vagy, fruits, &s, for the use of the patients to su samymas Donor, for 40 on. of quinino to the manager of the Hongkong Hotel, for a Large consigamont of old linen, including shesis, table cloths, table. napkins, &c., which have been of very grant service to us to the Young Women's Snoiety in connection with Prizess First Congregational; hurch, Norwich fer a bor of loys, de, for the children in the hospital, per Miss Saville; and to many other frier is who have seat to the Hospital analler gifts in kind in the course of the year..
THE ACCOUNTS.
Speaking at Greenwich in conuention with the Society for the Extension of Univeraity Teaching. Laru Wolseley counselled his heaters. to shun. the "shilling drondful," which was specios of knowledge likely to deteriorate the race. Its morality, was degrading, delising, and of the least and nearst description. Re garding daily newspapers, his lordship, said be had a very different opinion. Whatever infor mation he had acquired in life he had acquired from an ordinary penny newspaper, which he read daily. :
The out of accounts attached to the
The landlord of a'pablic-hours in Birmingham report abdes the resists to have beon:-To is the owner of a remarkable cantry. It can balance of last account, $1,15010; net proeeds speak soverol words with flusney and cloarnOSS. of Garden Feta, $5,791.74; întarost frolu per-Thie in a very rare faculty for a coĽary to poss issent fond (89,000). Bolitlos medicina fuad)ess, although (wo a local paper saya thore has ($3,000, and ourrent account, $1,193.71; Mother been at least one other instance. The prsstut Balo Trost dispausary for medicines supplied prodigy is fine rang sock, and attained his $215 College of Medicine, for runt of complishment nader the tuition of an Indian rm for one year, $60; Trusteas of Watson aroquet, with whom he was placed in alone asholarships, $120 ; sabesriptions and donations, sestudied companionship. He would listen with 21.004.44, Jutal, 910.497.14. The disbursements bead incited to one side with the profoundest have been $8,494 36, leaving a balance in the attention. Prompted by a spirit of omulation he bank of $1,60269.
essayed to utter a few magic words. This bird- loring Bopiface Ena also two white blackbirds.
POLICE COURT.
3rd March.
BEFORE MK. H. E. WODENOCKE.
OPIUM POSSESSION. Cheung Pan was charged with being in pos- session of thirty taels of propped oplam on the 2nd itat.
Mobated, Bea, æxeiss oflear, proved the case, and his Worship imposed a five of $200, the opium to be forfeited."
STEALING
3
A few weeks since at Cbfongo the realism of a conatry park scene was heightened by placing a flock of gosse in the real pool of erator at the back of the stage. They swam akout and equawked cenasionally as they grow weary of the monotony of the scana. Manager Davis's for-terrier Boxer heard them, climbed upon the stage through the boxes, and planged into the pool after the geese, There was a great soramble which convulsed both actors and andisans with laughter. Fre gently on tabar camo mit bearing Bozer in his armar. The log was dripping wet, and had a mouthfalof fratbors, which he vainly endeavour-
Teng Teng Sing was sharged with stealing aed to spit out. It was a genuine bit of coalism. pair of earrings, two jadestone ormamanta, and two gold arnámenís, valuo $6:40, the property of Chal 8x, on the 3rd inst.
The complainant stated that the defordunt came to her house on the Sud instaus, and stayed there all night. Early the following morning the defendant was leaving the house and complainant missing the articles. b was arrestal
Ilie Worship sentenced the defendant to tour
months' hard labour.
STEALING FROM THE DOCK COMPANY.
Leung Tak and Chen Sing were eburged with stealing a obais. vatne $5, the property of the Duck Company, on the 21. d anst
Mobamed Bux stated he was watobman at Kowloon Docks. On the 2nd inst. et ubont 3 p. witness the first defendant carrying a abalu towards Hangbag, and the second le fendant was calling for a boat. He had suspicion of the defendants and arrested Wom.
His Worabip antenood exol of the defendant. to six weeks' imprisonment.
on 2nd inst.
A COOL THEFT.
Ho Achang was charged with stealing a slook, the property of IL Lyndnisa, Wyndham Street, Cher Acheng stated that about 7 pm on the 2nd inst. he and the defandant standing in the lobby of the house with a stock in his pa- Bessba. Wituvss maked, bim what he wanted and he mid the clock bad fallen down and he was just picking it up. Witness gave defer. dant into custody.
His Warship santanted the defendant to six months' imprisonment, with hard almor.
KIDNAPPING.,
a
ما سمع
The Emir of Bukhari, who is expected to ar riro at St. Petersburg early in May, that city being his first stage on a tour through Europe, makes it a practice (says Truth) to baseada dozen sheen and teen calves every day. Is always alios off the head at a stroke, and this in bis favourite amusement, as he is particularly proud of his prowess in this respect. The Ameer, whose travels will be supervised by the Russian Government, is to pass a month to Park; and it is greatly to he wished that his dislike of a se voyage will keep him from visiting England. Tho Sheh is quite an onlightened and rofned potentate compared with the ruler of Bokhara.
DESTINATION.
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Monday, 3rd March.
ON LONDON.
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JOINT STOCK SHARES.
PAID TE. QUOTATIONS.
$125 192pot.pm., ar div. 210 211
350 $80
COMPANY. Bank
Horgkang & &'hai. New Oriental
Brown & Co., H. G. China Borneo
will be twenty-four electric. Iaunches on the The Daily News says:-Next season there Upper Thames, and in a few years stem launches will be extinct. An electrio nunca dispensos with the boller, furanoa, and engines, which take up.so much room on steam launcher. No stoker or engineer is needed. The elargad motors are nid along the kesi beneath the flooring of the hold, had the lunch need not slow- ap for day China-Sogar miles, and then it can replenish its storage bat-Chinese Loan '84 B.. taries stouw of the may stations on raate. The Chinese Loan. '84 C.. largest electric ship on the Upper Thames is Chinese Loan '86 E... Tis. the Pisomuntess Bury. It oust £2,000, la mirty- Cruistshank & Co tive fest long, carriak sixty passengers, and own be hired at sixty guineas a week.
Daky Farm Oo....... Darrel Bay Trading. Fenwick & Co., Geo.. Gordon & Co... G...
Do you know why P. T. Barna is unph.Green Island Cemont Chan Bing, a scaun, was okurged with steal-palar in Canada P asked & theatrical agent.H. Brick & Cement.
will tell you. ing a child three months old.
H. & C. Bakery.................. There is a heavy daly Honghong & C. Ca.. The mother of the child, a boatwoman, state postare in Cunds and the showman who Hongkong Electric that the defendant and two other men engaged takes a large quantity of printed matter into the H.L. Tramways..
Dominion is ander en enormous expense. Bar Hongkong Ico her boat at Huogham tobring then to Bast Point. and determined to avoid the exaction. He & K. Whorf & G.- She afterwards began to chew a piece of sugar cans given to her by the defendant, which had planned a Canadian tour for 1386, and two years. Steam Laundes. ahifter taste and made her giddy. She threw before sent toms of posters to Canada and Hongkong Bope...... neglected to pay the duty. The stuff lay in the H. & W. Dock......... it away and became unconscians. When she re
vored concioneros she found bersel at Nine Custom House without being called for, and at Hotels tan-kuk where the defendant back the child at the off ciale decided to advertise it for sale at action: Baranm sent an agent to the ente to ashore under protenos of buying some cakes for
bay up the show hills, and he did soat a bargaite Its then bound and gagged by the
The serst leaked ont, and that's the ivaron
Barnám."
two pater men, bat. sacther boat com the patrictie citizens of Canada are down.o up she managed to attract attention, The two men then jumped overboard and reasbed the abers. On being released the witcess took bot boat to Yaumati, whore she gave information to the palies. The child was subanquently found îkages and the defondant was arrested.
* 2360 was remanded.
BEFORE MR E. ROBINSON.
A marked. Eesturo of the rarions entertain. manta gison to Prinos Albert Victor during his recent visit to Racgoon was the tremps of danc ing girls who sang and danced before him. In many cases they were girls of good birth, the dany sters of respectable parouts. At a garlon party giren at Government House some of those Chan Sn. In was Lougat up on regiuni, young ladies apparantly theeght it desirable to obarged with gising fabs particulars with revindicate their own nosilion and gire this Prince spet to two tenements of which be as the resome explanation of their appesinos in the to gistered owner, unter Ordinance 15 of 1888, them unusual position of ladies of the ballot. section 3, sub-section 1.
In one of their songs they said" It is true that
FALSE RETURN OF EYEMENTY.
Austin Arms..... Borgkong Rotel... Do. Debentures, Peak Hotel Insurancea
· 350 || $40. $100 $225
$500 3p.ct. premi., nom. $500 6p.ctprem, nom. 250 12 p.st.grem, num. $5014, nom.
$10 $12,10m.
38: par
$25 $30, no. 126 $26, non 350 $40
$50 $76, Bales
$17.50 $16
10 $128
6. 18.
$100 $290
$26 $106, ex div. $50 $98
150 nom.
350$105, nom.
$195 48p. at. pr.
!
$255 p, cò, di»., sellers $100 $200 $500 $501
Canton........$50 $125, Ja..
China Fire
China Traders... Chinese Insurance.
Hongkong Firo... North-Cuina Singapore... Straits Fire Straits Marine. Urm... Yangtze
Land & Building
H. La Trvestm't Kowloon Land lov. Peak Building:.....
· Richmond Terrace. Shanghai Land West Point Buildg. Lizos Sugar Mariaburk Furniture
The case was remanded from the 24th-ul-in-on-other..occasions our demoenour is terred, order to allow the roquisition to be translated but on this occasion we are bent on merrymak. and certified.
ing. We are tree from blemish. We hate been permitted for the nopee to indulge our selves in dance and song to do hopear to thing occasion.".
Mr. Rouco again appeared for the defendant. The requisition was now pat in, translated and certified, and his Worship imposed a fine for
ach house of $25 and $100 respectively..
THE AMION CASE,
Sit Leang Kit was again brought up où re- mand sharged with setting fire to a stop in Hon. han Strand, and the one was committed for trial.
CORRESPONDENCE.
We do not held ourselves responsible for the onions expressad by our Correnpandenda.)
SUNDAY MORNING'S FIRE.
One of the most intrepid explorera of the day Parisian lady, Madame is Rsy, mother of the Dno d'Abrantes, who has been for sever wonthe engaged in Eastern travel. After har ing visited Babylon and Nineveh, she, traversed the Persiar deserta, amid terrible privations, in order to reach Ladia For five nighte her little caravan had to encamp in the wilds without meeting living soul or even discovering the slightest trace of a human being During all thia Lize the cold was so interse that Madame lo Ray's Augers wore frost-bitten, and her guiden became seriously ill. She macsped at last to ranch the Persian Gulf, where she embarked for
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS." 513,---I observed a paragraph it your is of India. An acusat of her adventurous joneney to-day which says that a fre on Sunday morn will be almost as interesting aa that which will ing which broke out at the store, of Mr. J. S.be given by M. Bonvalot and Prince Hanci Lavas at East Point was pet ont it about ball d'Orloans on their return Eron Thibet an-hour by the Wanchai frs engias. Now I
wish to know on what authority you learnt that
I saw the Bugar Refinery's Bre engine and Jay-
A good story is told of Professor Jowett at
Balmoral Gold' ... Charbonnages... Jelaba Puajom
pear Planting
East Borneo un Lauk Planting. Lanag Plating...... Bongei Koyab...... s'hai & H. Whart Shanghai Water. Steamship Coya.
China & Manila.. China Shippers... Douglas S. B. Co.... H., Canton, & M... Tado-China 9, N... at Lanch... Truss & Loan Co. Watson & Co., A. B
620 442, cum. $25 $72
$200 $80, A.
550 $400, cum, 250 Tis. 850 320 $16
$20 $18
| 520 | 8238
* 825 | 8101
$100 | 192
550 893 $80 F16 $13 $16- £100 8200 Tla, 30 Fle, 31 $40 $45 $100 $71
$$$0, no.
$10 $12 $181.58 $425, salos
$10 $17, callers
Tls. 50Th. 91
$40557 $20 $20, nom. $25+8:30
$40 360 The 100 a. 227+
229 1850
--
550116
£18 £14.108,
$50 $66
Bradloy Gyles
P. orris
Brit, atr.... Hall
INTIMATIONS,
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›P, M. 8. 8. 03. .0.0. 8. 9. Co. Adamson, Ball & Co. Carlowita & Co... Butterfeld & Blo P. & 0.8. N. Co. animos Jardine, Matheson & Jo... Batharold & Swire......... P.&O. 9. N. Co............... Donghs Laprak & on, vị
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EDITION D'OUTRE-MEE PARAIBEANT TOUTES LES SEMAINES BT COMPRENANT 10 PAGES DE TEXTE ARAND FORMAT.
La seule publication en langue française dartinée spécialement à tous les pays d'Outre- Merdonnant le Résumé hebdomadaire du mouvement-politique, artistique, Littéraire, raientifique, industrial, et sapimeratal du moule
entior.
Tablons graphique des transitions emmer aisles sur toutes les place, cours, marchés,
Correspondances apériales de trates les Lospitaler modes variétés,eta-Romana - Feriz. letona inétils das premiers auteure contempo
ratas..
On 12th inst., at Noo Ou or about th Oh-10th inst Quick despatah. On 7th inst, 10 AM. On or about 18th inst. Tudorrow, at Noon, On 10th inat, 10AM On 6th instat Noon On 25tvinst., I p.m. - On 13th lust, 1 F..
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VESSELS ON THE BERTH, COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS.
NOTICE.
STEAM. FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE DATAVIA, CO- LOMBO, ADEN, BUEZ, PORT SAID, MEDITERRANEAN, AND BLACK SEA FORTS,
AND ALEXANDEIA, MARSEILLES. PORTS OF BRAZIL AND LA PLATA; LONDON, HAVRE, AND BORDEAUX.
A380,
WEDNESDAY the 5th-Maroh 1890, at Noon, the Company's Stoanuskip NATAL" Commandant Such, with NAILS. A chagne numéro est joint un supplément littéraire de douse colonnes qui réunit is oolla PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will baration des nouvellistes, ohrasigwears, et ro-leave this Port for the above places. manniers los pies en vogue..
PRIX D'ABONNEMENT; Bix Mots.
DOUSE MOL,
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PRIX D'ABONNEMENT:: TROIS MOIS. Six Moms, Douze Moss,
fr. 15.
fr. 80.
fr. 80
CONDITIONE
Toate domande d'abonnement do être socomi pagnée d'un mandat sur la puste où sutre à vne Sur Bruxelles, Paris, ou Londres. Tes abonne- ments commencent le ler on le 16 de chaqué mois.
Eavoi gratuit de numéros spécimen, à toute | personne qui ez adressers la demande éorite à
Administration:
17, BUE UBS SABLES, BRUKEELES
JUST PUBLISHED. *
THE SIXTY NGLO-CHINESE
12153
Cargo and Specie will be registered for Lon- don as well as for Marseilles, and accepted in transit through Marseilles for the principal. place of Europe,
VESSELS ON THE BEKIN.
NORDDEUTSCHËR LLOYD:
STEAM FOR BINGAPORE, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ,
PORT SAID, BRINDISI, GENOA, ANTWERP. REEMEN, AND HAMBURG. PORTS IN THE LEVANT, BLACK SEA AND BALTIC PORTS;
ALSO.
LONDON, NEW YORK; BOSTON, BAL"
TIMORE, NEW ORLEANS, GALVESTON, AND SOUTH AMERICAN
PORTS.
MAIL EXPECTED.
TIKE ENGLISH MAIX.
The P. & O. atoamar Pekin, with the nort outward. English mail, left Bingapore at 8 a.m. on the 27th February, and ia due here on the 4th instant.
"THE INDIAN MAIL. The steamor Arratson Apcer, with the Indian mail, oft Singapore on the Bad, wad is dus hore on the 9tb instant.
THE 'ANKRIGAN MATI.
The P. M. steamer City of Rio de Janeiro,
THE COMPANY'S STRAHEED WILL CALL AT with the next American mail, left San Francine
SOUTHAMPTON POLAND PASSENGERS on the 15th February, and le due bere on or
AND LUGGAGE.
.....
N.BARGO CAN BE TAKEN ON Tzovan ahout the 14th inst
BILLS OF LADING FOR THE PRINCIPAL PLACES IN RUSSIA,
'THE CANALIAN KAI
The C. P. steamer Batavic, with the Canadian
mail, left Vancouver on the 18th February, and is duo here on or about the 18th inst
STEAMER EXPECTED.
ON SUNDAY, the 18th day of March, 1890, at 10 ., the Company's Steamship **BACHSEN," Captain v. donasel, with MAILE, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and Th D. D. R. stramer Niche left Singapore CARGO will leave this Port as above, CALLING AT GETOL.
on the 25th inst, and is dve here on 16s 4th
FOST-OFFION NOTICES.
Shipping Orders will be granted till Noox, Marob Cargo will be received on Bourd until P.M. Specie and Parsels until 3 PM, on the 18th March. (Paresls are not to be sent on Board; they must be 'laft at the Agency's Offco). Contents and Value of Fackages are and steamers in Harbor, may be posted in Letters, Parcels, &o for Kowloon Point
required.
The Steamer has splendid Accommodation, and carries a Doctor and Stowardena For Further Particulars, apply tó
MELOVERS & Co.,
Agente. Hongkong, 17th February, 1989. "SHIRE LINE OF STEAMERS..
FOR HAVRE, LONDON, HAMBURO, AND ANTWERP. THE Steamship
CARMARTHENSHIRE,"
the General Post Offeo up to 11-20 am. and 9:30 p.m. Lotters from Kowloon Point rasy ba posted in the Letter Box which has haen placed In the Police Station Compound up to 12 and 4 d'elook.
Local rates will be charged.
To avexi fhoft senders of letters from Kowloon, are requested to cancel thair stamps by writing the word stamped across them.
Corers containing Dank Notes, Jowellery, &c. should be registered.
There will be no Sunday delic wy,
Pask delivery. Letter boxes have been
Captain Clarke, will be despatches on or about placed in the tram cars and correspondence will be delivered by the twelve and four o'clock the 18th March.
This steamer ane superior Passenger Acobars only. Teal tates will be charged. Cozzer
pordimes adrasand to the Peak may be posted in modation.
the General Past Office, up to 11.30 am, and 3.30 por in the Letter Boxes in the mars till time of departure. Correspondence from the Poak, may be posted in the Letter Boxes up to twelve, and four o'clock. Paroels for the Foak may be !ported in the General Post Office only up to 11.30. arm, and 3.30 p.m. There will be no Sunday de- livery. Covers outsining bank notes, jewellery,
For Freight or Passage, apply ta
ADAMSON, BELL & Co.
Agents. Hongkong, 28th, February, 1800, 241 OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTALSTEAM- SHIP COMPANY.
Shaping Orders will do grantädtil ̈Noos, - Carge will ho roosived on board until 4 P.M... Spoote and Parcels until 9.x., on the 4th TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS & should be registered. To avoid robbery send-
March, 1890. (Parools are not to be sent
on board; they must be left at the Agency's
required.
TO JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES. MEXICO, CENTRAL AND SOUTH
ers of lettera are requested to concol their stampe
Ofon) Conforta sod Value of Packages AMERICA, AND EUROPE; VIA THE by writing the word stamped serous that
OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND For further particolors, apply at the Com-ATLANTIC AND OTHER CONNECTING pany's Office.
G. DE CHAMPEAUX,
Agent Hongkong, 21st February, 1899.
- CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY. TAKING
STEAMERS.
When Cerrar cadence has been mis-sent or played (both of which are able to happen boonsfonally) all that the addressen need do is to nate on the cover, Sent (or Received
12 THE Storship OCEANIC" will be at 7 pm, or as the ouse may be, and forward in despatched for San Francisco via Toko without any other writing whatever, to the hama, and Honolsin, on THURSDAY, the Postmaster-General. This should be acted on 18th March, 1800, at ONE F., Connection the first time case of complaint ecours; it au being made at Yokohams with Steamers from mistake to let sneh matters pass for fear of Shanghai and Japan Ports.
giving trouble, a couras which generally giros more trouble in the end.
TO
CARGO AND PASSENDE3 JAPAN, CANADA, THE UNITED 87TATES, AND EUROPE. PLA THRSCANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY AND OTHER CONNECTING RAILWAY LINES & STEAMERS.
THE British Steamship
CALENDAR,T
From 1st January, 1834 to 1st December, 1893, baing from the 31st year of the 75th Cyole to the 30th year of the 76th Crole..
"PARTHIA,"*' 3167 Tens Register, Captain F. I Wallace, will be despatched for VANCOUVER, B.C., VIA INLAND SEA, KOBE, and YOKO. HAMA, on THURSDAY, the 6th Marah, at Noon.
To be followed by the E. S. "BATAVIA," 12:22 o 3rd April, and 3. & ABYSSINIA on
24th April.
Prico, $1.34 Sewa.: 82.00 Cloth Hoogt og Enblished at the Daily Press Offoe." Sold by wŭ Booksellers.
Hongkong. 6th November, 1889.
THE
Crauention will be made at Yokohama with CEYLON HANDBOOK AND Steamers from Slanghai, and Japan Parts,
„DIRECTORY.
and at Vancouver with Pacific Coast Points. Volume, which forms valuable Re-by the regular Steamers of the PACIFIC COAST Tpertory of Infm-mation regarding Ceylon STEAMSHIP COMPANY and other Steamers. and a General Handbook thoroto, is widely căr calated not only in the Island but thronghent the British Empire,
It inobades a complete list of all the Coffee Coconat, Cinnation, Tea, Sugar, and Cinchona plantativos in the Island, with fall, particulars o Dirostories of all sections of the com munity, a valuable body of Statistics, and much assful General Informaation. It is indispensable to all intelligent residents, or purtion interested in the Colony.
·
Through Passage Toketa grantol ta Eng land, France, and Germany by all trans-Atlantic
ling of StenIDGES.
First-class Fares granted as follows To Vancouver & Victoria (Mex)] $270.00. To Montreal, New York, & 200.00 To Liverpool...........
... 325.00, To Londen. To other European. Points at propertinaste antes. Spacina rodnoad ratan granted to Oficers
330.00
All PARCEL PACKAGES should be marked to address in full; and same will be received at the Company's Office until Erve e.. the day pre- vions to sailing.
First-ola Fares granted as follows - To San FranDİKDO
--- $225.00 To San Francisco and retura, 999.75
available for 6 moatke To Liverpool
To London.....
>
The authorised List of Mails issued in connection with this paper in the one published twice each day in our Extn, which is alwapa įourpected to a much later hour than that given
baldy.
A MAIL WILL CLOSE. 325.00 For Shanghai-Per Fushun, today, the 4th ...... 383.00inst, at 3.30 P.M.
For Singapore-Por Chayeang, to-day, the To other Europeas, punts at proportionate rates. Special reduced rates granted to Officers 4th inst., at 3.30 P.M... of the Army, Navy, Civil Service, and the For Saigon-Fer Moray, to-day, the 4th Imperial Chinose Customs. to be obtained on inst. at p..
For Hollow, Toursas, and Quiuhon.-Fer application.
Passengers by this line have the option of pro- 1 dočiv, to-day, the 4th inst., at 5:00 e.m. needing Overland by the Southern Pacify and connecting Lines, Central Pacific. Northers Pacifio, or Canadian Pasitic Railways.
Passengers, who huru paid full fire, embarking at San Francians for China or Japan 76T80) within one year, will bo (or vice allowed a discount of 10 This allowance does not apply to through fares from China and Japan to Europe.
Consular Invoices to accompany Cargo des. tined to points heyond San Francisco in the United States should be sent to the Company's Offices, addressed to the Collector of Custome San Francisco.
Fer Nagamki, Kobe, Yokobama, and Van giver.Par Parthic, on Tharmilay, the 6th [inst., at 11.30 4.15.
Fer Straits Settlements-Per-Fricshidon Friday, tho ih inst., at 9.30 .M.
For Straits and Bombay.-For Bormida, on Friday, the 7th inst, at 11.30a.m.
For Yokohama, Honelala, and San Francis -Per Oceanic, on Thursday, the 13th ist, at · 0.30 PM.
For Nagasaki, Kobe, and Yokohama.-Por Verona, on Thursday, the 13th inat, at 5,00 P.3.
MAILS BY TAB FRENCH PACKET. The French Contract Packet Natal will ba
PRICE OF THE VOLUME: 3 Rupeos. Can of the Army, Navy, Civa Sarvion, and the er Fastage, spply to the Avancy of the Cind despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 5th March,
ringe to China (a big book) Es. 1.
to
Four Dollars will cover cost and postago to China Straits &o., Orders may be sent "Dolle Press" Olloo, Hongkong.
int
FOR SINGAPORE, HAVRE, AND
HAMBURG: (Taking Cargo at through rates to ANTWERP, AMSTERDAM. ROTTERDAM, LONDON, LIVES. POOL, and BREMEN).
THES
HE Steamship
-“ KRIEMATLÐ,” Captain Schaefer, will be despatched for the above Ports D FRIDAY, the 7th March, sk TEN LY.
Imperial Chinese and Japanese Customs, to ba obtained on application.
Consular Invoices, to socompany Cargo des- tinod to Points in the United Stater should be sent to the Company's Offices, addressed to Mez D. E. BROWN, District Freight Agont, Van- tourer, B.C.
Figlit will be received on Board until 4.P.M. on the 5th March.
All Parcels must be sent to oár. Olloe and should be marked to allruss in fil; and the sanie will be received by us until 5 P.2. the day previone to sailing.
13.
For information as to Pasinge or Freight, apply to
ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, 7th February, 1890.
STEAM FOR
PENANG, COLOMBO, ADEN, ISMAILIA, PORT SAID, MALTA GIBRALTAR. MARSEILLES, BRINDISI, TRIESTE, VENICE. PLYMOUTH, AND LONDON;
AL90," BOMBAY, MADRAS. CALCUTTA, AND
For Freight or Passage, apply to
SINGAPORD, SIBVSSEN & Co.,
1524
A genta
Hongkong, 28th February, 1890.
NAVIGAZIONE GENERALE ITALIAN A 10 12p. of dis., bayers (FLORIO & USATTING UNTIED COMPANIES)
129 £98, sollers ·
$30 Dom.
$10 $22
Oprunt.
Far Fioul. Allow'on,
cattiez.
dine's old manna? turned out, hat their services were not required. Now it is absolutul fules Oxford. A boredom to whick that famous tawa This year's New Mawa...$590.24 to say "The Wanchai Sre sagine was soon upon is abjected is the coastant arowds of tourists, Last year's New Malwa ...$30 2 to 3 the soone and with the copione supply of water principally Americans, which infest the place Uld Malwa......
$540 13 to 21 9340 1
$4875 per ebeat.
day and night, and every day and every night of Older Malwa... at band succeeded in putting the Era out in
bont half-an-hour, &o, for I did not see the the pear. For these objectionable individuals New Patna shadow of the Wanchai fire engine up to half. Brogg guides hats, of couras, beswappointel, Banaras (New) ......$4871 'n
but as there is a smart competition among them Editor, will you please tell us where they got sicerupes for public favour, ons imaginative man
past two o'clock, before I want home, Now, Mr.
begin.
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE,
A56,17
(Watbulb) 62 3.410 Theracze 1 rm. (Wetdub)-89 Baranetov 47...... 2. Treiman, x..(Wet bulb)
thermogliono mom od
·German eto 15 Thermom, Winsmam lover
alghikagoma 54
Thecinomater,
CHINA COAST MELKÜROLOGICAL
tist "copious supply of water" from? The hit upon the following plan by which he could at Conseway Bay we quits dry at the time the least always be gare of showing to the arowd cf fire broke pat, and it was a dry that the Sugarping Ynaker that followed him one of the lives. FACONER & Co.'s FERISTER, MARTE BHD. Refinery's fire engine and Jardine's manual had fans of the place. It so happened that Jowoltarter, to go to that small stream by the vegetable very busily engaged on his famous transis gardou for water. And it is tell you this,tion of Flate at the time, and unfortunately that it was all owing to the few Indians who for him, the guida wo are speaking of had lived down there that the firs was so we put learnt that the learned professor salady windows Thrector, But aut not to the Wanchai fire engine ad locked into the Broad Street. Cening with his it not been for the Inbans not less than half amenagerie under those windows the guide would This, ladies and gentlemen, is Balliol dozen houses would have been barat that mora- Calego, one of the very holdest in the ing-Touri, ata,
huniversity, and famous for the heradition of its ankolara The 'end of Balliol College is called the Master; the present master of Ballial is the celebrated Professor Benjamin Jowett, Regins BLATION, Profomor of Greek. Those are Professor Ben jamia Jowett's study windows, atl there"-hara the rufian would stoop down, take up a handful The whole of the late Mr. C. R. M. Talbot's of gravel, and throw it up against the panes, Nagmaki..... immense property has been left to Mia Talbot, bringing poor Jeweth, livid with fury, to the Shright..... bis eldest daughter, without trust or coalition window-Indies and gentlemen) is Professor
Hongkong, 3rd March, 1690.
OLLA PODRILA,
TROTH.
The property amounts, it is understood, to some Benjamin Jowett himself.
millions. Mies Talbot, who is also sole ersentriK,
is between forty and lifty years old, and is now
the wealthiest lady in South Wales. She is a
philanthropist of unbounded liberality.
-and after the slow Mansfeld was curious to
Pi'orlack Zakys.......
BEGISTER.
fað March, 1970, AL:5 7.M.
Heaghos
1∙Haiphong--- Hello eve Euplag...
34,27
Jod Merch, 1606, at 30 AM-
STRITON
Tokra
Showghas.p
Bongteng....
Halphabe
20,00
The barcoster has fallen but gridiente arv steny Aė N.3. at the eighbourhood of the Former Chapel, dowly, coal, and dry weather prevail
W, DOROK, Hongkong Observatory, Bed Marok, 1890,
Some year ago Richard Mansfield, the now, famous actor, wai playing in a provincial town, A Carlisle paper tells a good story of Sir and got rather friendly with a young fellow
in the company. Wilic Lawson. It may be thin suurised.
Just before the peforar Bir Wilfrid was going to Carliste Station, wiene on Christmas Dre this friend received a he was recognised by a newsboy, who asked him tolog rom from s firm of London sclipitors inform to buy an evening paper with a grost speech of him that his role had died args left him a Sir Wilfrid Jawson therein. The tempted, large fortune. The good news, however, did cot)... the witty baronet bought, but found a minute. Pour to have a elevating effect on his spirits, later that he had been sold," for their was no know why he received good fortune so gloomily Bal sach speech, and the baronet remembered, too Than the young actor nubosomed himself of's inta that he had not spoken in public for some and story, telling how he had married for love „dayi before.
against the wish of the said unele and, being reduced to great poverty, had deserted bla wife That is a terrible story coming from North and child, hoging to make friends with the hard Queenalandabouts man who was lost in the brali. bearted relative and usud money to bis dear ones He used up all his water, and then dropped his privately. The plan was upset by the disappear- "billy" in the agony of his thirat. By and by, ance of the young wife, who went away, leaving fortaruately, he came to a water-hels, where he tree behind. All his efforts to fad ber had sinired hin thirst and found the road again. He been soavailing, and the rich inheritance orma had still some thirty mim to go, however, ind i too late to make him a happy man, Mansfield he had nothing whatever to carry water in. Of coodoled with him, and stiera while started to course it would have been madness to attempt to welk home. On the way he man socosted by a travel thirty miles on foot under North Qaseus- young woman, who timidly begged for charity, load sas without say water, se bis ready inver-explaining, when he questioned her sympatheti-romster Lion came to his sid. He had been horrified a cally, that she was a hegger for the sake of her tigeratore
matt short distance back by the skeleton of a man, who juick sbild. Ofanuran Maralleld saw her house, Direction of wind ** had evidently been dead several years. He went and got food and drink far hes and the ailing Force of wint back and got the skail, plaggel sy the eyelioles. boy of ecurus she told him the story of her life; Weather with clay, and Blad it with water. He then and, of course, he discovered that she was not tromped that thirty miles on the water contained other person in this world than the missing wito in the skuil!. “Can any novelist imegine a more of his friend, whom she supposed dead. Bo ghastly and frightful idea than this, for which Christmas Day saw the pair resalted and happy. Te'osa vouch.
! It is a pretty tale, and deserves to be true.
3. KPEOROLOGICAL REGISTER.".
STEAM FORM SINGAPORE, PENANG, AND BOMBAY, having connexion with Company's Mail Steamers, to ADEN, SUEZ PORT SAID MESSINA, NAPLES, (LEGHORN), and GENOA all MEDITERRANNAN, ADRIATIŲ, LEVANTINE, and SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS up to CALLAO. Taking
GULF and BAĞDAD,
Company's Steamslúp
DORMIDA,"
AUSTRALIA.
ON THROUGH N.H-CARGO CAN BE TAKEN
BILES OF LANG FOR BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULF PORTA, MARSLIZES, TRIESTE, HAN- BURG, NEW YORK, AND BOSTON.
SPECIE ONEY LANDED AT PLYMOUTH, MARK
For further information as to Freight pany, No. 504, Queen's Boud Central
C. D. HARMAN, Agent. Hongkong, 14th February, 1800----
14
08. MAIL LINE PACIFIC MALTEAMSHIPCOMVANY. THROUGHEW YORK, VIA OVER LAND RAILWAYS, A TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO.
EU. MITY OF BIG L DE JANEIR" be despatched for San Francisco, rià à skolacas, on TUESDAY, the 25th March, 191, at 1 P., taking Fasangers and Froight for Japan, the United Stales, and Europe.
with Mails to the United Kingdom, Europe, and places beyond, viu Marseillée; to Saigon, Straits Settlements, Bataria, Burmah, Cayton, Madras, the Australader Colonies, Aden, Natal and the Cape, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.
The anal hours will be observed in plesing the Mails, Sa
The Post Office declines all responsibility for Unregistered Covers containing Bank Notes, Coin, or Jewellery, and, where Registration has been neglected, will make no enquiries into alleged lossse of such poveza.
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. The United States Mail Faelot Oceanic Through Bills of Lading sued for trans- portation to Yokohama al other Japan Poeta, will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 16th to San Francisco, to Aflaatio and Inland Cities inst, with fails for Japan, Hanolela, San Fran. of the United States, vit Overland Railways, to disco, the United States, Canada, Peru, &c, Havana, Trinidad, and Demerara, and to ports which will be closed as follows:-
Mexico, Central and South Americs, by the 0.15 P.M., Registry Chasen, Company's and airmenting Stosamera.
Through Passage Tickets granted to England, France, kad Chrmany by all ters: Atiautio fines of Stearners.
First-class Fares granted as follows:-- To Esu #rangised
$225.00
To San Francisce and return 302.75
available for 6 months...
To Liverpool
To Lendon
immer
325.00 830,00
To other European points at proportionate rates. Spacial reinned rstex granted to Offers
Cargo at through rates to PERSIAN PENINSULA AND OXIRUTAL STEAN of the Army, Navy. Civil Service, and the
NAVIGATION COMPANY'S
Steamship Imperial Chinese Customs, to be obtained on “MASSILIA,” Captain C. Fraser, with Her application. Majesty's Mails, will be despatched from this Pasungare by this line have the option of pro- for LONDON VIA BOMBAT sad SUEZ ceeding Overland by the Southern Fasitiu and CANAL on WEDNESDAY, the 13th March, connecting Lines, Central Pacific, Northern
Pacifio, or Canadian Pacific Railways. ** NOON.
Passengers, who have paid full fare, re embarking at San Franciscs for China or Japan (or vice versa) within one year, will be allowed a discount of 107, from Return Fare This allowance does not apply to through fares from China and Japan to Europe.
Cargo will be reesived on board unti 4 r., Parcels and Sproie (Gold) at the Office until 4 P.M. on the day before sailing,
Silk and Valuables for Europe will be tran- shipped at Colombo: Tea and Genseal Cargo for Loulon will be conveyed vit Bombay
Freight will be received on board until 4 P. without transhipment, seriving one week later 16thas by the ordinary direct route vis Colamha. the cay provions to sailing, Prene! Package
De Negri, Master, will be dospataked 56 above on FRIDAY, the 7th March, at Noon.
At BOMBAY the Steamers are discharging in VICTORIA DODK.
For Further Particulare regarding Freight and Passage, apply tɔ ;
CARLOWITZ & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, 24th February, 1890
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED,
FOR TIENTSİN. THE Company's Stensbiy
." KAIFONG," Captain Gyles, will be despatched as above on |BATURDAY, the 8th. Marshalsen
For Freight or Passage, apply to
450
- BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,'
Agosta. Hongkong, 22nd Fébenary, 1880
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL. US Company's Steamship.
PALINURUS,"
Captain Jackson, will be despatched as abova on MONDAY, the 10th lust.
For Freigks or Fassage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
Agents
Hongkong, 3rd March, 1890,
1355 INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR TIENTSIN, THE Company's Steamship
“YIKSANG"
THE
Captain Brailley, will be despatched "as shore. OF FILIDAY, the 14th of March.
For Freight or Passago, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co,
General Managers.
1516 Hongkong. 26th February, 1800,
“SHIRD” LINE OF STEAMERS. FOR NEW YORK.
Provios
day.
(at ♣ p.25.
on date: On use at 30 mm. at 1 pm
30.11
61
THE Steamship
E..
Highost open air kamperature on the dominan Loweto ir temperature on the
W. DOBEBOK, Rangkong barratory, Brá March, 1890,
MERIONETHBEIRE,”: ACAS Captain Dowling, will be despatched for the. above Port on or about tho 14th Marab.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
ADAMSON, BELL & CA,
Agente
FR695, Hongkong, 5th February, 1890.
0.30 r.M. Post Office closes, but Correspondenes may be posted on board the Packet with. Late Fee of 10 monts extra Postage until the time of departure.
The Post Offlos deciines all responsibility for Unregistered Letters containing Bank Notes, Coin, or Jewellery, and, where Registration has been neglected, will make no enquiries into sileged Yowner of such letters.
HOURS OF CLOSING THE ENGLISH AND FRENCH MAILS. When the Packets leave at Noon. The following hoars will be observed in closing ismails for Europe, &c., by the English and French Packets, when they leave at Noos. The Money Order Ofice will be closed at 5 r.m. the day before.
8:00 AM-Porting of Prices Carrent and Cir-
.culars ceases. (Prices Current and Chroniare may however ba up to 10 o'clock if they are tel in bundles by country, with the addresses all one way.) 10.00 AM-Registry cases.. 19,30A.M.-Posting of newspapers, books, and
patterns cesses.
11.00 AM.-Mail olones-
LATE LETTER3 may be posted (from 11.10
For further particulars regarding FREIGHT will be received at the Offos until 5 PM, same.3.) with 10 cents late fee up to 11.80 a and: PASSAGE apply to the PENINSULA & day; al Parcel Packages should be marked to after whigh hour they may be sent on board. ORIENTAL SHAM NAVIGATION COMPANY' address in fall; value of same is required. Offet, Hongkong,
with the same lata foo.....
PORTAL NOTES.
Consular Invoicoe to socompany · Cargo: The Contents and Value of Packages are redestined to pointy beyond San Francisco geirod to be declared prior to shipment
in the United States should be sent to the
1-Postal Notes of the values namped below Shippers are particularly requested to note Company's Offices in Sealed Envelopes, address of payable within three months at sny Post. Onics the terms and conditions of the Company's to the Collector of Customs at San Francisco. in the United Kingdom, er at Constantinople. Black Bills of Lading.
For further information as to Passage and on be obtained at Hongkong or at any British Thin Stoomer takon Cargo and Patongars Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company Post Office in China (except Hollow and Tien for Marseilles.
No. 304, Queen's Road Central
tain) at the following prices, which inelade Commission:
1+
E.L. WOODIN,
Superintendent Hongkong, let March, 1890.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
FOR SANDAKAN · AND KUDAT. THE Company's Steamship
TH
"MEMNON,"
Captain Deff, will be despatched as above SATURDAY, the 15th foot, at Nook. In fatore this or other steamers will ply between British North Borneo and, Hongkong only,
eating Hongkong about svery eighteen days.
For Fraight or Panags, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
Agente. Hengkong, Brd March, 1890.
STEAM TO SHANGHAL
THE P. & O, S. N. Co.'s Steamship
1888
"PEKIN," Captain F. Harris, will leave for the above pluco about 24 hours after her arrival with the outward English Mall.
E. L. WOODIN,.
Saperintendent. Hoogkong, 26th Feburary, 1890.
FOR HAMBURG AND LONDON. THE 8 1 1 1. British Bark
TH
** BUHATEA”
Q. D. HARMAN, Agent. Trongkong, 27th February, 1890.
[$
16
5 Ja
1
20
NOT RESTONSIBLE FOR DEBTS.
33 venta.
.............. 50
$8.80
********26.60.
Neither the CAPTAINS, the AGENTS, nor the OWNER, will be RESPONSIBLE for ang
All money orders or the United Kingdom for DEBT contracted by the Officers or the Cronus not oroeeding £5 applied for at Hong- of the following Vessels during their stay in kong or Shanghai will be issued by means of Hoogkong Harbour -
these Notes
ور
INGRAHAN, Ger. tr. Masamaan.Wister & Co.
The purchaser of any Postal Note purt Ins. Brit. soù. Swan.—Si resmen & Co.
All in the Payee's name before parting with it. Parn, Brit. str., Wallace.--Adamson, Bell He may sise fill in the unme of the Office
& Co... RING LEADER, Amr. ship, J. C. Entwisle where payment is to be made. If this is not done the note is payablo (within three monthe) Butterfield & Ewire. W.H.LINCOLN, Arship, Daly.Enaseli & Co. anywhere in the United Kingdom, or at Constantinople. Any Postal Note-may be crossed to & Back.
TOURISTAS GFIDE
dm
THE POZ. 81.
Containing the names of all the Articles of Trade, objects of Natural History, Furniture, &ith the Printi and Mandaria Pronun ciation.
The Daile Prass Ofios;
THE SAN PO
Chinese Daily Press), PUBLISHED DAILY,
Is the best medinm for Advertising wrong the Native Community.
It has been established upwards of TWENTY Ymans, and enjoys the largest bond file viron lation of any Chiness paper in Southern Obire. It is carefully edited by an experienced will load bare for the above Porta, and will hare Chinese Scholar, and contains FULL and EE quiole despatek.
LEABLE COMMERCIAL INTELLIGSDOM. For Freight, apply to
Terms for Advertising can be obtained at the CAELOWITZ & Co. Offoe, Tradham Street, Hongkong or from
501 the different Agents. Hongkong, 25th February, 1800.
3Postal Notre should always be forwarded in Registered Corora. If this precaution is zot takon No CHQUERIES WHATEVER will be made. so to the loss or alleged loss of any Note
Partal, Notas issued in the United King- Įdom arò not payable in Hongkong, or China.
"RATES OF POSTAGE. Letters, peros. Past Cards, each Books, Patterns, and Commercial
Papers, per 2 3. Newspapers & Prices Current, each Registration sout
Do with return receipt Commercial papers signify such papers as though written by hand, do not hear the charac ter of an actual or personal correspondapne, such invofoon, deeds, copied music, &a. The charge in the same for Books, but all pusket af and under d`on, weight are charged -&-öszta-
10 Cents
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