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MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS,
LODON, 18th July,
Magazine, in fald of an American plutocrat visiting Oxford On bia tour of the colleges nothing atrnok him so much as the valvety surf in one of the quadrangled. He asked for the. Lord Balisbury, in spoeal at Mile End to-gardecer, and m de minute lagnifiar as to the nght, fold his hearors that they must not ex method of laying down and maintaining the pest the day ever to come when the colonies grass Thats all, is it " he exclaimed, whe wald basomo a foderation in the same sanse The whole mesa had been carefully docaribed the United Status, but hoped by common agresYes, sir," replied the gardener, with a twinkle out the prosent dificulties would be removat. in his eye, "that's all, but we generally leare it. The race for the Midland Derby plata was three or four centuries to sobilo down in." After; won by Pauzon, Gulliver second, Tragedy third all, there is something the inhabitant of a new There were gight starters.
sonakry with all bis wealth cannot parehasel LONDON, 17th July. The Portland stakes at the Leicester summer mating were won by Riviera, Horame second, Formidable third. Six horses ren.
The rate for the Apploby plate, three-year old and upward, five Turlones, was won by zek by Needles, Mins Ethat second, Noble Chieftain, third. Nice baries startad.
The cricket game between the Philadelphia an-1 Gloucester teams was finished today. The Ameriones completed their second innings with semen of 249. Glenoator won by wicketer.
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An interesting report regarding the develop. NEW YORKvarginang,
mont of the musical sense in horse has just boot made by a committed of German 200logists and botanists. The report says The investig tions as to the musical sense of horses have shown that that sense is vary punrly developed in these epimate. It has been prored beyond doubt that Largez listo no notion whatever of keeping time to music, and that at oircuses they do not, dando according to the tune, but the musicians have to koop time according to the steps of the finals. Other investigations show that hores do not un-
a rider or the animal's fustinot of imitation which induces konses to make the moves required by the 'sigual, but ne horse without a rider. how. vir onrefelly trained, takes the slightest notice of a trumpet signal, and the same observation has been made on a large number of osvalry horses without riders."
New Yok, 18th July. Professor Hogan, the align aerosunt,derstand military trumpet signals. It is only made his third trial trip from Brooklyn in Pro fesor Campbell's air-abip this morning. nscend. ing at 10 o'clock. The ship could not be made to face the wind, and the wheel intouled to raise and lower it broke and fell. The balloon re mained in sight till 12.30 o'clock, when the auroDan was seeu dangling from the meates 26 minight the halloon was again geon ligt over Astoria. Professor Hogan's fate is a tragio ma the silence of Dem Maitl The confessions of Archieacon Ferrar are not
PARIS, 36th July,
Ones on a time it appears that Aroldeneon Far Miller's picture of The Angons" will sooner was invited to take a band at whist for penny pass late the possession of Autor caus. To day point-and he assented. It was a sharp insson the Chamber of Deputies refused to appropriate and he has profited by it to an extent which cas the sum ncosssary to enable the Governant to be estimated by the Lumber of pennies lost
and paid over aver again will be commit similar indiscretion. Such was the painful ad- Sutton of the American Art Association which Arobicnoon Farrar made pablis at the de mission and such was the prudent resolution The Angelus" will be ahibited in the Amote on gambling held by the Lower House of the ian Art Gallory thle nmmer.
Convocation of Canterbury. Batin denouncing the Tarrar was old enough to any that in itself the evil conseglares of gambling Archeoon practie could not be proyed from Holy Writ to be a direct sin. Here he was at imune with many of his glerical brethren; although the Bishop of Colchester waat so far as to defend the latteries at bazaare held for pious purposes.
soare the art treasure.
LONDON, 17th July.
A new wedding artbeza, "Ferfoot Love," has boen expressly composed by Joseph Harby: for the marriage of the Princess Louise and the Earl of Fife.
A violent shooke of earthquake was felt on the island of Arean and the manloud of Scotland- this morning.
In the Kingston regatta the Yaruan beat the Valkyrie by 27 wennds, the Ires was third.
BERLIN, 18th July. White watching a thunder-storm on Sunday. King Charles of Wurtembark was prostat ed by a lighting bolt, which struck a shurt lis Inu nang.
He remained. aobhacious for Heveral ininutes, but was not permanently injured.
BERLIN, 17th July. Atnaueting at Madgeburg yesterday it was ecided to allow members of the angar ng antil Desember 15th to Kulall contracts. An imwed inte rise in prices ensued.
COPENHAGEN, 17th July. Priess Augusta, sistor of the Queen of Deninark, is dead.
LONDON, 18th July,
The Leicestor handicap race tres won by Kine Monmouth; Saint Heles sgood, Store eroast inf. loven horses rav
BERLIN, 18th July.
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may seem, a species of gambling is annually carried on at the parish church of St. Ives It seems that some two centuries ago an eccentric person left in trust to the vicar and church be devoted to the purchase of Bibles... So far, wardens an urobard, the rent of which was tỡ
ac good But the pions bouefaotor further with dies in the church, and this extraordinary provided that the Biblen should be raffled for carvmory was duly carried out on Whit Tus day last After a shortened forra of evening
A monument to the memory of Emperor Frot-proger, the Vicar delivered on address, telling
orick was unveiled at Bravofelste cere monies ware impressive.
LONDON, 19th July
thons present they must look upon what was to take place raverently. He was sorry they had to abserve the custom in a place sane. tied to the serve of God; but it had been The Government has accepted teadors for the otsarved for 200 years. With this late on construction of seventeen war-ships. They will the proceedings began. A table covered with a be built at abip-yar sun the Clyde, Tyne, dwhito clath was brought forward, and some hale Mersey
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Chiness Loan '31 0... wars called, and threw the dies which were pre-Cruickshank & Canc vided for the occasion. Three throws each as Darvel Bay Trading the rule, and those who threw the highest num- Fenwick & Co., GeD.. Archdeacon Lefroy, the now Denu of Norbers won the Bibles. The ceremony closed with Gozdon & Co., A. wish, started life as a compositor in Dubliu a hymn and the Benediction Nonsenformist Green Island Coment printing-house, and was subsequently asb-editor writer, indignant at the proceedings, writes to Hall & Holts C. Co. of the Irish Times. After serving for two years say he would like to know if a church is not a H. Brick & Cament. as a curata in Cork Le was appointed to the im. public place. within the meaning of the & Bakery portant living of St. Andrew's, Liverpool, which Gaming Acle. If so, by 5 George IV. c. 98, the Hongkong & Gas he has since field.
Fles would be liable to bo prosecuted as H. Dairy Farm
cogne and vagabond!"
Arry in Parry-Arry (who has overheard a ladria a Victoria tall her friend samsthing about an "on"tout cus"); "I say, what's aha meen by that?" (Suddenly strnok by his own sharpness) "Oh, I twig! Of course, ong two out, that's the thing she's driving in. 'Ow simple, when you know the langusre a bit.”
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At the Royal Institution, Mr. C. V. Boya, FB. S., discoured on "Quarta Fibre" a sab. I. E. Wharf & G. just he has made all his own. For purposes of H. Steam Laundry... sckatific instrumente there had been wanted, he Hongkong Rope...... said, finer threads than we had at command, H. & W. Dock finer than spiders wabs or spun silk, Tursing Hotels
Bad some totally new material 16, bad ape- Hellow Bricks are curing into more genera canded, and he would first show his simple 18 in Esttorn cities, and a number of large methad. The keturer, at at a table apporting buildings have been built with them. They in orgbydregen blowpipa and a stand for a cross 'orugh at 30,000 lbs., and are made & inches by 8 bow, the trigger of which could be released by inches by 12 inches, with walls Ainoa thlak Its troedle. At the end of a small arrow was a is claimed that they cost one-third less than the Bitla quartz. This was heated in the fame, ordinary form, and make welle proof against and when fused las arrow fire, moisture, and froet They regairo a pculiar target, leaving a thread of quartz in its track. was shot into a olay in their manufacture-ona that will not When placed in a microscope Intern with a shrink whoa barpet.
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with a memoir of the author is widel it is stated that Judge Hughen took the highest astheids- of the practical uses to which such threads could tical and classical honours at Oxfox), and was be put; as for torsion balances and niectroscopon. alan captain of the University Crew and of the giving a delicacy hitherto unattained Newton's Oxford Eleven! He explains that he took no large opperatus for showing the relative attran. honours of all-which is surely most admirable tion of large and small globes of load eaald now candoar; and he was captain neither of the crew be imitated with globes of 15 grammos only nor'of the sleven. But the American Arm did and so delionte was the arrangement that the worse than this. They orpurgated Toma Brown difference in mase between two ordinary number to bring him more into word with the morsitive shot could be detected. The taresis were atmosphere of America":
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The Saturday Review describes the Amorpho best work on the cabjast of Jobs fleword in phallus Titanum, a kind of gigantio Arum, the History of Prison. Roform," as a mark of which flowered at Kew monily. This phozo respect for the eminent British philanthropist, menon has a peculiarity brides sbnormal bulk: who died at Kherson, in South Russia, in 1790, it omits, as all sorts and conditions of man agros, after doing much towards the improvement of a very foulat odour known ti the upper world, the prind in this country. This prize com- and the strongest. Fancy a real bed na tall and petition is to be international, and very com roomy na one of those machium in lath and petitor is expected to write it easy in French canvas and Dutch metal which open a Christ- er Russian, and if in another hugsa Frouch mus-time about Drury Lane, disdoing a young translation is to be forwarded withe original woman in nu utfitude! That was the incredible work. The says are to be sent to St. Petersspect sole which the wise sad the learned have Water & Co., A. 5. burg, when they will be judged by a sloot, been coming from afar to neo this fortnight committee during the convasation of the fourth past; for nobody orald guess when flower International Prison Congress, which taker which grew so fast would bareb open, while there place next year during the contenary of the could be little doubt that it would endure but a philanthropist
few hours. On Friday the huge object be gn to uncuri, to strofoh itself, to show in deep
The Women's Righie Congress in Paris ended send luing, and to spread its great toothed. with a banquet at Lamar lay's, at which about rim. No question now that the fewer was
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300 personswara presoul. 3dras. Maria Darajames majestically beautiful bountiful se stob a sde a speech on the work rione by the Congress rast bulk could well be. The anfurling com Mine. Callirrhos Purran, of Athens, proposed Fleted itself at pm, when bet two or three the health of all those who by their writings and were present besides the personnel of the gar their actions had made the woman's question an deus, And they, it must be adultad, mado an international one. Ndme. Clémence Koyer, husty abeosvalions, fitting in and out with the translater of Darwin, rose and delivered a handkerebjet to nose. For the direst pro- oleverly tarued spasch, bat (aags the Daily guesties were fulfilled. As the trao domure New correspondent) too long and scademical expanded-little points, the size of a pin's head, for the palianos of some American ladies at the to which all that magnificence was a more shielá bottom of the table, who did not understand and appendage the Victoria Bousa filled with French. Justand of slipping from the roomin fast, a stink gosh n all the fish condemned they began to make a pois, and spoie other per.at Billingsgate on a summer day talas at noon sons joined with thom fa arying down the on the morrow. Tha dirent himzelf, man whis speak. A great disturbanes onsued, and as per, sped through the house with winged feet.. it was impossible for men to turn out the female He was overwhelmed with joy or something. BLATION. brawls, the lady president, finding it impog- sible to keep order, quitted the chair. Quiet was. The Paris correspondent of the New York Bowever, restored. M. Cloris Hugees then read Ties says:-"The jealoney of the French Toda
tontoesn como versen, and the banquet came to selesa. electricians, who are far behind the English in Sapak.. General Sir Leicester Smyth, coramending bitterly against allowing any foreigners to share Hagkons practical ability and knowledge, set bare fought harghat. the Southern District, having, of Bacoeling in the lighting contracta, has prevented any. Bab General Wilde, been appealed to by the Lord's thing like an inteligent use of the tower as yet Day Observance Association and other religius for spectacular offects in illumination; but these f boilies to put a stop to the playing of miltery will come in time, and no doubt they will be bands is the garrison of Portemouth er nadays, potable when they do conie The same spirit has returned an answer in which he says opt the question of elevators for the tower TATION, "Nothing would ever induce me to order a band open until every other expedient had been tried.
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W. DOHERCK. Hongkong Ginservatory, 12th August, 1889,
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER.
to play in a Sunday, for I hold that long mili and recourse to an American firm was ablato 2255 26 tary custom entitlen soldings off duty to the cesary. A whimsical story was told me privilege of having their Sunday afternoons the other day shout the effort to shat the Nagmad. to themselves; and if I had roasen to think English Arm out of the competition for working... that members of a military band had obireing the coloured fountain display. Weak Ho tions to play on a Sanday on coast of after week the contracts which had been phong... scroples of conscience or otherwise, then te Terbully promid
the English campanyala would be my duty as a gumoral to take the were delayed, after they had bean fairly won, matter into consideration; but where play and at last it was announced that there would be ing is absolutely voluntary. then I must say IRAs another competition, condnetod en slightly dif no military objection to it. As regards the gen-ferent lines, which necessitated rearranging the eral question of band playing ou duelays, I beg to who put While the English company were say that the predilections for Sunday amme engaged in this, the mager noticed z anapicions mast of those who have all the week at their disumber of young men with very commonplace posal do not concorn me in the Ionat, but my clothes hat riomly white hende, leitoring anÁ symps hies are strong with those whose occups sauntering about, but keeping a sharp wated in tions and labour give them litle or no time for a furtite way on the English workmen. With recreation during six days of the week, and I bave great shrewdness he bad the whisperid word often been delighted to witness the evident enjoy passed around to do everything wrong, regard. Uarameter meat of tast numbers of hardworking people,less ct expense or readita, as long as the spies Temperature 64 their wives and obildren when listening to the were about, and the men, entering into the spirit Hemlaty band on Sunday afternoon in the public srbs of of the thing, elaborately mystifled them At Dinotion of wind Louden. I want but feel that this is a more night, when the new competition came on, the Weather
Porod of rind inny wholesome way of passing the afternoon before English had eat everything right and gave evening church time than that, in the abranca better display than wver, while the Freshmen of anything outside to amuse or interest them, broke down with grotesage completenes at the they should remain in their stuffy strests and miss outset. Thus it was that the Buglish Gually God's fresh air."
got their contrast.”
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Antwerp and Hamburg, left Singapore on the The Union Line steamer Northern, from
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N WEDNESDAY, the 28th day of Ang. The 0. S. 8: Co.'s steamer Nestor laft Sing
1889, at 123. Lo Company's teamappers on the 9th, and is dus hors ca the 15th "PREUSSEN, Captain O. Pohlo, witb. Instant MAILS, PASSENGERS, STECIE, B CARGO will leave this Port as above, CALLING Singapore at 5 pm. on the 12th, and is due bore The P. & O. Extra atoomer Shanghai left AT GEVOL
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Shipping Orders will be granted till 10. M... Cargo will be received on Board until 1 r., Aug, 1889, (Farcels are not to be sent on Specie and Parcole until 10 M., on the 8th Board; they must be left at the Agokoy's Offes), Contents and Value of Packages are Required
POST-OFFICE NOLVĖS,
Peale delivery. Letter bares have bcon placed in the tram ears and correspondenes will be delivered by the twelve and four o'clock' cars only. Loon! rates will be charged. Corres- pondence addressed to the Peak may be posted in the General Post Ofen up to 11.30 u.m. and 2,80 p. or in the Letter Boxes in the cses till-tima of departure. Correspondence from the Peac may be posted in the Letter Buros up to twelve and four o'clock. Faresls for the Peak may be posted in the General Post Ofes only up to 11.30. a.m. and 8.20 p.m. There will be ue Bunday de livery. Corare containing bank notes, jewellery, aboveers of letters are requested to cancel Fair stamps
&o, should act be posted. To avoid robbery Bend
by writing the word * stamped 7 sense them.
and parfits a Doctor and Stewerdeka,
The Steamer has spletlid Accommodation, For Further Particulars, apply to
MELCHERS & Co.,
Agenta. Hongkong, Sta August, 1889.
FOR NEW YORK. FAKE 33 L. I. L. American Ship
**JOSEPHUS," Rogers, Master, will load here for the Port, and will have juick despatch...
For Fraight, apply to
ARNHOLD KARBERG & »Hongkong, 26th June, 1889.
Co.
1341
FOR NEW YORK
To Ban Francisco and return, sog. THE 3/3-L11 Britisk Flip
available f
***
To Londonerski sa
325.00 $90,00
To ollux Europeen points at proportionate ralás. Special reduoad rates created to Olcers of the Army, Navy, Civil Service, and the perial Chinese Customs, to be obtained on application
Parangers by the line bave the option of pro- cending, Overland by the Southern Pacilio andi? connecting Lines, Central Pacific, Northern Pasillo or Canadian Pacifio. Railways.
ngers, who have paid full face, re embarking st San Francisco for China or Japaz or vice dera), within one year, will be allowed a discount of 10% from Return Fare This alternance does not apply to through fares from China and Japon to Europe.
the day presions to sailing, Parco! Packages Freight will be received on board until 4 P.M.. will be rangival at the Office until 5 P.M. TICE: day: all Parcel Packages should be marked to address in full value of same is required.
Consular Thoices to sacompany Cargo
Captain Guthrie, will bo despatched as above deslized to points Eeroof Ban Francisco TO-MORROW, the 14th inst
For Freight or Passage, apply to
* BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents.
Hongkong, 7th August, 1989.
"BEN LINE.
11875
FOR NEW YORK SUEZ CANAL. THE British Steaziship
BENLAWEES,"
Captain Walster, will be dispatched as above on be about 19th inst.
For Frogs or Passage, apply to
GIBE, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Agents,
Ben" Lize of Steamers, Hongkong, 10th August, 1889.- CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY.
LIMITED.
FOR TIENTSIN.
THE Company's Steamship
SUNGKIANG,"
ia toe United States should be sent to the Company's Ofoes in Sealed Envelopes, addressed to the Collector of Customs at San Francisco.
For further information as to Passage and Traight; apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 50s, Queen's Road Central,
C. D. HARMAN, Agout. Jonckare, 19th August, 1889. COMPAGNIE DER MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS.
NOTICE
STEAM FOR
"ABEL TAYLOR."
The Forial Guide for 1899, zeriausi to date, will be found in the Daily Press Directory. p. 739 of both editions. Is the only nuthorised complete Summary of Postel information pub lished in Bengkong.
+
Captain Durkee will load here for the above connection with this paper is the er published
Part, and will have quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, 8b Jane, 1889,
FOR NEW YORK.
THE 8'S L. I. I. American Barque
HAYDN BROWN;"
(1195
*** The anthorised List of Mails issued in
twice each day in our Extre, which is niwaya corrected to a much Ister hour the
t.giten Selow.
LATA HAIL WILL CLOST. For Swaton, Amoy, and "Mid-Par Haitan, to-day, the 13th inst... 95% van
For Saigon-Per Niersten who. 13:h inat, at 11.30.
For Kold Yokebama.-Par N. Le Havre,
Harener, Master, will lead here for the above tray, the th inst, at 2.30 r.x. Port, and will have quick despatch.
For Freight, opply to
REUTER, BROCKELMANN & Co. Hongkong, 2nd August, 1889,
11025
FOR SALE.
HAMPAGNE “MONOPO56"
-REIDSIECK & Co.—“
MONOPOLE LED BEAL (medius dry).
Do "60" RED FOIL)
GOLD FOIL (dry).
Do
BET
Do.
do.
"(extra dry). CARLOWITZ & Co..
Sole Agents for
REISIECK & Co., Res
For Tengkong, China, and Japan. Hoorkeur, lät July, 1895.
NOTICE
(1883
For Nagasaki, Kobe, and Yokohama.—Ter Verona, to-day, the 13th inet, at 5.00 x.m.
For Smits and Calontta-Por Japan, to morrow, the 14th inst., at 11.80 A-M.
For StigonPer Ashington, on Thursday, the lath init, 5.00 PM.
For Singapore-Fer Electra, on Monday, the 19th inut, at 11.80 A
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET.
The United States Mail Packet City of Bio will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 18th imat, with Maile for Japan, San Fran- cisco, the United States, Canada, Honolulu, Paru, do, which will be closed as follows:- 0.15 F.M., Registry ceases. 0.30 P.M.,Post Office closes, but Correspondence
may be posted on board the Facket with Late Fee of 10 cents extra Postage until the time of departure.
The Post Office declines all responsibility for Unregistered Letters containing Bank Note Coin, ar Jowellery, and, where Registration hal been neglooted, will make no enquiries into HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK alleged losses of ach letters.
COMPANT, LIMITED.
Fiew SAIGON, SINGAPORE BATAVIA, CO-EIPMASTERS AND ENGINEERS M
LOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ,
reapertfully informed that, it upon thustr PORT SAID, MEDITERRANEAN, AND arrival in this Harbour, none of the Company's
BLACK SEA PORTS,
Foreton should be at hand, orders for rapsira if ALEXAN DEIA MARSEILLES. AND sent to the HEAD Orion, No. 14, Prays PORTS OF BRAZIL AND LA PLATA
Central, will receive promat attention.
ALSO,
LONDON, HAVRE, AND RORDEAUX,
Caplan Slusen, will be despatched as sboru THURSDAY. the 15th August, 1889, on SUNDAY, the
For Fright or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agente. Hongkong, 5th August, 1889
[3614 FOR SINGAPOR HAVRE, AND
HAMBURG.
(Taking Cargo at through rates to ANTWERP, AMSTERDAY, ROTTERDAM, LONDON, LIVER- POOL, and BREMEN).
WE Stenshir
"ELECTRA." Captain, P. Möller, will be despatched for the above Parts on MONDAY, the 19th instant, at. Noon.
For Froight or Passage suply to
SIEMSSEN & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong. 10th August, 1889. [1698
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"BEN" LINE. •
FOR LONDON VIE GUEZ CANAL.
HE British Steamship
"KENALDÉR,"
Captain Thomson, will be despatched as above on or about the 2nd inst
For Freight or Passage, spply to
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Agents,
"Ben" Line of Steamore Hongkong, 12th August, 1889.
"GIBB" LINE
م
THE Departure of the S Steinship
at Noow, the Compsay'a Stenssip "YANGTSE." Commandant Flanden, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave this Port for the abovə places.
In the event of complauta being found nevessary, amunication with the Undersigned is requested, wher immediate steps will be tak to rectify the cause of dissatisfaction.
. D. GILLIES,.
Secretary. Tengkor, 2 Aneist, 1835..
POSG,
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET. The Froch Contract Packet Tangtre will be despatched on THURSDAY to 15th inst with Mais to the United Kingdom, Europe,. and placer bayand, wie Marseiller: to Saigon, Straits Settlements, Batavia, Barab, Ceylon, Madras, the Australasian Colonies, Aden. Natal and the Capo. Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.
The usual hours will be obearred in closing the Maxis, &o.
The Post Office declines all responsibility for Unregistared Covers containing Bank Notes, 129 Coin, or Jewellery, and, where Registration bas PHOTOGRAPHER be reglected, will make no enquiries into Has just added to his COLLECTION alleged lows of seab notars. Cargo and Specia will be registered for Loa-of VIEWS some NEW SCENES and Photos, don as well as for Yarseilloa, and accepted in o NATIVE TYPES, copies of which are obtainable transit through Marseilles for the principal in hisStudio or at Mesara, KELLY & WALSH'S. places of Enrove.
Shipping Ordere will be granted till Noon Cargo will be received on board until 4.FM. Specie and Parcels until 3 r., on the 14th Aig., 1889. (Paroola. are not to be sant on board; they must be left at the Agency's flos) Contents and value of Packages are
IVORY MINIATUR is of Superior Quality sad
MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET.
The British Contract Packet Vanges will of Ereelient and High Finish. PERMANENT be despateteri on SATURDAY, the 24th ENLARGEMENTS of PHOTOS. and VIEWя and instant, with Msils for the United Kingdom, productions of the same on Paper, Canvas, or Europe, and bountries beyond, wia Brindisi; to Opal.
the Straits Bettlamonte, Netherlands India. Harman, Colon, Aden, Egypt, Malti, and Gibraltar.
ISTANTANEOUS VIEWS; GROCHS and PoR. TITS 619 taken it, say alata of the weather, and all Termanent Processes, are executed ou
STUDIO-ICE HOUSE LANE.
TO THE DEAF.
raq qired.
For further particulare, apply at the Co-Moderate Terma pany's Office.
G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent. Hongkong, Srd August, 1869,
CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
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TAKING
Casco AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, CANADA, THE UNITED STATES, AND EUROPE.
THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY
AN AND OTHER CONNECTING RAILWAY LINES & STEAMERS. THE British Steamship
101 T
9.539
"PORT FAIRY,"
Tons Register, Clark,
132 page Illustrated Book ou Deafner, Noles in the Road, how oured at your
homas.
Price 10 Cents; Address Dr. NICHOLSON, 5; Old Court House Street, Calbatta. (1159
NOW ON SALE.
IMPERIAL QUASTO, NGLISH AND CHINESE
DICTIONARY, WITH THE PUNTI AND MANDARIN PRONUNCIATION.
The usual hours will be observed in closing the Mails, So..
The Post Ofico 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 Isiters.
HOURS OF CLOSING THE ENGLISH
AND FRENCH MAILS. When the Pachets Leave at Noon. The following hours will be observed in closing French Fackets, when they lease at Noor. The the mails for Europa, &c. by the English and Money Order Offer will be closed at & F.M. tho {stag hafros.
8.00 A.M.-Posting of Prices Currint and Cir.
cular ceases,
(Priser Current and Cirentare may however be posted up to 106'lock if they are tied in bundles, scantry by country, with the address all one way.) 10.00a.m.-Registry cesses.
patterna.ceases.
An Anglo-Chinese Dictionary, published st
Daily Press Office, Hongkong. For comprehensiveness and practical service Commander, this Work standa unrivalled. All the new will be despatched for VANCOUVER, B.C., words which the Chinese have of late years been TIA NAGASAKI (through the INLAND pompelled to coin to express the numerous ob 19.3) a.m.-Posting of hawspapers, books, and "GHAZEE"
SEAN KOBE AND YOKOHAMA, on jeats in zachinery, photography, telegraphy: 11.00 AM.-Mail losos. Captain Soetland, Lar AUSTRALIAN THURSDAY, the 15th August, at Noon. and in science generally, which the rapid advance PORTS FOOCHOW POSTPONED until
Te ba followed by the . 8 "ABYS of foreign relations has imposed upon them, are LATE LETTERS may be posted (Crom ILI further notios.
SINIA," ung, and B. S. "BATAVIA," are given in extenes. Each and orary word in.) with 10 cmate late fee up to 11.30 AM. For Freight & Paisagis sply to
on the 19th September.
fully illustrated and explained, forming exercises after which hour they may be sent on board GIBB LIVINGSTON & CO.,
Connection be made at Yokohama with for students of a moet instructive nature. For this the same late fog. Manyera.
LE
BY saghai and Japan Ports, the Court and Panti pronunciatious are gen Hongkong, 12th August, 1889.
[1700 and at Yurth Pasite Const Points, the hecente being carefully marked on the best OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTALSTEAM. STEAMSHIP COMPANY and other Steamers,
theropular Steamers of the Facts GOAT principle hitherto attained. The typography NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS.
displays the success of an attempt to make the SHIP COMPANY.
Through Passage Tickets granted to Eng-Chinese and English type correspond in the sizes, wil be KESPONE... land, France, and Germany by all trans-Atlantic of body, thereby affecting & Pest economy of DEBT contrected by the Oftears MAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS lines of Steamers, do k
TO JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES,
space, achieving a clearness not previously MEXICO, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND FUROPE: VIA THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS, INT ATLANTIC ARD OTHER CONNECTING. STEAMERS.
and rasant spaces which have heretofore shares ACTIVA, Bor. str. Welf. Wiele & Co. attained, and dispensing with those vast margins of the following Vessela duri
Hongkong Harbour torized Chinese publications,
y
Neither the CAPTAINS, the Ar
nor the
1
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275.00, *.
320.00
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To illustrate the vast scope of the work the ALEK. YEATS, B, ship, Danbem.-Order. following facts are submitted forconsideration: BEVARTY Fig, sér. Bontillier-Gibb, Livings- Chalmers Vocabulary contains shout 16.000 Icn & On.
First-class Faros granted as follows 10 Vancouver & Victoris (Mex) $210.00. To all Common Points in Canada) and the United States
·To Liverpool, To London.
--Swire.
THE Steakip "GAELIO" will be
despatched for San
To other European Points at proportiorats Chinese characters, and Madhurst's English COMER, Ger, akin, Cardif. — Melchers & Co. Francisco vid rates... Speciel reduced rates granted to Offours and Chinese Dictionary about 100,000, whilst CorQUERE, Brit ship, Lothrop.--Order. Yokohama en MONDAY, the 26th August, of the Army, Navy, Civil Service, and the this work ontains more than 50,000 English JAPAN, Brit. str., Gardner.Dard Bassoon, at ONE F. Connection being made at Yoko Imperiol Chinese and Japanese Customs, to be words, and uperands of 600,000 Chinese charac bama with Steamers from Shanghai and obtained an application.
Sons & Co, Japan Parts: V
tare. Again, despite all the grammars and JOSEPHUS, Agar. ship, Rogers-Butterfield & Consular Invoices to ascompany Carge des other elementary works as yet publish, the MON300, Brit air, Jurd.-Captain. AD PARCEL PACKAGES should be marked to tined to Points in the United States, should be stadent of this diffiealt language absolutely re address in full; and sams will be received at the seat to the Company's Offices, add worsed to Mr. quires arsamples to display the various appli PEUPONTIS. Brit. str. Heasley-A P. Kaishia, Company's Office antil Five .. the day pro- D. E. BROWN, District Freight Agent, Van cations and equivalents of different words which vious to sailing.BA
SEA WITCH, Aur. ship. Tobbal-Cagtain. couver, B.C. First-class Fares granted as follows
have one general meaning. Of these examples VIGILANT, Amr. ship, Gould.-Rassell & Co. To San Francisco
Freight will be received an Board until ris. this work contains more than five times an on the 14th Aug.
many as any other Dictionary hitherte pab All Parools must be sent to our Ofoe and so should be marked to address in full and the same will be regaived by us until 6 F.M. the day previous to sailing.
For Information as to Passage or Freight, apply to
Te San Frangisso and reltern, ) available for 6 months.
To Liverpool...
To London
$225.00.
595.75 325.00 $30.00
*** To other European paints at proportionate rate Special reduced mies granted to Officers of the Army, Navy, Civil Service, and the Imperist Chin Customs, to be obtained on applivation. GARAN
"Passengers by this line have the option of pre- ceeding Overland by the Southern Pacific and connecting Lines, Central Pacifio. Northern Padio, or Canadian Pacific Railway.
Fassengers, who have fald fall fare, re- clarking at San Francisco for China or Japan (on sente-seran) within one year, will be Previcon On date On dats does not apply to through faves from China and
allowed discount of 10. This allowan day.
At 10 2.0, at 4 pm Japan to Europe.
Donsular Invoices to sccompany Cargo das tined to points beyond San Francisco in the United States should be sent to the Company's
Bt & R.ED:
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Birkast apar eit fesuperstune o 1 ના Lot open alto fortun on the 136 70
W. DOBEECK. Inngkong Observatory, 12th August, 1889.
ADAMSON, BELL & CO.,
Agents,
Hongkong, 2nd August, 1889.
FOR HAVEE AND LONDON. THE 33 L. 11. German Ship
AMPHITRITE"
A WEIRD TALE OF PASSION,
BY
HALL CAINE,
A MASTERPIECE FROM A MASTER- For practis purposes the arrangement of
MIND. the work is so complete, that a reference to its pages enables a person who understands English to communicate efectivsly with natives who understand nothing but Chinese In this respect the work will be found indispensable to all Europeans residing in China, and to the natives 18themselves it explains subjects fully with which very few indeed of them are perfectly acquainted. To parties resident it Engisud and Interested in China it cannot but be invaluable occasion ally.
It comprises upwards of two thousand large
4 Vols. IMPERIAL QUARTO, Price, 820,
will load here for the above Ports, and will have quarto pagos. quick despatol.
For Freight, apply to
A Large REDUCTION in PRICE is made CARLOWITZ & Co. to Purchaser of SIX or more Cópias. Hongkong, 25th May, 1889.
1059
LONDON TRUENES & Co., 60, PATERNOSTER Row.
HONGKONG, DATLY PRESH "OFFICE, WINDHAM BE HE TOUBIST 3 GUIDE
REDCORD PRICE $1, Containing the names of all the Articles of Trade, objeste of Natural History, Furniture, ko, a, with the Parti and Mandarin Proava diation.
Offse, addressed to the Collector of CustomsHE
Eas Francines,
Francisco
FOR NEW YORK 38L II Aworian Banque
RICHARD PARSONS,"
or Passage, syly to the Arney of the Combore Port, and will have quick despatch.
pany, No. 50a, Queen's Road Central, Bel
D. HARMAN, Agant
Hongkong, 8th August, 1899,
For Freight, apply to
RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, 26th July, 1888.
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