,
KOBEren kontener TIENT IN
SHANGHAI VIA SWATOW SHANGHAI
SWATOW, AMOT, TAMSUг..
LOXION.
EXCHANGE.
Telegraphie Transfor
Bank Bills, on denună.
Bank Bills, at 30 days" sight
Bank Bills, at montha' aight
Documentary Billa, at 4 months'
Bight.
VESSEL'S NAME
Rohilla(at) guides Briadi (ste.)- J ・Ospaoks (2.)...
P.& 0.8. N. Co...... Hongkong | T. * Q. B. N. Coi t
Arnhold Karborg & Co Butterfeld & Swire... Pustad & Co.....
On 14th ̈inat., at Naon. Quick despatch.
On or about 10th Inst
CAFTANS,
AT.
POR FREIGHT APPLY TO
TO BE DESPĂTORED
. До Ногда...
Stentor (str.)
|
Papa nom,
J. C. Jaques .. Milgan. Hanna
Hongkong Hongkong
Guitar & Oserr Amphitrita
Oras (str.).
Guirand
Abyssinia (str.)......
G. A. La
Gaolia (str.)
Hongkong
City of New York(at. H. Allyn.
Hongkong "Carlowits & Ch.. -Hongkong
Hongkong
Carlowils & Co. Mensageries Maritimes ... Adamson, Dell & Co. 0.4 0.8 8. Co. P. M. 9. S. Co....... Rassell & Co............... Molshers & Co.
·Pustan & Co..
To-day, at Noon. Quick dupatch, Quick despatch. Quick despatch. On
th lust., at Noon On 20th inst, at Noon On 15thing, at 1PM. On 22nd Inst., at 1 P.M.
Quick despatch.
Titan...**** Great Admiral......
J. F. Bowell
Quick despatch.
Conqueror..
Frost
Quick despatch.
Agenor
Lathrop
Pustau & Co..
Quick despatch.
Tewksbury L. Swant James G. Bain...... Haligerda Narwhal.................” Santha Cro5...... Comet.....
Gooding.
Pustan & Co.
Quick espatch.
Carlowite & Co...
Quick despatch.
Biemssan Sc Co..
Hayden
Balok despatch.
Hongkong
Carlowitz & Co.,
Quick despatch.
Bailey
Hongkong
Russell & Co.
Quick despatch,
Carlowitz & Co.
Quick despatch
Hongkong
Carlowitz & Co.
Quiole despatch.
J. Olifant... Hughas Walian?
Hongkong
Davit Sassoon, Sona & Co.
On 11th inst., at 9 P..
Hongkong
On 12th inst, 4PM.
Bougkong
Gussou
Hongkong Hongkong
- Hongkong
| Guorgo V Jorny... Acratõbu Apcar (str.)
Waampos (ste). Changsha (str.) Maob th (str.) .... Bungkank (str.)..... Popkoong (str.) Coromerdaliatr.)... Hailong (str.)......
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Credits, at 4 months' sight...
ON PARIS.
Bank Bille, on demand Credits, at months' sight ON NEW YORK- ON HAMBURG
BL
3.79 .8.99 ..807
Bank Bills, on demaud,
Credits, 60 days' sight
..74
ON. BOMBAY
Telegraphio Transfer
223
Bank on damand
CALCUTTA
Telegraphic Transfer
F25)
Bank, on demsed...
224
SHANGHAL
Dank, at sight
72
78
..6.51
SHAKES
Company.
Paid u
Quotations.
ON
ON
Private, 30 days"sight SOVEREIGNS
Banks
Hongkong & 'hai Now Oriental ...... China torneo ................... Chine Sugar...... Chinese Lean 4 B..
Chinose Lena *81 C..
123175 p. e. pan. 810 8107
$50 $6) non.
$100 $850
$25 $85.
$500 8p. ct prem., nom. Chinese Lan 86 E.. Tls. 250 11 pct. pren., nom. $500 5p. ct. prec., nom. Cruickshank & Co... Darrel Bay Trading.
$50 410 Fenwick & Co., Geo... Green Island Cerient Hall & Holtz C. Co.; M. 50 Tls. 28
$5 $14, now is, H. Brick & Coment.. $12.50 $28, cum new call H. & C. Bakery... Hongkong & C. Gas. H, Dairy Far
force themselves in Roine to do as the Romans do, the Englishman remains English, speaks English, eats and leaps as an Englishman. 11 has scarcely quitted Britannic territory before he thinks he bas rediscorred it in Paris. lives in the Rue de la Paix, in an English hotel witha English name, where he has his run steak in a grill-room, his boiled potatoes, and claret which is only Bordeaux baptised with English water. He buys his mixed pickles from en English grooor, patronises an English cle Electrio Light.... nist. Clore to him is a tailor from Begunt H. E. Tramways.. street, who exhibits waterproofs and ulsters; Hongkong Ice...en his whips and spars are English, and an English. & K. Wharf & G. The Munich correspondent of the Daily News, banker changes for hiu paly bank notes, for no. Steam Laundry... states that Prince Louis Ferdinand of Bavaria other paper money has any value in his eyez. Hosghong Rope.............. during a walk on the 1st May saw an old woman Wores even than this is the circumsizce that. Dock....................
all into the water. Without hesitating be the Englishwoman copio her husband or brother.
Hotely jumped in after her though to was in fail -The Briton does not blend wall." form, and resoned·ber.
OLLA PODEIDĀ.
The proposed construction of ships' boats of steel, in placo of wood, has led to the saggestion of a double boat, one being contained within the ther but joined at the gunwale, so that should he outer aholi be broken through the boat would till float. The idea is sound, and should be worth consideration.
The ragal red poppy" bas racontly basu ound to have the valuable power of binding. ith its roots the oil in which it grows in snob saner that it will prove most valuable in sup orting embankments. Alrexly several Fresh ngineers have nadertaken the sowing of rail-
sy embankments with poppies.
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Austin Arms Hongkong Hotel... Do. Debentures, Insurance
Peak Hotel
A Germani travaller has enrerad the very smallest Republic in Europe The honour which was claimed for Gerson until it was ad--| sorbed into the Canton, and afterwards appro.
Canton...<E TE SWI printed by the little Moreauet, between Belgium
China Fice and Frisia, seems.
China Traders' bolong incontestably to Chinese Insurance. the independent samlet of Goust. This petty Hongkong Fire... group of hunts, situated a few hours" distanes
North-China. Perences, belongs neither to Frauds nor pain. from Oleron, in the department of the Lower
SingaporeƏRARY DI It has sooowhat over one hundred citizena
Straits Fire........ Roman Catholics in religion, who live by silk.
nits Marine..... Tuica dependent commonwealth. They have to taxes weaving, and constitute
brave and self- tend & Bil
Taugtne
K, Land Inveslui't! nor any other publis charges. They leave no
Peak Building...... Tichinend Terrace. Shanghai Tend West Point Buildg. Luzon Sagar Mining-
mayor or other civil official. They have not even in established church or priest of their own, B4 they have incorporate themselves
A traveller who has race itly come from S srkand to Peshawur states that he saw. Ishak Chan at Esmarkand, and that the Khan is eo:ecclesiastinally with the neighbouring village of ommodated, curiously enough, in the same house
Larang, where their children ara baptized, their Samarkand where Ameer Abdur Rahman betretaed couples married, and their de d buried sed to be housed, and, like him, gets a-atbly
The roal, or rather the pathway, between Goust onorariam (Russian) equivalent 1250 reps, riage can send it. The citizens of this re. ELI Laruns is so steep and stony that no KATL or the support of himself and his followers
public livo to a very greatage:
There are said Moat of son said the Bishop-of-Peter to a Loth male and female centurias on orough once to some candidates for. atdination, them. They always marry foreigners "that; will do wall to avoid uction in the pulpit. I to say, iubabitanes of the neighbouring ball never forget a raw-boned Irish curata I, Blates of France and Spain. The valley of noo had, with hands like legs of matton. IOant is their favourite kunting.gound for an see him still preparing for a grand perora bubards and wives. They hava preserved for on, and leaving over the pulpit with outstrateh-ages their own immemorial customs and tra
dependent paims, an ho ozelaimed, "Pawn, ditions. Nebody in this happy State is either be brithren, pawa!'"**
rich or poor, noble or charl, master or servant. of French and Spanish dialects, spoken only Their very langage: their own-an arasigam within the small Fatherland, and not readily understood sutaids it.
Au aid Cobrial statute bas been discovered in few Farsey, still unrepealed, which provides that all women of whatever age. profession, or ank, whether maids or widows, who shall, after is Act, impose apo, seduce, or betray into
The following (save in Indian raport is pos strimsay any of his Majesty's subjects, by bly a unique story; but its genninenuss can be irtue of soents, cosmotios, washes, paints, arti sonched for by many residents who are still bial teeth. false hair, or high-heeled shoes, stall living in Consor and its neighbourhood notably ear the penalty new in fores against watek--Mr. E. owned a very beautiful specimen of aft and like misdemeanours."
the large black monkey, known as the Nilgiri Langoar, and a much esteemed for the saperior
One of the pleasaatest incidents of the quality of their lovely silk It was a female, ammer (says the New York World) will be aal geatle as a lamb, grateftly acknowledging ooting of the brothers of the Duchess of the careses even of strangers. Mary, the atherland at her beautiful homo at Trentham.animal was called, was allowed to rosu wher hey are an usually tall men, the smallest being never sho plaused at her own sweet will. She ver six feet in height. They present law, never abused the liberty thee woorded bes, and edicine, and theology, one of them being logul was never knowa to quit the premises during the viser to the King of Bis. The Duko of day time, though when soarched for daring the utherland is as straight and tovering as one nights she could never be found. One tine mara
Osaing's heroes and the Duchess is also ing, to the amazement of the hous-hold, a fine. muaálly tull.
black male monkey-evidently a wild one-was observed with Mary in a big tree in the compound, which was a favourite resort of Mary's. When Mary's luod would be brought to her, her wild cavalier would rotront to the topmost boughs of
950 $85 210 3130
$16: $18Į
32 $8
$50 220 p. ct. prem. 825 $127
$100 $180 $190, sales
-350 $120, nom.
812590.. ct, prem.
52021 pot, sellera $100 Sāžs $500 $601
$15829
$50 81324 820 $98, saler $25 $80, sales $300 $165, nom,
450 8890; alert 450 Th. 340 820 $16, seller's $20 $18
$20 $21, nom, $25 $103
225 Tia. 976
$80 E32 97810
$100 $200 The 20 TL. 20
340 $51, nollera $100 $105
Uharborouges...... $134.58 $730 Jelebu ....
33 $7, Inyec Perak Sugar Punjom
310528 Tía. 10 T1.18 Planting-
East Bornge Laluk
Songei Koyuh....
$25-$58-
320 849
£20 £29
Shi E Wharf. The 100-14. 200 Steamship Coys Shanghai Water.
China & Manila... China Shippers... Douglas ....... H., Canton, & M... Indo-China Watson & Co., A. S..
Steam Launch
$50 $140, no. £13 par; tom.
$50 $84
$20 170 ct.pm. 21 par,-núm.
130 200p. ct.pm., sellors $100 166 p. otp
HONGLONG TEMPERATURE,
(Fox, Maak Palcoms & Ca's Exist))
Jand th „Jarometer-9 13. Jarometu-[2,
Barometer-4.the.
Ibo ter ===
| Horg
Roach
VESSELS UN TIN BOAT
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL THE Company's Steamship
"STENTOR,"
Butterfield & wire, Butterfeld & Swire. Adamson, Boll & Co.. Butterfeld & Swire..... Jardine, Matboson & Co.... P.&O.. N. Co... Douglas Impreik & Co.......
Captain Milligan, will be despatched as above TO-DAY, the 7th inst., at Nook.
Passengers for Europe desiring to proceed Overland, can, on application to the undersigned,
have their Tickets undorsed, for surrender st Algiers. In oxolange for Japon Tickets, to Marseilles (by Tranastlantio Company's expresa Beats) and thionco to Paris or London.
Algiem is 88 hours' steam from Marseilles and thence to London occupies about the same time.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents Hongkong, 5th June, 1850. INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
1019
FOR SHANGHAI VIA SWATOW, (Taking Cargo and Passengere at through, rates for Onuroo, TIENTSIN, NEWCHWANG, HAN- Kow, and Ports on the YANGTELE)
THE Company's Stenship -
"FOOKSANG,"
On 15th ina, KÉ↓ PIN. On or about 11th inat: On 10th inst., at... To-dar, at Noon. Quick dempstok. To-day, at 10a.m. VESSELS, ON THE BERTH.
STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG. COLOMBO, ADEN, PORT SALD, MALTA, GIBRAL TAR MARSEILLES, BRINDISI, TRIESTE, VENICE, PLYMOUTH, AND LONDON: ALSO,
DOMBAY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND
AUSTRALIA.
N.B-CA840 CAN BE TAKEN ON THROUGH
BILLS OF LADING FOR BATAVIA, PENSTAN Grir Ponts, MAESKILERS, TRIESTE, BAM- BURO, NEW YORK, AND BOSTON.
SPECIE ONLY LANDED AT PLYMOUTH.
HE PENINSULAR AND OBEINTAL STEAM ROHILLA," Captain M. De Horao, with NATIGATION COMPANY'S Steamship er Majesty's Madis, will be despatched iter this for LONDON VIA BOMBAY and SKEZ CANAL on SATURDAY, the 15th Jnae, 1889, at Moon.
Cargo will be received on board anti 4. Parcels and Specie (Gold) at the Office until P., on the day before sailing.
Silk and Valuables for Europe will be tran shipped at.Colombo; Tea and Goastal Cargo for London will be conveyed via Bombay, arriv
Captain Hogg, will be despatched as above ing one week later than by the ordinary direct TO-DAY, the 7th infant, at Noos.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
General Managers. Hongkong, 6th June, 1859.
1152
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
..
LIMITED.
FOR TIENTSIY
THE Company's Steamship
PANDE "SUNGKIANG”,
Captain lasson, will be despatched as above on MONDAY; the 10th inst., st Four P.M.
For Fraight or Pasange, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong, 4th Jane, 1880.
2209 THE CHINA SHIPPERS MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL. HE Company's Steamship
TH
"OOPACK,"
J. C. Jaques, Commander, will be despatched as above on or about the 10th June.
For Freight. apply to
·AENHOLD, KARBERG & Co.,
Agents.
Hongkong, 31st May, 1889,
FOR KORE
THE Steamship
TH
** MACBETH,”.
Enuta viñ Colombo.
For further particulara regarding FREIGHT and PASSAGE apply to the PENINSULAR OBIESTAL STEAM NAVIGATION. COMPANY'S | Office, Hongkong.
The Contents and Value of Packages are ro quired to be declared prior to shipment.
Shippers are particularly requestad to nots the terms and sunditions of the Company's Black Bills of Lading:
This Steamer takes Cargo and Passengers for Marseilles.
f1
E. L. WOODIN.
Superintendent. Hongkong, 4th June, 1830. OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTALSTUAM. SHIP COMPANY. TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO-JAPAN; THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO, CENTRAY AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND EUROPE: VIA THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND ATLANTIC AND OTHER CONNECTING STEAMERS.
KE Ship "GAELIC " will be
Son dospatched for
Francisco, nit Yokohama, az SATURDAY. the 75th Jame, at ONE P.M. Connection being mado at
Yokohama with Steamers from Shanghai and
Japon Ports.
VESSELS ON THE BERTA,
FOR NEW YORK. NZE 3/3 A. 1.-I. Americus Berk
THE
TEWKSBURY L. SWEAT." Gooding, Muster, shortly expected, will load here for the above Port and will have quiok despatol
For Freight, apply to
PUSTAU & Co.
1745
Hongkong 11th April, 1880.
FOR NEW YORK.
HE 33 A. I. I. American Ship -
"AGENOR," " Lothrop, Mastor, shortly expected, will toad here for the above Post, and will have quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
-
POST AU & Co.
Hongkong, 11th April, 1989.
1740
FOR LONDON AND HAMBURG. THE 3/3 L.I. I. German Bark
"PAPA,"
Henne, Master, will load hers for the above Ports, and will hare quick despatch.
ForFraight, apply to
FUSTAU & Co. Hongkong, 11th April, 1889. -
1744
INTIMATIONS.
ME. KORFFS ACADEMY OF MUSIC
MAILS EXPECTED.
THE CANADIAN MAYU. The Canadian Pacific stoomer Abyraízia, witk the next Canadian mouil, left Yokohama on the 31st May, sad is due, here on or about the 8th June.
THE ENGLISH MAIL. The P. O. stonmar Coromandel, with the next outward English mai, laft Singapore at 5130 p.m. as the 4th, and is due hore on the 9th instant.
THE AMERICAN MAIL.
The P. M. steamer City of New York, with the American mail, left Sea Francisco on the 19th May, and any be expected here on or about
he 15th Juno.
STEAMERS EXPECTED, The E. & A. steamer Guthrie left Port Darwin on the 8th May, and is due here on the 8th June.
The P. & O. extra steamer Lombardy lett Singapore at 4 pm, on the 3rd, and is due kare on ba Pth inst.
The Gian Line atoamar Clanear left Bings. pors on the evaning of the 5th, and is duo heru on the 10th inst.
The steamer Moray left Sintrapers on the Bik and is due here on the 12th inst
The Austro-Hungarian sfumer Elektra left
the 13th inst
MRS. KORFF of the Berlin Conserva-Perang on the 5th, and is a hors on or about
tory, has opened an ACADEMY OF MUST at No. 3, Wost Terraco, where he will be happy to recotro Pupils for the PIANOFORTE and SINGING.
Mr KORFF is assisted by Malle. Maiztarn. KORFF taking charge of moraadvanood Pupils. who will give instruction to Beginners, Mrs. Pupils attended at their residences if desired, sod arrangements made for Classen.
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No. 3, WEST TERRACE. HONGKONG. Hongkong, 3rd April, 1889. THE CHINA & JAPAN TELEPHONE COMPANY, LIMITED.
THE
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In corsequence of the interruption on the Tramway there will be only on Poak delivery dily. Letters and parcela may b, posted in the amoral Post Offico up to 12 o'clock. No Sunday delivery.
The TELEPHONE EXCHANGE is now
in working order. Subscription, $90 per Annu. Tileutical Material on sale, or bire, Footric BELLs fitted nod maintained, Avents for ELECTRIC LIGHTING. Estimates freu fur all kinds of Electrical workp. 739 of both editions, is the only authorised
A. SANDFORD,
-Agent. Itongkong, 1st Desember. 1983,
11629
FOR SALE. HEIDSIECK'S
CAMPAGNE, 1880 WILLIE SEAL
... per case of 1 dozen quarta, $23.......... per case of 2 dozen pints.
PAUL DUBOIS & C OLARET, GRAND VIN LEOVILLN $25 per case of 1 dizen quarts.. CLARET, CHATEAU LAROSE. $13............ por essa af 1 dozen guarts. $14....
kun þer onse of 2 dozen pints.
PONTET CANET.. $9.50......... per case of 1 dozen quarts. PALMER MARGAUX, $7.50 per caso of 1 dozon quarte. 38.50
*............. per oise of 2 dozen pista.
LOEMONT.
35......... per case of 1 dozen quarts, - JOHN WALKER & SONS. OLD HIGHLAND WHISKEY. $9 ........ per case of 1 duzen battles. Aiso. CUTLER PALMER & Co.'s
WINES AND SPIRITS.
SIEMSSEN & Co Hongkong, 1st Spary, 1884
BEKANNTMACH CNG.
The Postal Guide for 1959, revived to date, will he found in the Daily Press Director dá-
Complete Summary of Postul iaformation.pub- lished in Hongkong.
The authorised List of Muile it imm counction with this paper is the ou published twins sach day it our Extra, which is alware corrected to a much later hour than that given helow.
A MAIL WILL CLOSE.
For Swator, Amoy, and Tamani.-Per Hai Loong, today, the 7th inst.. at 9:30 AM.
Far Singapore and London.Per Stentor. to day, the 7th inst., at 11.39 AM.
For Swator and Shanghai-Per Fasksang, to-day, the 7th inst.. at 11 30 2.3.
For Shanghai-Per Kungles, today, the 7th inst., at 3.30 PM.
For Haifong-Per Marie, to-day, the 7th inst., at 5:00 PM.
For Hoihow and Pathoi.-Per Sopchaw, to.. day, the 7th inst. at 5.00 PM.
For Straits and Calcutta-Per-4. Apear, où Tuesday, the 11th into 2:30-÷M:-
MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET.
The British Contract Packet Rohille will be despatched on SATURDAY. the 15th inst., with Mails for the Unital Kingdom, Europe, and countries beyond; ein Brinilisi: to 25 the Straits Settlements, Netherlands Indis Burmah, Ceylon, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar
The usual hours will bo observed in dosing
The Post Offen dealings all responsibility for Unregistered Letters obtaining Bank Notes, Coin, or Jewellery, and, whore Registration bas been neglected, with make no enquiries into milagred losses of such letters,
DIE EINTRAGUNGEN in das Handels.
Register, sowie anderweitige Bekanntma- the cils. o. All PARCEL PACKAGES should be marked to okungen des KAIXEULICE KONSULATES (1181
address in fall; and same will be received at the werden im Fahre 1339 durch die Zeitung Company's Offles until Free P., the day pre- werden.
The Hongkong Daily Frost veröffentlicht vions to selling,
Canton, don 31sten. December, 1888.
Der Kaiserlich Deutsche Konsul aj.
(Biogol) BUDLER J. No. 1440.
will be despatched on or about the 11th inst.
For Freight, apply to
First-olnes Faros grated na follows
To San Francinen ........
$200.00
To San Francisco and return,
available for 6 mcaths
$50.00
$
To Liverpool.........
325.00
Te London
330.00
(1178
ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,
Agents,
· Hongkong, 5th June, 1839. QUIN
NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR NEW ZEALAND PORTS.
THE Company's loamskip
"WHAMPOA;" Hughes, Cammander, will be dispatched as above on WEDNESDAY, the 12th June, at FOUR P.,
To other European points at proportionate
NOW ON SALE.
IMPERIAL QUARTO.
·(2540
HOURS OF CLOSING THE ENGLISH AND FRENCH MAILS. When the Perckets leaw at Noon
The following hours will be observed in closing The mail for Europe, &c. by the English and
ratas. Special reduced rates granted to OffersNGLISH AND CHINESE Franch Packets, when they leave at Noon. The
of the Army, Navy, Ciril Sorvios, and the Tpecial Chinese Customs, to be obtained on application..
DICTIONARY.
WITH THE PUNTI AND MANDARIN PRONUNCIATION.
Money Order Ove will be closed at 3 P.M. the day before.
10.30 Posting of newspapers, books, and 11.00 4.31-Mail olases. pattern-cegr
3.00 A.M.Posting of Trioak Current and Cir. Passengers by this line have the optica of pro-
An Anglo-Chinese Dictionary, published at
cular conses. N ceading Overland by the Southern Pacific and
Daily Press Olico, Hongkong.
(Peleon-Curson! and Circulars' mu however ba connecting Lines. Central Pacific, Northern For comprehensiveness and practical service country by country, with the addresass all one way.) ported up to 10 o'clock if they are tled in bundles. Pacifle, or Canadian Pacific Railways.
this Work stars unrivalled. All the 10.00 AD-Registry ceases. Passengers who have paid full fare, re- words whion the Chinese hate of late years been ember king at San Francisco for Cluna or Jayas compelled to coin to express the numerous ab The attention of Passenge is dirveled to the forme
Fra) within one youe, will bejects in mashinary, photography, telegraphy: superior Accommodation offered by this Stea cer, allowed a discount of 10. The allomane and in sotenco generally, which the rapid advance of foreign relations has imposed upon them, are here given in satean. Each and evory word is fully illustrated and explained, forming exercises far students of a most instructive nature. Both this the saine late for the Court and Punti pronunciations are given the accente being carefully marked on the best płaciple hitherto attained. The typography
1-Postal Noter of the valzes named below displays the success of an attempt to make the payablo within three months at any Post Office Chinese and English type correspond in the size in the United Kindom, or at Constantinople, of body, thereby effecting a yis economy of
can be obtained at Hongkour be at any British
which is a trated amidships upon the appar desk.
For Freight or Passaga apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong. 20th May, 1889.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
..
1050
FOR PORT-DALWIN. QUEENSLAND PORTS, SYDNEY, AND MELBOURNE.
HE Company's Steamship
“CHANG-SILA,”
foes not apply to through farsa from China and | Japan to Europe.
Conniar Invoices to accompany Cargo dos tined to points beyond San Francisco in the United States should be sent to be Company's Offices, addressed to the Collector of Customs. San Francisco.
For further information as to Freight or Passage, apply to the Agency of the Com. pany. No. 56a, Queen's Road Central,
6. D. HARMAN, Agent -Hoogkong, 29th May, 1889.-.-
FOR NEW YORK.
Williams, Commander, will be despatched, as above on SATURDAY, the 15th Jane. afTES/S L. 1.1. American Schooner
"GEORGE V. JORDAN,"
LATE LETTERS may be posted. (from 11.10 with 10 cents late fee up to 11.50 1. after which hour they may be sent on board
POSTAL, NOTER.
space, achieving a clearness not providualy Post Offee in China (oxept Hoiber sad Tien- stained, and dispensing with those rast margins tain) as the following price, which include and vacant spaces which have heretofore charac Commission terized Chinese publications.
3 centa.
To illustrate the vast scope of the work the fellowing facts are submitted forconsideration:-
16
50
31.05
- 20/
.$8.30 ......$6.80
All money orders on tho United Kingdom for
The attention of Passengers is tirented to the ill load here, for the above Port, and will have Chalmers Vocalmlary contains about 18.000 superior Accommodation offered by Steamer Pirat-elsas Saloon and Cabins are
FOUR P.M.
20.87
29.27
28,81
* Therzonɛctor—2.M. (Wet bulb)... 8:
Thermometer--Fr., (Wet ball)uni Ibermet--<r.w, [Wet Bald) Thermometer-Mexiting
..00
inbraum (over nighly eierszam??
ODINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
BEATPOR
Tarok 282 Pokie......... Yogak......29.21
hangbei
A new method of atilising the power of ra ing streams has been derived by M. Tarn. Lussian angineer. His spparatos consists of an adless cable carrying a series of casa cost toe, but as soon as the person who brought hich open and shat like an unbrella The it retired, he would descend and share her ropast able passes over a double dram on toard of a with Mary. It was evident that the latter had outson, and at the other end over a pulley been in the habit of resorting to the jungles at upended from a buoy. On the lower part of
e rope the cones are opened and forcail forward night, and that she had poreunded, her will com the current of water, thus setting in motion prior to retum to bar domestic home with her. The poor fellow's devotion to his sweetheart was shaft or drum.
the means of bringing him to a tragic end. Mary Hang The Royal saloon, the cost of which was paid was given by her owner to Mr. F. As tho was the Great Western Company, ie the most being taken away, the wild monkey followed at fruriously fitted up of any of the conches fara distance, jumping from tres to troe,, and shed by the railway companies for for Marning along the ground were there were none sty's us. It is constructed of satin wood and he was seen by some soldiers, and they ruthless. aple, and the decorations are of pure gold with ly shot the poor faithful brate before anybody bite silk bangings, but it cannot compare in could interfere on his behalf. Some time after agnificonoo with the train of the Caar of Has the tragio end of ber lord. Mary bore a little s, which consists of pine carriage en suite, a baby monkey. The extraordinary part of the fi rest part of which, we understand, formed ori affair lay in the fact that the bearest jungly fre. Hagstall inally the travelling palace of Napoleon III.
quented by wild wonkeys was fally five miles
Alinahal... away fra the compound in whith Mary we do. mestiente, and yet she had evidently traveled iphon 5
The house where Commul Boulanger be gone that distance during the nights in her successful
live belongs to Mrs. Ellia, whose late husband, search for a companion.".
CRM DIE KURA INTELLIGENCE.
THURSDAY, 6th June. EXFOXX CARGO,
Per Hritish steamer Part Fairy, sailed on the
LEGISTER.
Khi Jent, làm là t Talki
itsiphong
29.79
H
50.70
June, 1999, at 19 4.1.
VIATJUN
Pestora a
30.02 20.70 IPAK
BI
Handia
There is not a change in the buronder. Gradients are very sight for E.K, winda, Cicudy and won by alber ice spaller werails. The talegimine, pestveday wara kapt. Back in Hongkong till kan late in the evening, and wo Minisorciogical Magister could be lined
W. DOBERCK, Fongkong Observatory, 6th June, 1889.
olonel Ellis, was a gellout ofser kiled in Egypt aree years ago. He was a man of exceptionally he taste and gathered-about-hita muny rain ble works of art, both statuary cad picture ad objaste of vertu, Savres China, &e Nevers! amples of Turner, Wattean. Boucher and her birilly Iosa celebrated artists hang on the sila to carry the artle's mind into a calroer st. osphere when the big world's worry becomes
much for him. His stables are close at hand, sugar, and 111 packages merchandise. For hich is a convenience he is likely to value. Yokohama-5 packages sugar. For Vangaver -chests opints, and 143 packages marcbacdise, The big spurt in the shipping trade is, says For Victoria-751 bags rice, 7 obests opium,
Stock Exchange; still continuing, fresh in and 713 packages marchandise. For Portland lez estinge being shown daily, there will also be 1,087 bag rice, 165 bales gondos, and 101 pack-1. Temperatore hóiber revival when the Baltio setson has faiz. ages merchandise. For tan Franco 127 femidity
commenced, but no permanent revival must hales guies. For New Westminster-205 Direction of wind W., W. looked for
For New York-22 Weather
Force of wind: a mong
6th Jund -For Kobe 8 4 bales yarn, 830 bags & ETENKOLOĢICAL" REGISTER,
Clover persons who have mads packages merchandise. their minds on this object are endeavour. boxes tea, and 50 packages marchandise.
g to sell vessels which they have only recently
quired, and which have paid them good divi
DPLUM.
ends on recent voyages. They porodve that
Quotations are
le prices which are at presont to be obtained | New Ha)wa,
$560 per pirul, silco, ot 2 to 6 cities
rain be visible for some years to come. There Old Malys
leave such a margin of profit as may not
| still, lipwever, a good deal of hith abroad. |
be ship-yards are not only fall of work, but Older Maino
continue to hook. fresh contracts, all of
dish 1x very satisfactory, not only for the ship-Patan (New) ildem, but for the iron trade..
$580 per pioul, alles, of [2] to boattion. „$600 per picul, alico. of [4 to casties. 85224 par client
Behare (New) ......$518
Pain
this
sitanted forward of the Engines Second Class Fawongers are berthed in the Peop. A Refri- gerating Chamber ensures the supply of Fresh Provisions during the entire voyage. A daly qualified Surgeon is carried.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong, 28th May, 1869.
1101
STEAM TO LONDON DIRECT, Calling at INTERMEDIATE POETS.
LE P.&Q. S. N. Co.'a Extra Staumship
"BRINDISI,"
will leave for the above places about the middle of. the month. This veel is disconnected from the Mail Services, ont be excellent Ascom modation for a limited number of throngh Passengers (First Saloon only) at specially roduced rates. Electrio Light througboat the Steamer, Dark Cabins (two baths), Burgaon carried, &c.
E, E WOODIN,
Superintendent. Hongkong, 4th June, 1889.
STEAM TO SHANGHAI. - THE P.&O. S. N: Ca's. Blanship
"COROMANDEL"
1164
will leave for the above place about 24 hours after her arrival with the outrard English Mail
E. L. WOODIN
Superintendant. Hongkong, 4th Jane, 1989,
"FOR" "BAN FRANCISCO. HEA. I. I. American-Ship
'GREAT ADMIRAL"
quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
Chinese characters, and Medharat's English and Chinese Dictionary about 100,000, whilst this_work_contḍine more than 50,000 English ran gams not exceeding £o applied for at Hong-
1117 words, and opwards of 600.000 Chinese charne
CARLOWITZ & Co. Hongkong, 5th June, 1989
FOR NEW YORK. THE 3/3 L. 1. 1. German Ship
ters,
kong or Shanghai will be issued by means of Again, despite all the grammars and these Notca other elementary works as yet published, the 2-The purchaser of any Postal Nate must student of this difioult language absolutely refill in the Payee's name before parting with it. quizes axamples to display the various appliHe may also All in the name of the Oles cations and equivalents of different words which where payment is to be made. If this is not shortly expected bars, will load for the above have one general meaning. Of these examples dons the note is payable (within three months) Port, and will-have-quick-despatche
the work contains more than dre times us anywhere in the United Kingdom, or -et many of any other Dictionary hitheric pub-Constantinople.. Any Postal Nota may be lithad.
"COMET,"
For Freight, apply to
CARLOWITZ & Co. Hongkong, 25th May, 1939.
1975
FOR HAVRE AND LONDON.
THE 3/3 1.1. German Ship
"AMPHITRITE,"
crossed to a Biak,
not
3-Postal Notes should always be forwarded For practical purposes the arrangement of the work is so complots, that a roforoneo to its's Registered Covers. If this prconution pages enables a person who understands English laken No ENQUIRIES WHATEVER will be made. to communicate effectively with natives who as to the loss or alleged lows of muy Note, understand nothing but Chirase, In thisrespect 4.Postal Notes issued in the United King-
shortly expeated here, will loud for the above the work will be fond indissable to all dom are not payable in Ilougkong ur Chins. Ports, and will hare quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
CARLOWITZ & Cn.
11082 Hongkong, 25th May, 1880.
FOR LONDON AND HAMBURG. THE 3/3 L. 1. 1. German Ship
"GUSTAV & OSCAR," shortly expected hore, will lost for the abore Ports, and will have quick despatea.
For Freight apply to
CARLOWITZ & Co. Hongkong, 4th May, 1869.
FOR NEW YORK: THE 3'3 L. I. I. British Darque
T
f1
"JAMES G. BAIN,"
1919
will load here for the sboss Fort, and will have qulak despatch.
For Freight, apply to
Europeans residing in China, and to the natives themselves it explains subjects fully with which Letters, por og
RATES OF POSTAGE very few indeed of them are perfectly acquainted Post Cards, sob 78 pirties resident in England and interested Books, Patterns, and Caravercial in China it cannot bat be invaluable occasion-
Papera, per 3 oz. ally
It comprises upwards of two thousand large quarto pages.
4 Vole. IMPERIAL QUARTO, Price, $20. A Large REDUCTION in PRICE is made to Parolissery of STX or more Copies.
LONDON TRYBNEE & Co., D, PATERNOSTER How.
HONGKONG: DAILY Pareo Oerien, Wywostan Sv.
Newspapers & Prices Current, such Registration
10 Conta
3 Cents
2 Cents
2 Cents.
10 Canta 15 Cents
Do with rotaru receipt. Commercial papers signify mch papers az though written by land, do not bear the charzo tor of an actual or personal correspondence, anoh as involoss, deeds, copied music, &c. The charg
is the mme as for Books, but all packets of and ander 4 oz. weight are charged 5 oprits.
LOCAL DELIV BAT,
18 8 9
TABLES
1. Circulars, Divblend Warrants, Invitations Cards, Patterns. Bille, Almanaco, & for adl 18 8 9
dreasen in Bourkong or the Porta of China, in MAIL TABLES are now ready. Paperbatches of not leas than ten of uniform size and
10 Canta; Card, 20 Conis, Cash.
weight may be sent to the Post Ofles austamped, DAILY PRESS" OFFICE. the postage at the rate of aus erat oh bing Fongkong, 6th February, 1889........ 1242 paid in dash or charged to the sender's necnunt Speciul nocasals may be opened with non- bozholders for the delivery of considerable sum 10T RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS bers of such articles.
CARLOWIEZ & Co. Hongkong, 16th April 1869.
FOR NEW YORK
1.787
IN
J. Howell, Mastor, will land here for the THE 3/3 L. II. British Ship abova Port and will have quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
Hongkong, 10th May, 1899.
MELCHERS & Co..
Agents.
1967
at $ p.m.
Previous Co date
day.
On date
FOR NEW YORK.
of 10
at 4 p.tt.
T
THE A1 British Ship
979
29.73
“HALLGERDA,"
82
80..
St
70
9.
6.B.TT.
1
3
0.07
Bazar reduced to ♬ digress Fibros kelt at the level of this uns in lechos, tenths and hundredtha
1.Maze in the landen degrees Fahrenbe 1.--Humanker in parooztag o ofinterestɔn, the humidity of ir palated with Koshture deng 20€.
KOTIOT OF THE WIN Lo Two pobiła, YOUR ON 3. VE 209 100crding to Assafort Bonla. -BYLY OFTEN, WHATKUN 2 B. kao sky, C. detached odrihong tin; 2. Tog, G. gloomy] H.bl
king.rtási, Polygradásyndre:qua, light-
́8. nnow ; T. thunderj
7- lion ranets and bundantly,
· 4:, ་ , ।。
Two day (woo) ·
W. DOBERUK,
Hongkang Observatory, 6th Jane, 1889,
Captain Hayden, shortly expected, will load
"NARWHAL,"
Neither the CAPTAINS, the AGENTS, nor the other than Hongkong or Ubina, nnst s prepaid 2-Buch covers, when addressed to places shortly expected here, will load for the ahore OWNERS, will be RESPONSIBLE for any two cents esou in stamps as heretofora
Port, and will have quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
DEBT contented by the Officers or the Crewe of the following Vessels during their stay in Hongkong Harbour 1926 ALEX. YEAT, Brit. ship, Dunham Order.
ABBATOON APCAR, Brit, str., Úlfont.David
Sassoon, Sons & Co.
CARLOWITZ & Co. Hongkong, 8th May, 18-9.
FOR BAN FRANCISCO. HE A. I. American Ship:
“CONQUEROR,”
ABON, NO. bk, Cristenson.Order.
X-Circulars, &o, must not exceed two ounc each in weight. Pattern. Almanacs, &c., nat be under four ornees escà in, weight. He YÂUK articles will be charged ordinary rat
4-Farelopos containing patterns, &c., day be wholly closed if the nature of the contents he Erat exhibited or late to the Pertmaster-
eeclosed in pattern packets, approved by him. Printed oiroulars ray bo
here for the above Port, and will huse quick Frost, Mastor, shortly expected, will load here / Uresno; Brit. str., George.-Arnhold, Karberg Gazeral, as lao may consider necessary, and
dogpatch.
For Freight, apply to
STEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, 17th April, 1899.
1790
FOR NEW YORK. THE 3 LLL American Ship THE
"SOUTHERN CROSS,”
& Co.
for the above Port, and will have quick despatel. DOROTHEA, Ger, b., Moeler. Siemesen & Co.
For Freight, apply to
LAUGHING WAVE, Brit beig, A. Bickers.-- 5-Addresses must do complete, that is to PUSTAV & Co.. Stemison & Co.
say, on such covers as not addressed to heads of ̃ 810 MT Brit. bk, Cooke.Ed. Schollhaar houses, the addresses's residence or place of
business must be added. Incompletely addressed.. NARWHAL, Brit. ship. Weston-Adamson, Bellorers will be returned to the sender for address.
& Co.
* Hongkong, 18th April. 1889..-
TH
FOR SAN FRANCISCO. HE 3/3 L. 1, 1. American Ship
"TITAN."
1
& Co.
-It must be understood that the above mentioned classes of correspondence will in-
Bailey, Master, will load here for the above C. H. Allyn, Master, will load hore. for the PRINO, Ger. str., Heuermann-Biomasen & Co. Tariably be delivered at plan of business unless Port, and will have quick despatel
abore Port, and will have quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, 16th May, 1889,
For Freight, apply to
J
RUSSELL & Co.
1023
Hoogkong, 87th May, 1889,
1092
Papi, Gur, bi, C. L. Benno-Bussell & Co. PRESIDENT GARFIELD, Brit, atr, Carimeris special arrangement made for delivery at pri-
Wieler & Co.
vate houses. Such strangements can only be BOUTHEEN CROSS, Amr. ship, Hailey-Captain.ade subject te the general work of the Pon WINERN, Brit. st., Brotherton-Captain.
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