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SOLENTIFIC MISCELLANY. Robert Hooker, in 1667, The absorption
hygrometer wan-invented about thy malüdle of thei
A Frone authority has made these compari-fifteenth century by N, de Cns, on the first epae son of the cost of different methods of fraudensation hygrometer is ored to the Grand mitting the part of a steam engine: Duke Ferdinand II, of Tussang The first con parative est on 10 horas-power transmitted tinnens hygrometical observations appear to 1,099 garls By cables, 1. per.. affuetire bare boys by R. Barla, at Oxtos, in 1668 ThA Te pow. per hours by oluetricity, I by Bent thormometer is attributed to G. Galilet, hydraulion, 2.90 by pressed air, 209, towards the end of the sixteenth century. The (2) Comparative obat on 50 bono-power than first rain-gnage was used by B Castelli in 1839. mitted 1,083 yerdas By cables. 135 por effes The Grst barometer was le by Torricelli in tire horse-power or boar; by hydranties, 187 1843. by electricity, 2074 by compressed air, 2.29. (3) Comparative art on 10 cffective horse-power"
It is estimated by Adanel that 960 transmitted 5,405 yards: By electricity, 204 grammes (sbont three-fourths of a pound) of por offootire horas-mwer per hour; by compisssohonse may contain as many living organisms as ved air, 4.68 3⁄4by sablas, 4.40; by hydraulics, 529. there are inhabitante upon the earth. In a info Comparitivo cost int 50 tresli vo fotos-parer Fujich chosso when Treah he found from 90,000 reannmitted 5455 yards By electrinity, 3.57 to 10 mioraber per gramme and in asimilor par affective horas-power per hour; by cables shed days old there were 910,000 batrin 2.65 by compressed air, 1991 by hydrantes, per gramme, A. denser af checks contained 3.02. For long distances electricity is the mont000 microbes per grens when 25 days economical.
oldan 12,000,000 when 45 days of The ventro the fenat densely inhabited, as deny us from In ve years of observation at Lincole, New 600,000 to 5,000,000 organisme per gramme Zealand, Mr. George Gray has found that the having bean found near the periphery of a soft amount of impurity washed down from the sirelise -by-the rain-depends-more-on the number of showrors than on the total rainfall. An sore of land at Zinonin ressives Gunually (in 28.9 inchos
The annual death-rate from lighting in Bag- and is considerably less than 1 ger 1,000,000,
RAMME
rain), about, 179 peanda of dissolved meter.
Home Danish abomisia have been trying to including 60.5 ponds of oblorine, 15 pounds of Pulphuric anhydrido, and a little more than 2 that the favour of batter whether that of pands of nitrogen. Nearness to the ses turnips, or oily, flaby, bitter, or tallow is due plains the high proportion of chloring to the presence of bastaris. Peet. Storch bag found a large nember of a particular variety of In the last ten year five names have bum bacteria in oily batters, though he has been ided to the list of trout known in Amerionsbli to produce olly bulters by introducing, kas and, atrooms. Two new opise have bou tire bacteria into cream; while is aither oases ha found the Salvelinus Sunan of Lake Sunsps obtained bacteria, not differing tutorially from JH, which was firat: noticed in 1881 but as tho neid making bactw/la which in large quanti- not recognised as a new species until 1985; a few gave a tallowy flavour to this butter Prof ke yellow-fin roat" (Salu Mykiss Mor Jonson reports similar conlts. Prof. Fjard donald of Colorado, which was named as a found turnip Garonrad battor from cows Dot fed independent spesies in 1889. In addition, thre with taraips, and amppases the flavour 10 result imported species the commwn beawu treut of from the presence of a certain kind of boateri Europa, the German sibling and the Goo Leven trout from Scotland-havo found American homea
Those orious statements are from a lectura by: Miss Willard on womane dress; Uatch Edison and constrict him inside a wasp waistocat, and be sure you'll got no more inventions; bired a bustle a
Bismarck, and torowell to German unity cerce Robert Browning Into oorests, and you'll no more spies) pat Farrell into petticasta, and bone vale is a lost, causo,
A papor of Finland mentions a curious stone that serves as a barometer in the northern part of that country. It is called "Ilmakier and imens black, or dark gray, when foul weather is approanburg, besoning almost white in fine weather
Commander Daffargos has made a long werke of observations on the pandulum in the hope of wore accurately data mining the trace of the wirth. In a paper to the Royal Astronomical Society the other day, he referred to the in portance of the work as affecting the unite ad for all astronomical measurements, and me tloned that great differences exist in the pen lak determinaticus of the force of graviis thue for made. One of the chief causes of the differences he believes to bo vibrations of the pport from which the pendulum is brug, In order to determine the small motions if the support, be had a lens attached to it and un-gun, it is claimed to be possible ta chargo other to a fixeel object at its vida On bring ig the lenses close together so that Newton's rings could be observed in the film of air ba 1.70en them, s very small auction of the support
Two Treuch bilegiats have concluded that used a considerable oscillation of the rings torebes are not killed directly by the electrio In this way he cruid detect the motion produced varreta ordinarily used in medical work, but in the support by a person walking up a mouths the observed destruction of bacteria has Norm tain 500 yards away.
Some months ago Prot, Bobinarelli announceit the extonishing conclusion that the places
ey rotates on its axis in the same period of time) which it revolves around the sun, and the duent Italien astronomer has new brongid forward evidence tending to a similar conclusion with regard to Venus: if these views proro cor
rect, both Mercury and Venus must turn one aida constantly in the sun, just as our moon al ways turns the same side towards the Darth
By aitseling on etsotric meter to a Gatling 1,000 hots per minuta, the boating of the barrels offering the only limit to the rapidity of Bring
due to the disengagement of noids or of orygon.
Sons
So 200 photographs of lightning
sto
as holuded in the collections of the Royal Meteorological Society
OLLA PODRIDA.
vore mine was 4,461 ounces. During June the total yield of gold from the
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Flaal orders have arrived at Pondicherry from France for the disbandmant of the Boppy Batta A new black spot has been approaching the cherry with depota at Korzikal and Chanderas
Hon, which now, has its bed quarters at Poudina Sugar$100 great red spot which has been visible on the enrface of Jupiter for a dozen years, And, were. The carps is to be broken up on the 3 st
December next- cording to M. A. S. Wilkaina, soms likely to pass either over or under the latter. Calcula
Dairy Farm Co. ....... tious show that the black spot should be in cosmid, is postponed, nut abandoned It will pro, Gordon & Co, A. Ga Fearick & Co, den junction with the following end of the red spat bably take place after the Germs Emperon bas Green Jeland Cementi on July 29th, with the antze i Agnet 28 refacaed. Like the Emperor, the ex-Cannolly H. & G. Faktay and with the preceding end on September 27th. will visit Scotland. Writing to an English Hongkong & C. Gaz It is suggested that bird-music be tako friend, he anys, "I want to the heather in Hongkong Electric...
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THL Tramways Two years ago an English friand of Prince Hongkong Ive.. A number of personally observed cases of Bismarck e applied to his on half of a lady rumination, or chewing the and, in man were forbis autograph, and Prace Hiace replied lately described by Dr. Max Einhorn to the Gardinot to the lady in bis own had Dear man Medical Society of New York. The Box Lady have the greatest objection to giving dition was defined as ons in which, some time y sgraph, and never du so-Vory truly after meals, the food returns in small portions, yours, Bismarck"
down note for nots on a phonograph, and the
gored” by a musican,
without names, from the stomach through the The Paris Figaro says that Gona Tolstoi is alsophagus to the mouth, to be chewed and awal writing au spilarno to the Kreutae. Sonate." lowed answ, Rumination helors to the normal When it is fuisbed ho will write a series of physiologios proves of most besivera, who is pamphlets against drunksites; and he will then pasture collect the great quantity of the lightsat to work on a "realistic romance" in which ly antritious grasses nessary for enstaining the heroine, one of the enanoipated, will oban- life, and at leisure reduce it to small parties kor ohild.cording to these authority, and cingle it with the saliva. The stomach of Count Tolstoi la maoh irritated against the ramaleating animals differs from that of oter Russian censorship which has forbidden the olasses. It consists of four compartmente circulation of the Kretzer Benula", pauach, or rumen, housycomb bags or bonnet,
înanyplies, or psalter, and reed, or rennet. 5 he Paul frifford, the
French mientist, has dis. first to serve more or less as reservoles, into covered now promise force of condensed which the food enters at the Brat sot of wel liquifled gas. Three hundred drops of this sum lowing, wheres the latter two goat in the glan-pound are contained in's small stootooptaels dalar elements for digestion, sul receive the food under a rife barret, and aach time the tilggar ke ufter the chewing of the cal Ramination on palled ons drop falls into the broer behind the cure only vary rarely in man to whom it is Ballet. Contect with air exures It to volstilles anaocosaacyBad-more or lesbidrage instantaneously with and expansiva-force-fer One can bardly dótine raminations dias, cuesting gunpowder, and expulss balles wish for the bodily functions are in no way harmed terrible velocity, acompanied by neither nois by that process, dus as "an abnormal, anomalous or smoke, condition, which must be socially an uveom fortable and disagreable baden to its owner.
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Ja or about 18th-inst On 21st fosfat Noon On 27th just at 4 PM. To-morrow, at 3.24. „Da 22nd lost, atlг.x. On 23rd inst, at 1 RM. Quick despatch.
On or abou; 23th inst. On 22nd inst.. Quick dospatch. Quick despatol Quick despatel Quick despatch. Quink despatch. Qulok despatch." On 20th jush. About 20ti inat
On 17th inst., Daylight
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OBINA NAVIGATION. COMPANY, LIMITED.
POR NEW ZEALAND (DIRECT.)
Stor
"KWDJYANG.”' Captain Qaterkridge, will be despatched about 20th Angust."
For Freight or Panags, apply to t
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents.
+
Hongkong. 14th Jats: 1800
UNION LINE.
VESSELS
ON
THE BERTH
CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP".
COMPANY.
TAKING CARGO AND SERVERS TO JAPAN, CANADA, THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE. THE CANADIAN, PACIELO RAILWAY
PIA
AND OTHER CONNECTING RAILWAY LINES & STEAMRES.
HN Beitish Steamship
SUSSEX,”
2-404 Tons Regster, Captain
VESSELS ON THE BETH NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.
NOTION. STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, COLOMBO TUEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID,
BRINDISI, GANOA, ANTWERP, PORTS IN THE LEVANT BLACK BREMEN. AND-HAMBURG- SUA AND BALTIC PORTS; ADRO,
LONDON, NEW YORK, BOSTON, BAL- TIMORE, NOW ORLEANS.
PORT
*
Holt ADVESTON, AND SOUTH AMERICAN
COMPANY'S STEAMERS WILL CALL. AT SOUTHAMPTON TO LAND PASSENGERS AND TGGAGE.
by dearatobed for VANCOUVER, BC., VIA AMOY, FOOCHOW, SHANGHAI IN LAND SEA. KOBE, and TOKOHAMA, on SATURDAY, the 16th instant, at 3 P.M.
To be followed by the S., MONGKUT 21st August,HATAVIA "4th September.
Conncotion will be made at Yokohams with
teamers from Japan Ports, and at Vancouver with Taolo Coast Points, by the regular | Steamers of the PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP -COMPANY and other Stoamara.
TH
N.B.-CARGO CAN BE TAKEN OF "THROUGH,
BILYS OF LAYingkor tie PRINCIPAL PLACE IN Busara NWEDNESDAY, the 27th day of August, 1590, at 4. Cy's Steamslup PREUSSEN." Captain Beinkasten, with
Through Passage Tickets gmabed to Bux-MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE-ud- land, France, and Gorrasny by all frans-Aflaatio lines of Steamers
First-clas Fares granted as follows:-* To Vanoeuver & Victoria...(Hes.) 8210.05. To Montreal, New York, & Tu-Liverpoolaligi.
To Landon....
200.00. 23:00: 300.06.
To other Eumpaan Points at propertyata retes. Special rounced rates granted to Odgers of the Army, Navy, Civil Sevice, and the Imperial Chinese and Japanese Cestoms, to be obtained on application.
Consular Invoices to accompany. Cargo' des- Ginel to Points in the United States eliould be sent to the Company's Offees, addressoil to Mr. D. E. BROWN,. District Freight Agent, Van- conven, B.C
Freight will be received on Board until 4.P. on the 15th inst
All Parcels Dust be sent to our Offles and should be marked to address in fult, and the same will be received by us until 5 T.M. the day previous to sailing. **)
11803
For information as to Pazzage or Freight apply to
ADAMSON, BELL & Co.. Agrents. Hongkong, 14th August, 1890.
FOR NEW YORK VIA SUEZ CANAL.
HF Steamship
0.06
1
above Port
There is at much change in the bodies and talent donne det for S.E. s. Oloedy, was zulle, 000, and wat water prov
provedle.
W. DOBERCK, Hongkong Observatory, 14th Angust, 1890.
HE BEAT
FOR BANG KUK DIRECT. THE SCOTTISH ORIENTAL STEAM
SHIR COMPANY, LENITUD THE Company's. Steamar
“PHRA CHO GIAO Captain J. Fowler, will be despatched for the above Port TO-DAY, the fath instant, at 10 A.S
For Freight or Passage, apply to
YTEN FAT HONG,
Agenta. Hongkong, th August, 1880 188 FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, AND
CALCUTTA.
$125 65p. ct. pm, allereKE Stamship
$50 33 p..et dis., sollers
$100 $200
340 25, sellers $15$, nem
$5061124, exte
220 180, sade & buyera $25 $70, buyera $30 $306, lea
30T 380 F920 | $10:
320 $17. belles 3201 1817 ellers $35 $100, buyers $100 T 88,0
$50 280, pys
380 $10, sallers
Peak Buildings Blohmond Tarra** $100 200 Wort Font Buildg. $40 $22, Jos Mining Luzon Bagar
Balmoral Gold. Charbonnages. Imuris Jelebu Punjom Selara
Planting
-Labuk Planting
Lamg Planting... Steamship Coys. Bongei Koyah
Ahtacist took a party of lading and gentle- jon over bis grounds, painting out the racast The suritas ons is mentioned by a German among his plants and towers and explaining doctor of a man who experienced unpleasant their virtues. One of the visitors was an elder oracking noises in the lobar daring jarily Bliss, who appeared to take infinite delight in of a year and a half. Tho ocaerred every few claring, whenever abe had a ahance, that the seconds, and could by heard any person at adants and Bowers in, her own garden were at distanco of a foot. There was no deafness or least sa benatiful as those in the botanist's Just inflammation, but the dram was found to have they were passing a giant cactus she ox asdit in it through which air was forced by chimed, "Oh! that is nothing extraordinary, I the act of swallowing.
harsa much larger cietus at hoo Indend planted it myself."How strangs" the professor observed, This plant is already 63,
bars old, and if yours is still larger Hers Trust & Loan Co. the lady quickly changed the subject.
The wafar baromter in St. Jacqus Tower, Paris, has a glass tube over 41-ree long, and about 4 inch in diameter the largest yet ind
China & Manila, Douglass, S. Co.... H.; Canton, & M... Indo-China 8. N.... Steam Leanch
Do; Founders
Waton & Co., AMEL
Coffee is boiled by electricity in a Berlin cafe,
Lady Belohen the widow of Admiral Sir Ed- glass jars haing used and platinum wires paard Beloher, who died on the 1st of May, has ing through them being heated by the current: left £600 to the Royal National Lifeboat Last- During the last these years, Dr. H. Fol has ilation, £5th) to the Boyal Society for the Pre- been making exuursions into a ragica little freiuntion of Cfuelty to Animals, £900 each to the quented by man--that ring beneath the surtos Bannen's Hospital Society at Greenwich (late of the eliterrangan-und has gained a larger the Dreadnaught), the Royal Alfred Agad Mar- experience of a subagaoena existecce than any chant Bantaen's Institution, the Home for Lust Now Malwa other persus Lua anjoyed. After a short tímů, d Starring Doge and Cats (nour York road Old Malware his dising dress became not at all dis grassbla, ailway Station. Battersas), and the Metropol Older Malwa though he found it ndrisable not to continue tan Drinking-fountain and Uattle-bongh As Fatos (New)
dive" bayand about a quarter of an hour. He fuotation, to erect a drinking fouusin and dog Benaran (New) found a charin in the unfamiliar sights in the and cattle trough near Highgate Arohways Bo, and was able to make unarpoledly gond £200 to the Sailor Orphan Girls' School and matural history collections. He declares that Home, Hànipataad; and £5,000, to Mr. Henry the notion of walking upright is a false one, as Matthews (the Home ecoretary), ous of bar ex it is necessary to incline the body forward at senters; the residue of bar property being be least 45 agrest. After us first few yard queathed to the Rev As G. E. Estrange, the down, all the light in so blus that ever red of other executor. The value of the personalty jects conse to appear red. The limits of vision was £56,000.
are greatly shartened, and at a depth of 100
$10 $13, waters: $131.59 $200, dellərɛ. $4.84 $7, buyers
$10 $8, buyor
$3-$2,78, Bellewa
$50 $13, buyers F15 $17, sellers $25 $16, om.
$45 $10, sella
$50 $125, wellors
$50 54, buyers
$30 $384, ex-div. buyers £100,p.ct. dia, salters
$30 noca.
#11.16 $15, buyers
el pa2135, buyers $10 $21, buyers
E & S. COXON,
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OPION
Allow'ce.
5 catal
Per Pietl MAI$520.
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8540-8 to 5.
$480 to $690 per picu. 14423 to 84963.
EXPORT CARGO,
Per German steamer Hesperia, sailed on tho
4th August From Hongkong to Havre-170 packages canes, 53 boxes bristles, 40. bozes toa
JAPAN,"
Captain T. S. Gardner, will be despatuhod for the above porta TO-DAY, the 13th ist,
TEDER P..
For Fright or Passage, apply to
DAVID SASSOON, SON'S & Co.,
Agents, Hongkor, 11th August 1890.
1804
UNION LINE.
FOR HIOGO AND YOKOHAMA: THE
“TETAETOS,”
Captain W. Breitung, will to desuntoked for the above Porte, TO-MORROW, the 18th, lust, a PM.
For Freight or Fassakay apply to
BRUSHELD & Co,
Hongkong, 12th August, 1890,"
FOR NAGASAKI AND KOBE. THE Steamably
THE
*[1812
""PATHAN," Captain Boy, will be despatched for the above Porta TOMORROW, the 16th instant.
For Freight or Passago, apply to
·ADAMSON, BELL & CO.
Agents." Hongkong, 9th August, 1890.
195
AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY
STEAM FOR
SINGAPORE, PENANG,
***EUPURAT ES.”
U.S. MAIT LINE.
Captain. Edwards, will be despatobed for the PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIPCOMPANY.
FRIDAY, the 2nd fost
THROUGH, TO NEW YORK, VIA 'OVER. For Freight or Passage, apply to
LAND RAILWAYE, AND TOUCHING AT RUSSELL & Co.,
YOKOBAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO. Agents Hongkong, 13th August, 1860.
18140. S. Mail Simmer erTY OF STEAM TO STRAITS AND BOMBAT, Calling at COLUMBO if anfalent induce ment offers.
§ P. & 0.8. N. Co's Stenship-
“LOMBARDY,”
abore places at Noo, on FRIDAY, the 2nd Caplaie J. F. Jephson, will leave for the
inst
ELL. WOODIN,
Superintendent Hongkong, 12th August, 1890. [189 --CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED..
FOR PORT DARWIN, QUEENSLAND PORTS, SYDNEY, AND MEL BOURNE
TRE Company's Steamship-
"TSINAN,"
BIO DE JANEIRO," will be despatched for SAN FRANCISCO VIA TOKOHAMA and VICTORIA, B.C. on FRIDAY, tha 22nd August, 1800, at 1 Pa., isting Passon gere und Freight for Japan, the United States, and Europe.
Through Bills of Tading issued for trans- to San Francisco, to Atlatio ad Inland portation to Yokohama aud other Jan Ports, Cities of the United States, via Overland Kailways, to Favann, Friided, and Demerara, and to ports in Mexión, Central and South America, by the Company's and connecting Steamers.
(A000, will leave this Part as above, CALL
ING AT GEROA.
Shipping Orders will be' grantul 'till Noox, "Cargó" "will be received on. Board until 4 e... Specie and Paresla caté 3 em on the With īnas. Parcels are not to be sett on Board; -boy-must-be-lit-at-tha-Agency 0 Mo») Coa--
tenisand Value of Packages are required.
The Stentar has splendid Accommodation and marries & Dealer and Stewardess.
7
For further Particulare, amply to
MELCHERS & Co.,
Agenta. Hongkong, 4th August, 1990. 10. 17
FOR NEW YORK.
3/3 1. L. British Bark
- “ANNIE-STAFFORD"
will lead her for the above Port and will have quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to Hoogkong, 31st July, 1990).
FOR NEW YORK. THE93. II. British Ship-
"N. B. LEWIS," Gillio, Mastor, shorti apseted, will ford here for the above Port, and will have grick dospateb.
For Freight, apply to
· CABLOWITZ & Co.
11712
LEUTER, BROCKELMANN & Cɔ, Hongkong, 5th July, 1890,-
VESSELS EXPECTED.
TICE ENGLISH. MAI ward Baglish mail, loft- Singapore at 3 pm, o
The P. & O. stenoge Bokhara, with the ont- the 12th and is due on the 17th inst,
THE ANNIICAN. MAILE
date, and wey be expected here on or about tim The P. M. st.amer-China, with the Amerimun mall of the 1st ult, loft San Francisco on that 23rd inst.
THE CANADIAN MAILS. for Japan and Hongkong ca the 2tb Jaly.
The C. P. aleamor Betaria eft Vancouver
The C. P. steamer Straits of Balls Zelz'left-
Through Pegs Tickets grate to Bug-Yazaro on the 11th ist. Land, France, and Germany by all trans- Atihatic lines of Staroars
First-class Fares granted as follows:- To San Franciato
***... $215.00
393.75
323,00 330.00
To San Francisco and rotere? available for 6 months... To Liverpool.... To London
...
Allian. Gorunder, will be despatched To other European points at proportionata Laboys on TUESDAY, the 26th Angust.
rates. Special reduced rates granted to Ofera The attention of Passengers is directed to the of the Army, Navy, Civil Service, and the emperker Accommodation offered by this Tap rial Chinese Customs, to be obtained un 3lesme First class Saison and Cabins are application. Ulaga Paesonger's are barthed in the Poop A prooeeding Orarland by the Southern Pacifie zitunted forwarded the Engines Second Passengers by this line lave sho-option of Refrigarating Chamber ensures the supply of and connecting Lines, Contra! Pacific North- Fresh Provisions during the entire vayage. Aern Pacido, or Conliac Pacifio Railways. duly qualified Surgeon is carried.
Pasangora, who havo, paid full fare, ve For Freight or Passage.apply to
barking at San Francisco for Chins or Japan BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
(or vice versa) within one year, will be allowed Agente.
a discount of 10 per cent. tryca Return Fare, Hougkong, deh Angust, 1890.
1601 This allazoaice does not apply to through fares
from China and Japan to BuronTe.. LEN" LINE OF STEAM PACKETS. FOR NEW YORK SUEZ UANAL.
THE Steamship
GLENEAGLES," Captain Park, will be despatched as above on or about the 28th inst
This Steamer Les Superior Accommodation for l'assengers, and carries a Doctor.. For Fight or Passage, apply to
ARDINE, MATHESON & U
Agents. Hongkong, 13th August, 1890 COMPAGNIE DES MEENAGERIES MARITIMES,
1.1925
AM FOR HAIPHONG DIRECT: STEAM Taking Cargo for TOURAN and QursON.
THE Company's Steamship
TH
"HAIPHONG" Caplan Forand, will lears for the above port shortly after the arrival of next English Mail steamer frum Furopa.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Hongkong, 14th August, 1890.
STEAM TO SHANGHAI. THE P. & O. 8. N. Ch's Steamship
BOKHARA"
11823
[1
COLOMBO, will leave for the above placa.gbant 24 hours.
after her arrival with the outward Exgfish Mail BOMBAT, ADEN, HODEIVAH, MASI SOWAN, SUAKIN, JEDDA, SUEZ.
·E. L. WOOLIN
Superintendent, PORT SAID, BRINDISI, TRIESTE, VENICE, ANTI), FIUMI.
Hongkong, 13th August, 1890.
་་་་་ STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, ADEN, ISMAILIA, PORT SAID, MALTA, GIBRALTAR MARSEILLES, BRINDISI, TRIESTE, VENISE, PLYMOUTH, AND LONDON,
(Taking Cargo at through ratoa to CalcUTTA: Manbas, Persian Gulr,: RzD. SEA, Brick SKA, LEVANT, and ADEIAZIO PORTS),
THE Company's Bleamship
"MEDUJA,”-
Captain G. Costanzo, will be dospatched as above on the 17th ist, at DAYLIGH
Cargo will not be received on Board after 5. prior to date of sailing..
For Further inforzastim as lò Famage and Freight, apply to a
DAVID BASSOON. SONS & Co.,
Apunta. Hongkong, 7th August, 1990..
"OCEAN STHAMËHIP COMPANY.
FOR SHANGHAI VÍS ÁMOT,
ATISON MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND Z AUSTRALIA:
an K.B-Cargo CAN DE TAKEN ON THROUGH BYLLS OF DING FOR BATAVIA, TRIESTE, HAMBULA, NEW YORK. AND Boston.
SPECIE ONLY LANDED AT PLYMOUTH
Freight will be received on board wotit 4.m. the day previous to sailing. Patent Packages will be received at the Offee and 5P. A
syal Parol Packages should be marked to address in full; valos of sameie required.
Consular Invoices to accompany Cargo das tined to points beyond San Francisco it the United States, should be sont to the Company's Ufices in Sealed Envelopes, addressed to the Collector.cf Customs at Son Fropolsce.
For further Inforventio as to Pasage and Fraight, apply to tho Areuog of the Com psny, No. 30a, Queen's Rozd Central
C. D. HARMAN, Agent: Hongkong, 13th August, 1890.
MEKCRÄNT STRÁMERS.
The O. 8. S. Co'u stoumer Agamemnon loft Singapore on the Uth and is die on the 15th icat.
The P. & O. steaner Ancona loft Napasaki at 6 pan.. the 13:b and is due on the 17 b inst.
The Glen Line steamer Glen fulas left Singe pare on the morning of the 13th, and in dus on the 18th inst
The P. & D. stems walior left Bombay for this part on the 5th inst
POST-OFFICE NOTICES.
When · Corres; outrage has been missent ve dalagad (both m which are liable to happen occasionally all that the addresses noed do is to auto on the evrov, Sent to, or Received at 7 pm, or as the oa may be, and forward-in without any other writing whatever, to tha Postmaster-General. This shoul be acted on the Frat time can of complaint occurs; it is s mistake to let meh-mattore pass for four of giving trouble, a pours which generally-gives- more tropuls in the end.
The Postal Guide för 1890, russe de dato will be trend in the Chronicle and Directory
760. This is the only antherial completa. Summary of Postal information, published in Hongkong.
The acikmised List of Madle issued in
counoction with this paper is the one published 13) twi mch day in our Extan, which is currected
to a much labre Lour than that given bulowin
MAY WITH OUANE.
OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM For Bangkos -For P. O. Blao, to-day, the
SHIP COMPANY. TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND EUROPE; VIA THE
OYEKLAND RAILWAYS,
ATLANTIC AND OTHER CONNECTING STEAMERS.
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HE Stonehi "GARLIC sill be des ratched for San Fennoisec 6 Tekohama, BATURDAY. the 23rd: August 1890, ONE, Connection being made at Yokohams with Steamers from Shanghai sod Japsa Ports.
All PANCEL PACKAGER shohl be marked to addres in full; and same will be rogaived at the Couspany's Office until FIVE P,M. the day pre- vious to sailing.
First-class farcs granted as follows:- To San Francisco
$925,00 To Nau Fraucieno and rotain, ? 093.75
available for 6 monthe...... To Liverpool......
To 1000Kita
825.00 330:00
To other Naropass points at proportionate ratos. Special reduced rater grunted to Offloors of the Army. Nary, Civil Service, and the Imperial Chinese Customs, to be obtained on application ----****
15th inst., at 9.50 A.M.
For Amoy, Swalow, and Straits-Per Nam Tong, today, the 15th inst, st 11.30 AM.
For Straite and Cleutia-Par Japan, to day the 15th inst at 2.30 P
For Saigon.Por Falkenburg, to-day, the 15th
30
For Aoy and Tumsai-Per Hailong, E- norrow, thọ lith insk, Bộ 2:40 P
Foroy, Foochor, Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe, Yokohama, and Vancouver.-Per Susten, tomorrow, the 16th inst., st 2.30 F..
For Swatow, Shanghai, and Tien (in-Par Fiteang, to-morrow, the 16th inst., at 3.30 F.M. For logo and Yokohamos-Par Telartos, to morrow, the 16th inst., at 3.30 YM.
inst., 4.30. P.M.
For Saigon. Per Kiel, to-morrow, the 18th
For Bwalow, Anoy, and Taiwufoo. Per Ihalea, to-morrow, the 10th inst., at 5 (U P.M.
For Straits, Colombo. and Bombny Por Ma. Jura, on Baxisy, the 17th insk, at $200 a..
For Singapore.Per Arienħald, on Monday, the 18th inst., at 11.30 x3⁄4.
For Straits and Bombay-Per Lubardy, on Friday, the 2nd inst., at 11.30 AM.
For Yokohama and San Francisco-Per City of in, on Friday, the 22ml lust., at 0.30 rat.
-MAILS-BY THE BRITISH-PACKET-
The Britian. Contrast Packet. Oriental, will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 21st set, with Mails for the United Kingdom, Europe, and countries beyond, vía Brinšími ; to the Straite Beltements, Netherlands India, Berah, Ceylon, Aden, Egypt, Malts, and Gibraltar,
The nssal hours will be observed in closing the Mails, &o.
Passengers by this line have the option of pro- woeding Overland by the Southern Pacific and connecting Lines, Central Poolle. Northern Paoifle, or Canadian Paoiflo Railways
Passengers, who bare paid fall fere, re- 34 boxes paper, 27 bors shineware,-13 boxes
embarking at San Francisco for China or Japan pak blackwoodware, a zases; silks, and 5 báles heinp
THE PENINSULAR SNU ORIENTAL STEAM (or vice versa) within om year; will be allowed
NAVIGATION
COMPANY'S Steamship discount of 10 per cent. This allowance, does Hie et Ubique" writes to Notes and Queries: 10 bee paper, and 3 cases silks To Harre To Harro option Hamburg-65 packages canes, fect it is possible to see in a horisontal dine During some disturbanos ja or about the year option London-75-home essential oil. Te Hani † (Taking Cargo and Passengers at through ratos Eur Majesty's Mail: will bodaspatohad:/£ Pucoper
ORIENTAL" Captain E. towark, will not apply to through ares from Chine and Japon
sky to pechas 80 febt inder the most favourablə tion only froin about 5 feit under a cionded 139, ons Larista King's Scholar, then at Etoufburg-196 belea foathors, 137 packages canes, 50. for NINGFO, CHEFOO, NEWCHWANG, TIENTAIN, SUEZ CANAL on THURSDAY, the 21st food to points beyond San Fratelzoo in the Coin, or Jewellery, and, where Registration bas
from this for LONDON LA COLOMBO and Consular. Invoices to accompany Cargo de conditions. This difficulty of adding through abtracted the foggio book, with a view of rolls matting. 48 packages sundries, 20 boxes as the water ta mentioned as likely to prove a serabtained a postmasterabip at Merton College, 13 beres blackwoodware, 10 boxes paluluflons. sving it from destruction Lewis shortly after mental dils, 17 boxes chinsware, 15 hores opdam,
August, of NóON, ;*.
United States should be sent to the Company's ous obstacle in the way of submarins navigation. Orford, took it with him there, and on his dents boxes paper, and as silke To Hembarg
largo will he revitra on board unti Offices addressed to the Collector of Customs, An ingenious device for the proposed to the block came into possesion of his father. Dr. option London-311 pachiges esues. To Lon: Captain Williams will be despatched as by until... on the day before sailing,
4. Parcele and Specio (Gold) at the Ocean Francisc
For farther information as to Freight or railway up the Jungfrau is suggested as a means Lewis in Glamorganshire, Thisatory my brother, don 100 bores essential oils. From Foochow to on MONDAY, the 15th instant
For further partionlars regarding Factor Passage, apply to the Agency of the Company, of preventing high speed during descents. The Mr. T Bircham of the Local Government Harte-258 packages tea. From Foochow to taunet would be closed at short intervals by fold Board, resident at Chopstow, got them Dr. Hamburg-1,392 packages ten.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
and Pale apply to the PENINSULAR & No. 50a, Queen'a Boad Central ORIBETAL STEAM: NAVIGATION COMPANY'S
C. D. HARMAN, Agent. BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE ing down, to open only on the passage of a car. Liswig and at the same timu s prosalys that the
Office, Hongkong. Agent
Hongkong, 12th August, 1890. and the wars would have motable wings, to be ux. block should be gieno to my britker to be retorn-
Hongkong, 12th August, 1990, Landed until nearly touching the tunnel lining to Eton, Dr. Lomis, howeyer, køgt i) till This ear wonil thus be rude s klad of piston his death the other day, when my brother shtelu. working in the tunnel ss: a oylinder causing lamped it from Bra. Levis and took it to Elon, the air to operate se air automate brake. The giving it over into the passazion of the head
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THE WEATHERMAN
dther brakes of inclined railways would be promoter on the 3rd of May last. The book was acometer 2088 Therm. Was bulb) 27
MENYER FATOQNTEx & Co.“ ExcurER, AUO. 14TH. vided in edition and the lower school block, and on it appear carved Barrier 1 E 20.90 Thean. Ir. Wat bulb)
among other namas, thine of Milmas. Loradale, Barometer29.81 Therm. F.M. (Wotbalb) 27 By adding the special fermenta obtaload from Routh, Wellesley, soit 8. Hell, 1773
Thermom, 18 The certain wines, M. Jacquemin, from malt and IRAN ROMAN
Thermom 3 PM 54. Ther. Minimum (over from pure solutions as obtained formentai Many pooplo (ways the Hospital am under the Themám. 4. 30. night) liquors having the spoil bouquet of the wines impression that enouimbis very indigestible in questing. He has similarly produced cider from barley.
and when they eat it tudy do so under protest,
sad with apprehensionati paribly dire consequen
das, How this delusion can have arisen It In
HONGKONG REGISTER.
Previous. On dele"; On date
50
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Highperature on the 18th Lowest open air temperaturs on the ir
Baina
The history of ueleurology has boon made a diffioult to say, unless it be that encumber is subject of investigation by Dr. Heilmselten eaten with salmon and other indigestible He dads that it is not exnotly known who first table friends. It is not the rubumber, however, kept regular meteorological journal, but but the salmon, that sits so frontly angu aka stazomotor wri Humboldt attribute it to Columbas, og his fire's throne. Cucumber, in fact, In vary digest. Tomper bāre voyage to America, in 1402, while the Italiausible when entou properly. It stumot, indeed be Direction of wind
Humidity: also appens to bave made daily observations from otherwise when it is remembered that it consists Force the middle of the Afteenth century. The ollost mainly of water and that thoas parta which are Weather ampumadin :54 OF of the meteorological instruments is the wind not water are almost evolusively, cells of a vary. vane.The qualities of the winds were correctly rapid growth. In eating susumber it is well to “described in the sarida of Homer and Hesiod, out it into thin slices, and to masticate thom
in the ninth and eighth conturiss B. C., while) skoroagbly..
Even the vinegar and the pepper the first arrangement for observing wind-diroo that are so often added to it are of serine to tion is the Temple of Winds at athens, built digestion if not taken in cross. The openmbor, **3-Keuzeity is peranting, of aberation, the humidity of about 100-B.C." Eglabard, in the reign of an every que kovis, bekuga to the melon tribe: az anturated with toaletura 100. Charlemagne, denoted the winds by the four bat is our somewhat cold country, it does not, cardinal points The first instrument for depot grow to any vary large also, and therefore it in rus or WALK-hablas sky)—a doingbed ing wind-torpe-essentially the same ga dhe per firmar and looks laws digestible than the congener, stolars & erret passing Momentally
siccala; d. risollag fogaloony, hall; dulum, anemometer, you "nariwela mapiked" toi tha milen
1-Binomiau radacă to'da degrees Foir, at svå livet. STAMTRATUAN E the shade in degroes Jahrenhall,
OF THE WACK Socorilay to Beaufort Beala,
HANKOW, and Ponro on the Kareraze:)
HE Company's Steamship
BAHAGAMEMNON,”
+
11831
FOR SINGAPORE. HAVRE, AND
**_HAMBURG.
(Taking Cargo at through rates to ANTWER AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAY, LISBON, LON "DON, LIVEEFOok, and BREMER),
Blaamahip
SKEIENHILD
The Contents and Value of Packages are ro uired to be declared prior to shipment.
Shippers are particularly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Company's Black Bis of Linding..
FOR NEW YORK,
3 AIT American Bark
*** RICHARD. PARBONS,”.
This Steamer takiss Cargo and Passengers for Marseilles.
E. L.WOODIN,
For Freight, apply to Superintendent Hongkong, 11th August, 1890,
"BEN" LINE OF STEANERS. FOE NEW YORK, VIA SUEZ CANAL
HE Steamship 1
BENLEDI
11
Thy Fist Offles declines all responsibility for Unregistered Lettere containing Bank Notes, bean pagdacted, will make no suquiries into alleged losses of such letters.
MAILS BY THR UNITED STATES PACKET. The United States Kai Preket City of Bio
• de Janeiro will be despatched on FRIDAY, the 14nd instant, with Mails for depan, San Fran- cisco, the United States, Canada, Honolula, "Peru, &cy which will bo'olized as follows :-
0.15 P.M., Registry ceasen.
Captain G. A. Freeman, will load here for the shove Port, and will bave quick despateż.
SIEMSSEN & Co..
· Agents" Hongkong, 9th August, 1880, *1794
FOR NEW YORK. HE 8/8 III British Bark GAVAMMABSYRIA,”
0.30 p.m., Post Oftoo elosas, but Correspondence may be posted on board the Packet with Lalo Foo of 10 conte extra Postage autil the time of departure.
The Post Office doclipes all responsiblity for Unregistered Iatters containing Bank Notes, Coin, or Jewellery, and, where Registration ban baon neglected, will make no enquiries into alleged Jones of sách letters.".
N
OT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS. Naither the CAFTATES, the AGENTS, BOT the Owners, will be RESPONSIBLE for any hore for the abovs Fort, and will hara quick at the following Vessels during their stay in DEPT contracted by the Officers or the CrewA
Capt. J. Bilen, will be despatched for the above porta en MONDAY, the 18th inat, at Noon.
For Freight or Famage apply to'
BIDMASAN & CO. MAA Agente. Hongkong; DE Anguit. 1890," · [1792 | Captiu „J. Clark, is dus here on the 13th inst, Coplain Leary, shortly expected wilt load
and will have quick despatch.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
GIDB, LIVINGSTON & CO
å gente. Hongkong, 6th August, 1890.
THE CHINA SHIPPERS”... · MUTUAL' STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY--
LIITED..
FOR LONDON
Company's Steamship
*A PAKLING,”
B. H. Mechugh, Commander, will be despatobed
for the above Portou or about the Inst
For Freight, apply to
ARNHOLD, KAEBERG A CO,. Hongkong, 4th August, 100, 11734
~
- FOR NEW YORK,
T3L. I.J. British Ship
"CHARLES B WHITNEY
depatob
For Freightapply to
SIEMSSEN & Co. 175 Hongkong, 9th July, 1890S
FOR NEW YORK.
THE VS. I. I. American Ship
LUZON,"
[1572
Spivke, Muster, will load lers for the above. Shortly expected, will load., kera for the stove Fort, and will have quick despatch,
Port and will hava quick dospaten.
For Freight, apply to
For Freight, apply tom RUSSELL & Co.
CARLOWITZ Có Mengkong, (fia) Bay, 1800,
(918). Hoophong, 1144 July, 1890,
Hongkong Harbear
ANNIE BIAFFORD, Brit, bk, C. 8. Robinson
Arabold Karborg & Co.:
-Day1280ady; Brit. str.. Stewart-Order:
GEO. HEULFIELD, American skip, Doaning
Russell & Co..
JAPAN, Brit. str., T. S. Gardner-David S
B005, Sums & Cu
LAROEFIELD Brit. bk., A. W. Burns.—Uriler, EICHAED PARSONS, Amr. bk., G. A. Freemsb.
Russell & Co.
SIE HERPELT NATWELL, Brit, seh, Murray-
Turner & Co.
THOORYA Brit abip. Frowy-Chipon
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