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“I think I've got a pretty good story hers" remarked the nocasional scntributer, nehe sosted himself and lighted, one of the editor a ofgars, The editor glanced over the story, "Yes," he said, "I think blus ia a pretty good

Morning and evening it nourishes their senan of superiority; and, like Dissenters they take their superiority very painfully to heart. No one bat thermalves can be more convinced of their superiority than I, and yet I should likes to suggest that just once a year they should re-story. I tell it myself nomusiqnally. meraber Fluiden Instead, and as a fast r oponanOR should try to malia themselves ajittle bit agro able to some poor Englishmanay from noon to net of the shortest day. As it is, I confess that though my admiration for the people remained undiminished, it was with a certain sense of re vr·lief that I orðæced the Twood roaring fa dood nador Colistren Bridge and returned the courteous greeting of the first Northumbrian farmer who met mo, may feel a simth zalief when one rosoles Dover after a moet in- teresting journoy in the Holy Land, and bouse ones mòm the English porter's-friendly ory of **Take your sants, please. Any more for Lon, don --St. James's Gazelle,”

Van Shottel don't care to go-to the coun» try cale summer,

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LADIES CRICKET IN THE PAST.

Van Shott-Well, you be all my ereditare bave gone out of town and I think the olty will he shout as cool a place sa I could strikes f

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And you saw Niagara Falls in their Burn Zen winter glory? How grand, how wwfnl, howey

Swatory anime in the picturumu The swiftly during river, this great for cakes tending alone so many devoted malt, ibe terrible, piange, the eburning waters, the rush, the roar, the

Shoes; it was awfully cate

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A sonsational, susident happened at St. Poter's, Tivorton, near Bath. The harms of a couple were being read for the Inst time, when the mother of the bridegroom lebt stood up and proteated, mying her sou was a minor, and his intended bride was a married woman with sildren The clergyman put of the wedding which was to have taken place at the conclusion of the service, pending inquiries,

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A curious industry, to which the attention of the United States Fish Commission has just bson directed, is that of o artificial pro pugation of alligators to supply the trade in Florida curiosities The hatowing is effected in very simple incohater. The eggs, about the size of those of the goose, are covered in sand in boxes which are exposed on a roof target sh the reye of 'n tropical san, the young reptiles appearing in a few days

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HONGKONG, REGISTER.

Bit by bit the new woman is being fonud ant to te maly a reversion to an older type, Even the lady cricketer is not "new" In Mr. Alfred Btory's capital article The Evola Bon of Cricket," in the Strand Magasine, two of the most striking thetrations, from old printa, aro No. 7, Miss Wicket and Mise Triggur (1778)," and No. 8, "A mistoh between the Counters of Derby and some other ladies of quality and fashion, at Sevenoaks, Kant, 1779" The former is a particularly interesting old print, remarkable for its good composition and drawing no less than for its subject. It repre- aanta two young ladies in the foreground-one standing at once before a wicket with an old fashioned bat in her hand, and the other coming triumphantly in with gris nadar ber drm and dogs At her side and holding op a couple of phossents triumphantly in her right hand. In the background is another young lady catching a bail. Evidently there were lady shostists and lady oricketara before our day. The second print represents a gume of aieket, in actual progress. Eleven "art" ladies are playing single-wicket, and their skirts do not appear to encomber them, stail. Wa fost, therefore, that our lady cricketers of today must give up any idas they may have a man panas that they are doing something new, accept In so far as they are partly reverting to a typo of cricket which the Inter evolution of the game bes superseded. If modern Indios could develop a batawoman like W. G. Grace or a bowler liku, Richardson, and if they could play an eleven of DION on equal terms, it would be a new thing, But ladies cricket nowadays is, as any one knows, a feabler type of game than that played by met, though it is played with the same fort of hat and ball and with the same rules. It would perhaps be a better game for ladies if they frankly, attempted no- An English lvly, traveller in Cashmerə tins thing more "advanced" than the sort of writes of the inhabitants of that country — The cricket played by their for in 1770, when the Chahueries are pót as interestair 1400 85, to gamo was in what Mr. Story aptly calls ite natives of India. Their drous lacks the the

feminine stage. Smes the introduction of caresque touch of the latter, bằng our garment round-arm bowling in 1825 the character of the like a such generally a dirty gray dussending game has changed. But the soffor variety pre- tu tire ankles, and was originated by the Mogul vionaly played was feminine stage, which querors as a badge of als Their woman, was just as much opon to ladies, and was hoever, are for beautiful Indeed, I have soun indeed at one early peiod of its develop several faces which wield to a sansation in ment, oren more a game for them, then any European bahtre from their peculiarly rich men. It is still disputed from what game colouring The Son is a curious tint, like the ericket cam most properly be vaid to have days. delisions bloem of a pornégeranate, and this com- Joped. But it parfainly did not develop into a bined, with almost passie ontour, large bine pan Rian's "game" "exclusively until the present eyes, and Rushing: toeta, madros a mout attraktive condary. As far back as 1344, as a MS. in the picture. Bodleika Library "shows, women and man played club-ball together, and olub ball"

one of the early games whicle certainly con| tributed to the idles of cricket. In the Bodleian M.S. in a print showing a female figure in the action of throwing a ball to a man who elszates his bat to to strike it and in the background i wintor only in Farms. The heusaitself is a square.

The influence of dust on rainfall was oinetankmiðar pe anayan during a trip to Greenland last summer by Prof. Wm. H Brewer, of the Sheffield Scientific Scliool The fogs progressively. thinned toyourd the north; and, owing to the small amount of dust in the air, the rain, even

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ha falling in anche quantity as quickly to drench one, was extremely file, appearing like a very thin fog. Another effect was the al sence of that bluish hase which so softens and beantifies a distant viön ju lower altitudes,""]

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Baron Adohonlethschild the head of the Perin hours of the great family of insuciers, has lovely chatoun in the suburbs of Genera,on the shores of Lake Lene He and the Baronass live there during the summer and spend the

are other figures of both sexes waiting to ostcn | building of white Francii atque, surrounded by o stop the ball when returned by the bateman

MRS. COBA PO

POTTER

A REMARKABLE' CHÁNÍK OF TONE IS THE

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lovely park The Baroness is a sister of Baton Ferdinand, of Vadision Mater. sideo interesting herself in her aviary and ¿quarium, Bays contanter to the chateau writing in tas, Jewllt Comicle, the Baroness is greatly derobail to photography. Ebe in also fond of yachting and has a famoas yacht the swift Jateng, constructed in England by Thornycroft-in which she craises about or the lake. But generally speaking the Baron and Baroness, who are now advanced in years,” live very quietly in the "Pavillon de Pregny, and keep hardly any company. The Baron himself, who is seventy-two, his bat indifferent health,

NEW YORK PA The Juding New York eritios ao in sonia thing of a quandary about Mrs. Potter, They have for some years pertinaciously sneered at her, and declared he was, as a dramatic propo Hition, ridiculous. In spite of them she has kopt on her way, made her fight, and now at the principal theatre in New York, they find them selves compelled to show her respect. They still harp on her "mannerisms her affections; but Charlotte Cushman was and Honry Irring is just as badly hampered. The tono of the criticisms of "The Queen's Neckisas," while not entirely favourable, show the veering wind, and there is an admission in all of them, unless it beef, Scurey, Eczema, Bad Lesy Skin and Blood the Tribune, that the shims she has made ares, Pireules and Sores of any kind are solited

not as unfounded as they have been made out

The New York Times is rather contradicloxy "It says: "Max Potter's acting was not as extraordinary: as her dresses, She made a caroful, intelligent effort to do better thuri she had ever done before, and she succeeded in doing no worse. the hocame a tolerable athirte years ago, and it does not seem likely that she will make any farther advance in her

art.

CEZAKE'S WORLD-FAMED BLOOD MIXTURK— *The mat sarching Hood Cleanser that science and Dedical skill have brought to light Sufferers from

to give it a trial to text its talgs. Thounds of wonderful cures have been effected by il Sold every where at 2o. Bd. per bottle. Beware of worthiest tations and stitutes.

SHIPPING REPORT.

The British steamer Benldrig fram Foochow 23rd Oct., had strong monsoon, cluarly with cans.

The British stoamer Foyle, from Part Wallat 22nd Oct., had strong N.E. wind and ses, from Hainan Head

The Chinese stoamer Fresh froe Shanghai gloomy weather with following sex to Trasker Point, from thence to pief light N. to NB. winds and clear weather

Previous day & BRIGA,

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—Porch OF TAW Bocording to Beefort Scalo alondas, drakog ruins, feg: gloomy had's F

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Her faults of elocution are too ingrained to ha eradicable. Her atilted minor cannot be limbered. There is no touch of nature, no-tone of true feeling in anything she does. All is affectation and artibiality. Nevertheless shed Ost, had frosh N.E monscan and dull ise sharming woman, and she had nover Appeared to better advantage than now at Daly's'

China Fagar, How the last paragraph can be applied to

Chirce Loan eton a tolerable artiste does not seam clear.

Daicin, Cruicks&Co Another critio writes: "There was not much The British steamer Propalis, from Saigon Dairy Farm Co fealing in her expression of emotion, but, on 20th Oct. 1a fresh to modemu.ENE. wind, Fenwick & Co., Ga the other hand, it was always tasteful and plass slight head set, and fine weathos to Cape Padaran Green Island Cemmt ing. Her patates were excodingly gaoo, her From Cape Padaran to lat. 19 N light to modeBride and Ceincat employment of her arms being more easy than be E winds, smooth sea, and fino weather & Bakery formerly, when cho invariably held the graces theres to Gap Book strong. NEN. E breeze, high at arm's length. Her Tocal peculiarities wore confused sea, ordre sky, and freut shen den. neh less striking than in Charlotte Corda. On 22nd Oct spoke the steamer Taichiow, in She was certainly quvon-like, radiantly beatst. 16.11 N. long. 110.29 E., bound South On ful, and once in a way womanly.

3rd Oct, the steamer Ico Nok, ulah 191 N. & K. Wharf & G... As the doublo Olvia Mre Potter was long. 112,9 E., term. Boath, and the bark Ariam nimble and kittenish. This won is pictured Spies, of New York, in lat 19.26 N, Jong

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How Mrs. Potter exactly denied the line SHANGHAT SHIPPING, heated quality. She web frisky as a child and no one thought of her us what Olivia clearly wws, morally, except when the dialogue wis meatlessly frank

The World has this shoub ker and the play: “The sloven gots of sostory which are required for the plect are extremely, rich, accurate, and tasteful. The decorations and appointments are in perfect keeping with the period and the costumes marvels of elegance and refined beauty. Nothing more superb in mthax conception or

18 Glingarry, British str., from London. *30, Salamis French diz., from Hongkong; &c.

19, Bhongking British ate, from Tiantada. 19, Tungsham, Chinens str., from Tientsin, 19, Lokiang, British str., from Eratow 19, Hengcho British six, from Tientsin, 19. Toopan, Chine str, from Fuochow

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richness could be inngined than the 11mr500 Changing British str., from Tientsin. costumes worn by Mrs. Potter,

But Mrs. Potter's success was not a sartorial one only. She played the gracions, boautiful Queen with splendid dignity, infinite tact, neble sincerity, and exquisita refinement. As the sollicking, thoughtless Oliva she was hardly loss offective

La plontion Mrs. Potter has greatly improved. She read her lines with fluency and toot, while at all times her gestes and more monte word in perfect keeping with the situs tion

- Those criticisus, by comparison with previous New York writing, mesa quite a triumph for Mrs. Kotter.

OLLA PODRIDA,

Count Douglas, of the Grand Duchy of Baden, the descandent of a Boottish soldier en. nobled in the bust century, was recently szying at the Alexandra Hotel: The Count, who in one of the richest noblemen in Germany, is also pro -hably one of the tallent, his height being 7 ft.

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The brothers Herreshoff, the builders of the Vigilant and Defender, are learn the Spectator) -mot-loss belebrated at engineers - than "as- designers of ships, and the astonishing faculty by which me of the gifted family maintaine his position among the leaders of his profession, after the loss of eyesight, is one of the marvele of modern mechanical ability

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-Connaught House, th

Queen's Road Central Hongkong, 2nd July, 1895.

UN INSURANCE OFFICE, LONDON,

S

[560

RIPON TERRACE. " BRANIE UNGALOW, & Rooms,

HOWL N.

**LARKSPUR,” UPPKÉ RICHMOND Raan. 7-roomed detached House, with Garden and Lawn Tonnis Court. FURNISHED OF UNTUR NIGHED.

FFICES

FIRST FLOOR, No. 7. PRATA GEN- TRAL lately opompied by Messrs. HOLLIDAY, W188 & Co

Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT & AGENCY CO. LD. Hongkong, 5th October, 1995. [1589

TO LET

NYO. 4, OLD BAILEY STREET, G-roomed

-Dwelling House.

No. 3, MOUNT GOUGH. at the PRAK: FURNISHED; from Nov ABER 15th till APRIL Dett

Apply to

DAVID SASSOON, SONS & CO. Hongkong, 21st October, 1895.

BOAED AND RESIDENCE.

[2119

COMFORTABLY FURNISHED

·ROOMS, with Board..

Apply to Mrs. MATHER

2, Pedder's 11. Hongkong, 1st January, 1892,

KELLY & WALSH, LIMITED).

Ard now showing & FINE ASSORTMENT Of

CHRISTMAS

AND

NEW YEAR CARDS.

JAPANESE HAND-FAINTED CARDS.

CHINESE PIDJIN ENGLISH CARDS.

HAND-PAINTED ENGLISH CARDS.

CALENDARE, BOOKLETS, &c. &c. *

CHATER & VERNON, # Share Brokers. W

EXPORT CARGOES.

Por P&O, stemmer Bombay, sailed on the 20th October For Londen cases digari

from Manila, 4 cases white kitch from Manila,

55 cmed bristies, 40%Enles dança, 4 canes (silk

KELLY & WALSII, LD,

BREWER

[21

JAPANESE

alece goods, 105 hales wasto silk, 57 bales porced CHRISTMAS ooooons, 115 rolle mate, 200 sos Preservex, 350

caske preserves: 53 ynoltages sundries, 25,39

The ongon, 318,690 the scented esper; and 5,502 A beautiful velection

The scented orsaga pekoa. EMNER KYA.

For American bark stoamer Woo. P Hassim, sailed on the 21st October-For New York 1-5) pagkonekoy: 50, casks ginger: 12,187 rolls 1. mailang, 400mckages rattancore, 10.625 pooksges fire crackers, 000 boxes palmicsfans, 1,950, boxes oesia box lacquered ware, 81 bores chinaware, 17 beres blackwoodwars 750 bizxés: emanen (uraokars, and 10 boxes Jayda, Ieper

s

CARDS

of HAND-PAINTED CALDS far surpassing previous years pr Anotions.

ORDERS or NEWSPAPERS and MAGA ZINES for 1990 should now be cost in. PRICE LISTS ready.

- Pe D. & 0. steamer Kaieuri Hinu, sailed on the 24th October --For: London--190 - balan waste silk, 17 cane sits niece goods 78 udara preserves, and 13 packages.euntries. For „France 95 bales raw silk, Vrouens milk ploos

graco 11 packagos human hair, and 177 bome 22 fea from Fodelow. For Milan 20 balsu raw

sik

The belglit of mean sin-local barbien defaanikell, from the ↑ Old Malia;

W. BREYER,

FOUNDED 1710.

1974

The Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, aro prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.

SIEMSSEN & CO.,

Agente Hongkong, 16th May, 1802

GENERAL NOTICE ·

[17

THE CHAP ON MARINE INSURANCE

CHAI COMPANY, LIMITED

CAPITAL SEDBCRIBED $1,000,000, The above Company is proposed to Acoops MARINE RISKS at Current Ratee on Goods, &c. Policies grouted to all parts of the World payable at any of its AER

CHAN HE WAN

Secretary."

HRAD OFFICE: No. 42, EONHAM STRAND WEET Hongkong, and Angust 19

(1760.

TRANSATLANTIC FIRE INSURANCE:

TA" COMPANY OF HAMBURG.

The Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current

Ratea

STEMSSEN & CO., AZ MICHAgonje, Lougkong. 16th November, 1872

NOTICE

16.

LIMITED A

AUTHORIZED CAPITAL CA SUBSCRIBED PAID

£1,500,000 £1,195,000 £. 562,500 BANKERS: LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, LIMITED. INTEREST allowed on Curront Accounts at the rate of 27 per ananca on the Daily balance.

O NEW FILE DEFCRITS For 12 months

4%

24%

DEPOSITS RENEWED ON OID T

JOHN THURBURN,

Manager, Hongkong, Hongkong, ed August, 1895. [14

PRAK DELIVERY closes at Post Office at 1150 am and 8 pm, or in Letter Boxes in the Cam by 12 and 3.30 o'clock Trams Letter Boxes at Pask will be cleared at 12.30 and 4 pm.

The aathorised List of Mails issued in connection with this paper is the one published' tuïsa oach day in our Exina, which is corrected.

much later hour then that given talow

A MATE-WILL CLOSE Tor Hoihow and Haiphong--For Hanoi, to-day, the 26th iust, at 11.30 m

For Straits and Bombay-Far Brindisi, bo- day, the 28th inst; at 11.30 am

For Macao. Per Houngehan, today, tho 26th inst., at 1.30 P.M.)

For Bhanghai-Por Lysemom, today, the 28th in 3.30 PM

For Singapore, Java, Batavis, Samarang and Sonrabaya Per Tetarios, to-day, the 26th inst at 3.30 PM.AN

For Saigon-Fer Holstein, today, the 20th inst, at 3.30 PM.

For Shanghai-Per Meefeo, today, the Withingt, at 3.30 P.M..

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK. MANAGER A SADYAP THE Business of the above Binkis conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANG- HAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained cr application, superh

INTEREST on deposita is allowed af 31 inst, at 3.30 P. PER CENA. per ans, Cupid gik pra

kolor Anny-Per-Dants, to day, the 28th

Depositors may masfer at their option balances of $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND SHANGRI BANK to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 PER CENT, per annum.

For the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION, /

T JACKSON, A Chief Manager - Hongkong 1st August, 1895,12 RE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,

AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA.

For Singapore-Per Benlarig, to-day, the 25th inst; at 4.00 p.m.

For Hoihow and Pakhoi-Pur Aik, to-day, × the 20th inst, at 5.00 PM.

For Bangkok Pur Sultan, to day, the 26th | inzt. at 5.00 ̊F.M.

KAT For Swatow, Amoy and Frochew--Per Hai lan, to day, the 26th inst, at 5.00 p.m.

For Kobe. Por Lucbeck, to day, the 26th inst, at 5.00 PM.

For Canton-Per Foican, 10-merrow, the 27th inst., at 0.00 ..

For Shanghai-Per Szechen, on Monday, *the 29th inst, st. 2.30 P...

For Amoy and Manlin-Par - Yugnisng, an

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1853. Monday, the 29th ist, at 3:30 PM.

HEAD OFFICE, LONDON.

CAPITAL PAID-UT BISERYE LIABILITY OF STARR

HOLDERS. RESELE FU

For Hongkok,—Pér Keenguas on Monday, the 29th lost, at 5.00 p.œ£..

For Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama, Victoria, £900,000 RC, and Tacoria.Per Tacoma, on Tuesday,

the 20th Insk, at 11.00 AM. £800,000 £35,000

INTEREST allowed on Current Account at the mte of 2% por ata on the Daily balancos. On Fixed Deposits for 12 months 4%

6.

ダ

31

3.

47

TH. WHITEHEAD,

Manager, Hongkong. Hongkong, 16th September, 1895. Fi

FOR SALE

FOR SALE

NHAMPAGNE “MONOPOLE.

HEIDSIECK & CO, REIMS. FUEVRIORS TO THE IMPERIAL AND ROYAL COUNT AT BERIAN AND TO YUN IMPERIAL

COURT OF RESTAV MONOPOLE RED SEAL (mediom dry)

FRED FOLL (dry), y Di

GOLD FOIL

(extra dry)

THE Understand has been Appointed SOLE DEY AGENT for WOOD & Co's well-known COW BRAND of Finest snekk AUSTRALIAN TABLE BUTTER,

in 1 lb. Tins Trash Stocks always on hand. Special Terms to the Trado,

CEO R. TANMEBT, DUDDELL STREET Hongkong, 20th April, 1895.

[87

RUINART FERE & FILS, REJMS.

fistablished 1719. CHAMPAGNE CROWERS AND,

AVASHTIPERS

Ship only the Finest Quality Extrs Dry (Green Sual).

LAUTS, WEGENER & CO.,

Sole Agente Hongkong, 17th May, 1805.

SIAM TEAK TIMBER.

(3074

THE BORNEO COMPANY LIMITED, BANGKOK.

ORDERS su bo Booked and Rater Erpplied

on Application to the Undersigned for

TEAK BOURAS, PLANES, SÇANILINGS, AND

Do.

و:

CARLOWITZ & Co.,

Bole Agenta For Hongkong, Chins, and Japan.

(1358 Hongkong, Ist July, 1885,

FOR SALE.

TDSIECKS

CHANPAINE 180 WIZE SZA

$54

...................... per vasa of 1 dogon quarta, 534 per case of dozen pants. D. KRESS MANY S

RED AND WHITN BORDEAUX WINES.

C G RIBBERT & Co.'s

BOTTLED ALE & STOTT MAINZER BEEE in Quarts and Pinta

BIEMSSEN & CO. Hongkong, 29 April; 1805.

BORDEAUX

WINE

I-dor. -2 dor. 3-bottle BED WINE bottles PLANED, TENOTED, AND GROOVED TSAK⠀⠀⠀ Cru Wynlzon, BOARDS

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO. Hongkong, 17th July, 1895.

[1483|| WHITE WINE.

Heat Sauteries BOMBAY RURMAH TRADING COR.

PORBAN RIONALIMIZED

BANGKOK AND RANGOON.

TEAK SQUARES, FLANKS, Bolens and QUÁNTLINGS, PLANED, TONGUEU, and GEGOTED BoAnna, YUR FLOORING, CHILING, WALLING

TEAK SHINGLES FOB Koorison. PINKADON, RAILWAY SLEEPERS für all Rates Supplied and Ordars Booked by

JARDINE MATHESON & CO.

[973 Hongkong, 3rd May, 1895,"

DBENO ERB LION BRAND

(Dose for Adulte 15 to 35 grains toy.)

The most approved and most effoselous remedy in case of HEADACHE, MIGRAINE; NEURALGIA, ZHEUMATISM, FEVER TYPHUS, INFLUENZA TENGUE, ERYSIPELAB, HOOPING COUGH and many other opplaints. It is also the very bust UNAK HONGKONG Hors, Antiseptic. Highly recommended by the Modi cal Emoulty. Ask for Dr. KNORE'S ANTI- PERINE Each Tin bears the Inventor's MR. CHADWICK T. KEW

B. Dr. KNOEE in red lettere (LATS DE POATH & NOBLE),

QUELA'S BOAD,

OPIEME

els ciltles

H

AS OPEN

be justified in withdrawing his preseupe and Eidal chipsykileba ng 1202 and 1982, to 6 577 fách sborward of Old Malga, -8 jena $750

his valuable zuster from the Italian capital de 14 ablastom the Patin (New)

A moet practical proposal, surely). But really, haghtain thiss Tables are reperiod, is 1.62 fapt Norra zero. Patios (Old) In the present stata of Italian finances, is not £200,000,000 too large an offer P

Buustos (013)

She hulgasskin sko Yakima patakst with k missa sign (—)

are below: Ibarat Ordinasy Spring Ation, and should be engree (New)

.67571

btracted from the doustanY MAVEN ADOTI.

8705

T

470s Hooms at No

That, opposto

To bo 81.00upwards. Dinorted and

AS A SPECTALITY house 15th March 1885,

T1328

DERMATOL is the best Vulnerary; its effect in tinting the otosing up of Wounds 14 dagerihed ad mating, Sal

To be lid at very reputed Chemist and Druggist.

Bupplies constantly on hand at the bins Ex- pert, Import, and Bank Co. Bole Agents for Beware of Spartons Imitations. [2347

$3,50

St. Emelion St. Estophe

4400

40

5.00

St. Julien Méõàð

25.00

6,00

34.50

BURGUNDY

$:200 12.00

8/9,00 13.00

RED WINE.

Besture Chambertin WHITE WINE.

Macon - $8.00 Chabhs

$89.00 11.60 12,00

[27

Apply to

G. GIRAULT.

[1644 Hongkong, 26th July, 1895.

FOR SALE:

JAPAN HAND MADE PAPERS

JAPAN PRINTING PAPERS:

JAPAN COPYING PAPERS. JAPAN WALL PAPERS.

PRICES VERY MODERATZ.

For Singapore, Penang and Calcatta-Par Lightning, on Tuesday, the 29th inst., at

For Singapore-Par Glenburn, on Tuesday, the 20th inst, at 8.80 ra **For Kobe and Yokohama Par Benglos, on Tuesday, the 29th inst, at 3.30 P.MISTER

For Chefoo and Tientsin-Per Fuping, on- Tuesday, the 29th inst, at 4.30 M

For Timor, Port Darwin, Thursday Island, Cooktown, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney and bielbourne-Por Mehmuir, on Tuesday, the 29th instat 5.00 PM.

For Singapora. Per Kriemhild, on Wednes day, the 30th inst, at 3.30 PM.

For Nagagald, Kole and Yokotama-Per Verona, on Tuesday, the 5th November, at 11:30 A

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET

The United States Mall Packet City of Rio de Janeiro will be despatched on SATURDAY, the 20th Oct with fails for Japan, San Francisco, tas United States Canada, Honolulu, Peru, do, which will be oled me follows— 1100 Registry cases,

11:30 AM. Post Office plases, but correspondencs may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 10 cents extra pastage mutil the time of departeras

IEN

TING

BURGEON DENTIST, No, 10, D'AGUILAR STREET. TERMS VERY MODERATE, Consulation Free Hongkong, 23rd September, 1891.

ORTLAND

PORTL

[1990

CEMENT.

J. B. WHITE & BROS.

SOLE AGENTS FOR CHINA,

HOLLIDAY, WISE & CO.

(1963

Hongkong. 11th April, 1883.

ARBOLINEUM-AVENARIUS

USED FOR 16 Years.

preservative for Wood

Thoroughly

and Stong against White Arts, Decay, Fungus, Rot, and Dampnes.

Solo Agoula for China, SCHEELE & CO.

[215

Hongkong, 25th January, 1892,

FURNITURE WAKEHOUSE:

LI KWONG LOONG," CABINET-MAXER AND ART DECORATOR from Shanghai, lins opened a FURNITURE STORE

No. 3, WYNDHAM STEENT The only Shop in Hongkong with this name, Where: HIGH-CLASS FURNETUBE - of very discription can be and to order in any design required.

-Has been patronised by the Hongkong Club, Hongkong Hotel, Mers, A. B. Watson & Co., Jimitet, and other leading fablishments in the Colony, to whom reference may be made as to the Superior Workmanship and Materials of the Furniture, zo, supplied:

Mossrs. A 8 Watson & Co. write as follows We have pleasure in stating that Mr. LI KWONG LOONG furnished the Anders to our Dispensary and gave us every satis

action

(a) A. S. WATHON & CO., LIMITED, ORDERS punctually alicnded to and CHARGES, ost moderate, Rey

AN INSPECTION INVITED. Hongkong, 4th February 1895.

(1010

TOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS

Neither the CAPTAINS, this AGENTS, nor th OWNERS will be RESPONSIBLE for any DEBT contrasted by the Officers ar the Crews of the following Vsels during fair stay in Hongeng Harbour

„Orters to be respectfully zvonised by the BEOLOR, Brit, str. Thomzon--Gibb, Living-

Endersigned.

MITSUI BUBBAN KAISHA.

8, QUEEN'S BOLD CENTRAL Hongkong, 1st January, 1894.

Anton & Co. 1

LORTRINO, Brit * kir, Spence~D. Sassion, Tha Bang a. Con n

KADOSHIMA Mand, Jap str., Yachiyama

Mitoni Busan Kille, (2050 VELOCITY, Brit. bk, Martin Chinaga