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through Lord Lucan to his brother-in-law, Lord Cardigan, was delivered to the latter by Captain Nolan, who added a few contemptuous words of bis own when Lord Cardigan appeared to hesitate about complying with Lord Raglan's order to charge the Russian Army, which had reformed on its own ground with heavy masses of artillery in its front. Unfortunately Lord I usan and Lord Cardigan were act on speaking terms, and, instead of sending Captain Nolan back to Lord Lucan, requesting him to repeat the order under circumstances which Captain Nolan should have been instructed to explain, Lord Cardigan, too proud to communicate with his brother-in-law, proceeded to lend his Light Cavalry regiment against the serried ranks of the Russians, Then followed that splendid but useless display of valor concerning which the French Commander-in-chief remarked, C'est magnifique, mais ce n'est par in guerre"; and of which the present Sir George Wombwell, who took

part in it and was among the few survivors, is now one of the ablest living chroni elers. Captain Nolan, although a staff officer, who had no business to engage in the fray. jained in the charge of the Light Brigarle, and was killed by a round shot at the head of those gallant horsemen. They went into action 670 strong, led by Lord Cardigan on his magnificent thoroughbred charger, but of them no more than 198 returned. It is one of the proudest achieve. nients of the British cavalry that, although "Can- non to right of them, cannon to left of them val leyed and thundered," they made great havoc Among the enemy, and the only wonder is that any of Lord Cardigan's indomitable followers should have escaped death or capture, Banquets have again and again been given by their admiring fellow-countrymen to the survivors of that glorious day, and, notably, one which took place at the Alexandra Palace on the anniversary of the Battle of Balaklava in 1875. The death of Captain Nolan, who had conceived the most exalted ideas of the capacity of the cavalry, removed the witness who might bave thrown most fight on the transactions of that memorable passage of arms, and to this hour we know little more about it than that there were blunders all round. -Telegraph.

POOR DI MURSKA.

Anyone who wants to sermonize may find a fruitful text in the fate of poor Ilma di Murska, who, we read in the papers, has been found starving and imbecile in New York, where it is to be hoped she will find friends, since that city has been the scene of many of the most liberal actions of her impulsively generous life. The sermon should, alas 1 be one in favour of selfish- ness, for had lina di Murska been selfish she would be an extremely wealthy woman. As it is, if everybody who has benefited by her bound. less generosity would restore to her but 5 per cent, of the amounts they owe to her bounty, sha would be placed far above want for the rest of her natural life. Ovida" describes great singers as having "the throats of thrushes and maws of sharks." That this has been true of many of them cannot be gainsaid, though, fortunately, our famous English singers are not open to the charge, as those who knew Clara Novello, Anna Bishop, and Charlotte Sainton Dolby can testify, and certainly beside the names of those nobly generous women may be written that of our friend the eccentric but much-wronged and ill-treated Di Murska.

For one thing alone that she did the hearts of the whole of her profession should be turned to her in the hour of her distress. In 1873 she wär engaged by Madame Pauline Lucca as the prima sebrano leggiera of an opera troupe that artist was taking to Havana. The authorities make it a rule that all theatrical managers shall give bonds before landing a troupe that the members of the company shall not belet destitute to the charge of the State, and these bonds Madame Lucca, a very rich woman, gave with- out hesitation. But the speculation proved a dire failure, and Lucca, rot caring to pay the enormous losses, secretly sent away her jewellery and valuables and then tried to escape in dis- guise. She was arrested on board the steamer, and in a rage defied the authorities and refused to pay a cent. The salaries were all in arrear, the company were stranded without means, and the choristers, orchestra, and others of the smalt fry, were face to face with starvation. In this strait, Di Muka came to their rescue. She telegraphed to her agents in New York and they cabled to her bankers in Vienna, whence money was instantly sent out. She paid the liabilities of the unhappy artists and franked them all to New York, and the reason's engagements having all been made, so that they were at a disadvantage, she sapplied them all with money to carry on with until they could find work, This generous freak cost up- wards of £1000 sterling, besides the exceedingly heavy loss on exchange caused by the abnormal difference between cash and currency in New York,

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It is more than 23 years ago since, on May 11, 1865, Male. Ilma di Murska, then a most exquisitely beautiful girl and a vocalist of mira- culous skill, made her first appearance in London at Her Majesty's Theatre. She created a senda tion far exceeding, that which Patti had made at her deiff four years previously, and she sang for two seasons with wonderful success. Her lovely fair hair, dark eyes and eyelashes, her light, alert figure, her graceful dancing, her extraordinary dramatic power, and the almostunparalleled range of her voice, which was clear, true and even up to Fin altissimo astounded the cleverest of the critics and charmed the frequenters of the opera, Her "Dinorah," "Lucile," and "Lucia " pronounced matchless, and the Times christened her "the Lovely Hungarian Nightingale." At the height of her popularity she disappeared, and scandal, never silent, connected the King of Prussia with the flight of the fair singer, She returned as suddenly as she had left, and though in the meantime the debut of Christine Nilson had diverted the public attention, she regained much of her. old popularity, appearing with wonderful success in the "Fliegende Hollandu" of Wagner, and the "Mignon" of Ambroise Thomas. She was also exceedingly popular as Ophelia in the "Hamlet" of the last-named composer. After singing a year or two in England, she went to New York, where she became a great favourite, and after touring America with much success, made her first appearance in San Francisco on May 10, 1875, ten years, short one day, from the date of her debut in London.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1889.

of her operatic career being her appearance as Josephine" during the "Pinafore" craze in an Italian translation of that opera.

The eccentricities of poor Di Murska were much exaggerated by people who were interested in keeping her apart from the world. She was really a simple, easy, credulous, kindly creature, outside her profession, and quite careless of luxury or display, Her foibles were unimportanut, her good qualities many. Her musical training was perfect. No one could tell by watching her when she took breath, or if she ever took it.nt all. Routades and trills and cadenzas came at will without pause or effort. Her voice, a little metallic, as light voices are apt to be, was yet tuneful and true, and her intonation so even and, perfect that her singing was more like that of a fark in the air than of a human being. Some of her fours de force were wonderful. She used to sing a Hungarian air, with variations by Doppler, during which, after a bewildering series of un- accompanied cadenzas, she sang a descending chromatic scale of two octaves, alighting finally on the note the flute was waiting to take up, never swerving a mir's breadth of a tone. Any vocalist who will essay this extraordinary feat will understand its difficulty.-Sydney Bulletin,

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REFUSED AT THE ALTAR.

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WHY MARJORIE DECLINED TO BECOME MRS.

WASHINGTON H. HIGGINS,

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father left every shilling he had the power bequeath by will to his second son, Lord Kandolph Churchill, who had a few years before married an American girl, the daughter of Leonard. Jerome of New York.

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As the enormous 'Marlborough income was pledged creditors one of the present Duke's first ideas was to sell the fine collection of print- ings-valuable heirlooms that most men would have given worlds to possess,

He finally obtained the desired permission, bat, not until after the rumor had gone forth that he had made an arrangement to share the shillings his house- keeper collected from the many visitors who wanted to look through the gallery, His Grace Or WHICH 15,000 SHARES ARE OFFERED TO ATLANTIC AND OTHER CONNECTING was one of the lions of the New York 400 last" year, and enjoyed himself during a portion of the summer at Newport. Before he sailed for England in the fall he got himself into be (The remaining 15,000 Shares have been taken THE Steamship suit by writing a letter to the Herald denouncing A publication made by Davidson Dalziel in ä society journal.

The Duke needs ready money and has married a woman who has plenty of it. Ms. Ham mersley's first husband, Louis C. Hammersley, died on May 3, 1893, a little more than three years after their union, By his will he directed that a life interest in his entire estate-supposed to be worth $6,000,000 or thereabouts should go to his young wife if he left no male issue, and at her death to his cousin, J. Hoover Ham- mersley. It the latter had no mate issue Mrs. Hammersley was to name charitable institutions to take all the wealth at her demise. This will was contested by a num xr of Hammersley's cousins belonging to the Mason and Jones families. After a long contest the will was sustained by Surrogate Rollins, and the widow has since enjoyed the income. The most celebrated incident of the controversy was the refusal of Becky Jones, an old servant in the Hammersley household, to say a word on the witness stand. She feared, although she knew nothing of any, special. im- portance, that whatever she might say would reflect upon the reputation of the family. She cheerfully submitted to a long incarceration in the Ludlow Street Jail rather than to violate her ideas of propriety,

The church was thronged with people, white flowers decked the altar-rail, and waiting behind them, arrayed in immaculate robes, stood the Bishop, who was to weld in one the two fond hearts that up to that hour had beat in unison Up in the organ-loft sat the organist, bis fi gers wandering idly over the keys, his face turned from the instrument and fixed on the Bishop, who was to give him the signal for the wedding march." In the robing room stood the groom and the best man, arrayed in the evening dress, likewise awaling the opening strains of the wedding march" which were announce the arrival of the bride.. Suddenly the doors at the rear opened wide, and there stanis Marjorie, the beautiful daughter of The new Duchess was 34 years old this the house of Smitbets, soon to assume the head month. She will be entitled to have one of the of the family of Higgins Jr. The Bishop drops most gorgeous cants-of-arms imagilable painted opening chord of the march. The groom and the that may suit her esthetic fancy. his handkerchief. The organist strikes then her carriage-doors and placed anywhere else best man appear at the chancel. The congrega.plicated arins are supported by two wyverns, tion all turn to see the bridal procession as up the and the motto is, "Fiel, pero desdichado." Her broad aisle the ushers, maids of honor, and the 'new home will be at Woodstock, Oxfordshire, bride on her father's arm advance. A hum of and her London house at Queen Anne's Gote, admiration bursts forth from the guests as

S. W. The clubs that will take a part of fier Washington H. Higgins takes his bride's hand husband's time white she is in England are the hush comes aver all as the Bishop makes the and the twain, step to the altar-rail. Then a St. James, of London, and the Hurlinghain. opening prayer.

But what is the matter with Marjoric? She clutches wildly at the altar-rail.

Tis nothing," thinks the Bishop. "She is nervous." Then he adds aloud: Henry to be thy wedded husband?"

"Marjorie Willis, wilt thou have Washington

"I will not," replies Marjorie; falling back ward in a swODO.

All is in confusion. The groom starts back in despair. His best man rushes for water.

Let us draw a curtain on the scene, and seated on her father's knee."

It is six hours later and Marjorie is at home "And why, my daughter," he asks gravely, of thy choice?"

why did you refuse at the altar to wed the man

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"Because, father," the girl falters, b-because later than 4 o'clock." he wore a dress suit and-and it wasn't a minute

And the answering bug from the parental strong arms convinced Marjorie that the zazd member of the McGalluster 400 is proud of his eccentricity of the afternoon.-N. Y. Evening sweet little daughter and indorses her apparent Sun.

HIS GRACE OF MARLBOROUGH.

The New York Herald has this interesting story of the Duke of Marlborough, who married a rich New York widow a few months ago

George Charles Spencer-Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, Marquis of Blandford, Earl of Sunderland, Earl of Marlborough, Baron Spencer, of Wormleighton, and Baron Churchill, of Sand- ridge, and the tities of Prince of the Holy Roman Empire and Prince of Mindelheim, in Suabia, probably been, involved in more scrapes than was born forty-four years ago, and he has any other member of the British peerage of his or any other age.

He came into the world with many advantages as the successor to the titles and estates con- ferred upon the most famous English General of the eighteenth century. He was esteemed bright-not so bright, perhaps, as his younger brother, Lord Randolph Churchill, but bright to a degree that was marvelous in a Marquis, In his childhood he spent much of his time in one of the finest libraries in the world, in the palace of Blenheim.

The com.

The family of Churchill, into which the second, American woman has just married, is one of considerable antiquity. The first member of t mentioned in Burke's Peerage" is Charles Churchill, one of the supporters of Edward IV. The first title in the family was borne by Sir Winstone Churchill, father of John Churchill, the first Duke, whose fame as a military leader is too well known to stand repetition. When he was a young man he began the accumulation of

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his vast fortune by investing in an annuity present of 5000 given him by a court beauty. The first Duchess, Sarah, daughter of Richard Jennings, was the great favorite of Queen Anne, and rrobably the most talked-about woman of her time. After the great Duke's death, in a condition of dotage in 1722, the Duchess devoted the boundless wealth at her command to the vindication of his memory and the justification of her own resentment. She received many offers of marriage, but refused them all.

Blenheim Palace was built for the great Duke by Queen Anne, at a cost of £240,000. It is stated that the annual income of the entailed estate is not less this £20,000.

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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

INFORMATION has been received from

the MILITARY AUTHORITIES that the ANNUAL GUN PRACTICE will commence on the 25th instant, and continue daily (Sunday P., each day, at the South shore and East accepted) for about a fortnight, from 9 AM. to 3 Batteries, Stone-Cutters' Island.

The line of fire will be in a South Westerly direction from Stone-Cutters' Island. cautioned to keep clear of the range.

All Ships, Junks and other vessels are By Command,

FREDERICK STEWART, Colonial Secretary. Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 23rd January, 1889.

CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP

COMPANY.

FROM

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

STEAMSHIP "BATAVIA,”

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VANCOUVER, YOKOHAMA, AND

*KOBE.

Young Lord Blandford, as he was then known, was favored by the friendship of the Prince of Wales, who was slightly his senior in years. He became a Lieutenant in the Royal Horse Guards, the "Blues," and thence drifted into London society and into a marriage with Lady Alberta Hamilton, daughter of the Duke of Aberdeen. He first specially distinguished himself when he accom- panied the Prince of Wales on his famous visit to above Steamer having arrived, Con- India. Then the blue blood that flowed in his to send in their Bill of Lading for Counter- veins showed itself very plainly. Others of his signature, and take immediate delivery of their 1. signees of Cargs are hereby requested family had won the hearts of many women, Goods from alongside. but he broke the Marlborough record. Indian gossips proclaimed him a legitimate rival of Don Juan. Maidens trembled at his name, matrons looked uneasy, and grass-widows sighed for their lost protectors. His explails were sung in every bungalow, and if he accomplished all that was credited to him he was a truly greater man than the renowned first Duke of his name.

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will be landed and stored at Consignees' risk and

Cargo impeding the discharge of the Versel❘

ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,

Agents. Hongkong, 24th January, 189-

533

2.

Masonic.

I CHAPTER,

After his Indian victories he returned to Eng- land and cultivated the scquaintance of the bride of his most intimate friend, Lord Aylesford She is described as having been a "dev'lish pretty girl," and there is little doubt that he was deeply CATHAY smitten by her charms. He induced the Prince of Wales to take Lord Aylesford to India, and then the coast was clear for him,

No. 1165. REGULAR CONVOCATION of the

Some months later the birth of a pretty boy A above Chapter will be held in FREEMA was inscribed on the records of the city of Paris as "Guy Bertram father and mother not SONS HALL, Zetland Street, TO-MORROW, named." The parents were living at a French the 25th inst,, at 8.30 for 9 P.M. precisely. botel, and all went well until some English nobleman bappened to see the mother and to

Hongkong, 19th January, 1889 recognize her as the "devlish, pretty girl" Aylesford had married,

After a singularly successful season in San Francisco, she sailed for Australia on June 21st, and landed in Sydney on July 22nd, 1825. She elected to begin her Australian tour in Victoria, where the literally coined money, her profits for a very few nights aggregating Lacoa. On Nov. Igth of the same year she made her first ap pearance in Sydney, at the old Masonic Hall, raised his hand and struck her in the face, A

A scandal resulted. Aylesford applied for a divorce, and the story came to the ears of Lady Blandford. She reproached her husband, who

EOTHEN MARK

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LODGE

OF HONGKONG, No. 264,

LODGE will be held in FREEMASONS":

THE PUBLIC.

up on the same terms as the Shares now offered to the Public.)

PAYMENT TO BE AS FOLLOWS ;- ON APPLICATION ON ALLOTMENT.

...$1.

The Balance at call (on One Month's notice being given) as required to meet drafts for purchase of Plant and other- wise, for the purposes and the extension of the business of the Company.

Applications for shares, accompanied by deposit of $1 per share, must be sent in to THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION on or before the 12th day of February, 1889.

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DIRECTORS: THE HONORABLE JOHN HELL'IRVING. THE HONORABLE CATCHICK PAUL

CHATER.

"THE HONORABLE BENDYSHE LAYTON. HENRY LISTON DALRYMPLE, ESQ. LORENZ POESNECKER, ESQ.

AND

ALFRED PARKER STOKES, Esq.

BANKERS:

THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

· BANKING CORPORATION,

SOLICITORS: MESSRS: SHARP, JOHNSON AND STOKES.

THE principal object for which this Com-

city of Victoria, Kowloon and the Peak with the pany has been formed is to supply, the

ELECTRIC LIGHT. A subsidiary object is the supply of electric motor power wherever it may be required, and negaciations are now being carried on with the Government to supply the necessary power for pamping water from the Albany Tank to a reservoir or tank to be established at the Peak.

The advantages of the ELECTRIC LIGHT are so well recognised that but little need be said on the subject. It is, however, peculiarly adapted for use here on account of its being almost entirely free from heat and unaffected by wind, and also on account of its almost perfect freedom from danger by fire.

Estimates of workin, expenses, cost of supply, &c, have been carefully gone into and the Directors have no doubt that the light can be supplied at rates, which will compare favourably with the price paid for gas in the Colony, while

will be much superior to any other kind of for quality, power and convenience, the light lighting.

In the estimatesfare included cost of sufficient,

lighting on the well known Arc System. engine power, plant, &c., for Electric Street

Negociations, with a good prospect of success, are being carried on with the Government for a contract for this purpose,

A very suitable site for the Engine-house required for the Machinery has been purchased and will be made over to the Company at cost price.

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It is proposed to order. from England at once the necessary plant and dynamos on the latest and most approved principle adopted in England and America. The London Electric Supply,

Company are at present engaged in installing

this principle, in London'a plant to supply 250,000 lights on

The Income will of course depend much on the mumber of lights supplied, but as the price be no doubt that the electric light will be will be, light for light, less than gas, there can

generally adopted. If but 3,000 bumers are will be able to pay a satisfactory dividend, and made use of, it is believed that the Company

this dividend will increase with the increase in the demand for the light.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀!

The value of the shares has been fixed at $ro with the view of bringing the shares within the reach of all of the community who are likely to use the light, and who will thus have:a better opportunity, of becoming shareholders than if the shares were of a higher value. It is intended that as wide a distribution of the shares abajl be made as possible.

for shares, apply to the

No promotion money will be paid. For prospectus, and for forms of application

Messrs. GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co. Dated the 24th day of January, 1889, [124 LIVE NOTICE.

AND

STEAMERS.

"GAELIC " will be despatched for San Francisco, v4 Yokohama, on SATURDAY, the 26th instant,

at 1 P.M.

Connection will be made at Yokohama with Steamers from Shanghai and Japan Ports.

All PARCEL PACKAGES should be marked to. address in full; and the same will be received at previous to sailing. the Company's Office until FIVE P.M. the day

First-class Fares granted as follows:- To San Francisco.......

To San Francisco and return,

$100.00

available for 6 month... 3550.00 To Liverpool

To London...

****** 325,00 330,00

To other European Points at proportionate rales. Special reduced rates granted to Officers of the Army, Navy, Civil Service and the Imperial Chinese Customs, to be obtained on application.

Passengers by this line have the option of proceeding Overland by the Southern Pacific and Connecting Lines, Central Pacific, Northern Pacific or Canadian Pacific Railways.

Passengers, who have paid full fare, re-embark ing a San Francisco for China or Japan (or vice versa) within one year will be allowed discount of to per cent. This allowance does not apply to through fares from China and Japan to Europe.

Consular Invoices to accompany Cargo des tined to Points beyond San Francisco, in the United States, should he sent to the Company's Offices, addressed to the Collector of Customs. San Francisco.

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For further information

as to Freight or Passage, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 50A, Queca's Road Cenini.

C. D. HARMAN,

Agent 'Hongkong, 8th January, ro

STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, ADEN, PORT SAID, MALT,, MAR- SEILLES, GIBRALTÁR. BRINDISI, · ANCONA, VENICE, PLYMOUTH, AND LONDON; ALSO,

BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA AND AUSTRALIA.

N.B.-CARGO CAN BE TAKEN ON THROUGH

BILLS OF LADING FOR BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULF PORTS, MARSEILLES, TRIESTE, HAM- BURG, NEW YORK AND BOSTON.

SPECIE ONLY LANDED AT PLYMOUTH. THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Steamship "BENGAL" Captain W. Barratt, with Her for LONDON, VIA BOMBAY and SUEZ Majesty's Mails, will be despatched from this CANAL, on WEDNESDAY, the 50th January,

at NOON.

Parcels and Specie (Gold) at the Office until Cargo will be received on board until 4P.M. 4 PM, on the day before sailing.

Silk and Valuables for Europe will be transhipped at Colombo; Tea and General Cargo for London will be conveyed via Bombay with by the ordinary direct route via Colombo, out transhipment, arriving one week later than

For further particulass regarding FREIGHT and PASSAGE apply to the PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL

SAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Office, Houg

kong.

The Contents and Value of Packages are re quired to be declared prior to shipment.

Shippers are particularly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Company's Black Bills of Lading.

E. L. WOODIN,', Superintendent.

.P. & O. S. N..Co.'s Office," Hongkong, 17th January, 1889...

U. S. MAIL LINE.

PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY. THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA OVER LAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA, AND SAN

... FRANCISCO.

HE U.S. Mail Steamship

S. Mai

"CITY OF NEW. YORK "

will be despatched for San Francisco, vid Yoko hama, on WEDNESDAY, the 6th February, 38.1. Puking Passengers and Freight for portation to Yokohama and other Japan Ports Japan, the United States, and Europe,

Through Bills of Lading issued for trans to, San Francisco,, and Atlantic, and Inland ways, to Havana, Trinidad, and Demerara, and Cities of the United States via Overland Rail- to parts in Mexico, Central and South America, by the Company's and connecting Steamers.

Through Passage Tickets granted to England, France, and Germany by all trans-Atlantic lines of Steamers..__*__|

First-class Fares granted as follows --- To San Francisco

To San Francisco and return,Į. available for 6 months............ To Liverpool....... To London....

$200,00

350.00

325,00

***** 330.00

To other European Polnis at proportionate inter Special reduced rates granted to Officers of the Army, Navy, Civil Service, and the Imperial Chinese Customs, to be abtained on application.

Passengers by this line have the option of HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI proceeding Overland by the Southern Pacific BANKING CORPORATION.sud Connecting Lines, Central Pacific, Northern

Farlic or Canadian Pacific Railways, ---

Passengers, who have paid full fare, re-embark- ing at San Francisco for China or Japan (or vice verts) within one year will be allowed a discount of 10 per cent. This allowance doss Kel, apply to through fare from China and

THE EIGHTH ORDINARY ANNUAL the day previous to sailing. Parcel Packages will Freight will be received on board until a P.M. THE EIGHTH ORDINARY DANNAL or Poe once. Parel Packages will be held at the Office of the Company, Pedder's all Farcel Packages should be marked to ad Street, on THURSDAY, the 7th February, at dress in full ; value of same is required. che CHAPTER of the Company to the 31st December, 1888, tined to Points beyond San Francisco, in the NOON, to receive a Statement of the Accounts Consular Invoices, to accompany Cargo des and the Report of the General Managers, and to United States, should be sent to the Company! discuss any matters;

be competently

Offices in Sealed Envelopes, addressed to the The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 18th instant to proximo, both days inclusive, vand

but that proving to be too small for the crowds | month later a child was born to her, and the A REGULAR MEETING of the above HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, LIMITED Zaban to Burope,

Hongkong, 22nd January, 1889.

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that attended, she transferred her concerts to the wrote to announce the fact to Lo d Blandford, HALL, Zetland Street, on MONDAY, the 28th Exhibition Building. It was in Sydney that she saying that there was a mark on the baby's instant, at 8.3a forg .. precisely." made the terrible mistake of her marriage with head corresponding to the place where he had young man already stricken for death, who struck her. He returned the letter, after writing almost instantly left her, and, after transferting across, it: Memorandum of an historic inci her money to his bankers, wiled It all to bis dent. In 1883 the procured a divorce from her VICTORIA own family, that she presently left Australia husband, and on July 5th of that year his no richer than she entered it. She married again, father, the seventh Duke, died and he succeeded directly after his death, in order, she said, to to the tide. The old Duke had refused to see or

No. 525!! show her contempt for his memory, but her communicate with him for some years on REGULAR CONVOCATION will be motives and bls are slike unsolvable. After her account of his dissipation. It was said that his held in FREEMASONS HALL, Zetland second marriage, to Mr. John Hill, in New gambling debis bad impoverished the ducal Street on TUESDAY, the zoth instant, at Zealand, she returned to America and thence to acres for years to come and that his heavy diink 8.30 for P.M. precisely Visiting Companionë London, where she remained for many years Ing had undermined an originally robust physique. am cordially invited. only singing at intervals one of the chief episodes | He got the entailed estate, of course, but his Hongkong, 33rd Janua

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brought before than tới nghe Collector of Customs al San Francisco, CA

JARDINE, MATHESON Categy/General Managers." Hongkong, 24th January, 1880,

Mails.

CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP

COMPANY..

TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, CANADA, THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE,

VIA

THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY.

AND OTHER CONNECTING

14

RAILWAY LINES & STEAMERS.

HE. British Steamship

THE

"BATAVIA,"

2,558 Tons Register, Auld, Commanders will be despatched for VANCOUVER, B.C., via KOBE and YOKOHAMA, on THURSDAY, the 7th February, at 3 P.M.

To be followed by the S.S. "PARTHIA" on 7th March and S.S. "ABYSSINIA" on 4th April.

Connection will be made at Yokohama withTM Steamers from Sbanghai and Japan Ports, and at Vancouver with San Francisco and Pacific Coast Points by the regular Steamers of the Pacific Coast Steamship Company and other Steamers,

Through Passage Tickets granted to England, France, and Germany by all trans-Atlantic lines of Steamers.

First-class Fares granted as follows — To Vancouver and Victoria...(Mex.)$160.00 To San Francisco

To all Commoh Points in Canada Į

and the United States To Liverpool...intereste To London.....

175.00 230,00

*12 305.00 rates. Special reduced rates granted to Officers To other European Points at proportionate of the Army, Navy, Civil Service, and the Imperial Chinese and Japanese Customs, to be obtained on application.

Consular Invoices to accompany Cargo des tined to Points in the United States, should be Mr. D. E. BROWN, District Freight Agent, sent to the Company's Offices, addressed to Vancouver, B.C.

Freight will be received on board until 4 P.M. in the 6th February.

All Parcels must be sent to our Office and should be marked to address in full; and the same will be received by us until 5 P...the day previous to sailing.

For information as to Passage of Freight, apply to

ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,

Agents, Hongkong, 10th January, 199

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NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,

PORT

NOTICE.

STEAM FOR

SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ,

SAID, BRINDISI, CENOA, ANTWERP, BREMEN AND HAM- BURG, PORTS IN THE LEVANTE,

BLACK SEA AND BALTIC. PORTS;

ALSO,

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LONDON, NEW YORK, BOSTON, BALTIMORE NEW ORLEANS, GALVESTON AND SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS.

THE COMPANY'S STEAMERS WILL CALL AT SOUTHAMPTON TO LAND PASSENGERS

AND LUGGAGE.

NB-Cargo can be taken on through Bills of Lading for the principal places in RUSSIA

ON SUNDAY, the 17th day of February

1889, at 10AM., the Company's Steamship "ERAUNSCHWEIG," Capt. H. Bedeker, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE & CARGO, will leave this Port as above, calling at GENOA Shipping Orders will be granted till Noon, Cargo will be received on board until 4 p.m., Specie, and Parcels until' p.m., on the roth of February, 1889. (Parcels are not to be sent on board; they must be left at the ACRNCY's Office). Contents and Value of Packages are required.

The Steamer has splendid Accommodation and carries a Doctor and Stewardess. For further particulars, apply to

.- MELCHERS & Co, Agents. Hongkong, 21st January, 1889.

TWO

To be Let.

TO LET.

ROOMS, No. 13, Shelley Street, with or without BOARD. Apply to

A B C ejo Hongkong Telegraph Office," Hongkong, 9th January, 1889.

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TO LET, FURNISHED. A HOUSE With Tonn's Cous Possession Tthe Peak, Dunford," A FIVE ROOMED. from the rgth instant to the 31st March, 1889, or 1890.

Apply to

J. V. V. VERNON, Hongkong, 3rd November, 1888.

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TÓ LET. AT the Peak "LA HACIENDA formerly occupied by Sir George Phillippo,

Apply to

H. N. MODY, Victoria Buildings.

Hongkong, rath December, 1888.

MP TO LET. T

FFICES and GODOWNS, now occupied

by the MESSAGERIES 'MARITIMES being No. 8, Praya Central, /

Possession from 1st February next. "The Premises can be Let Partly. Math Apply to

LAT HING & Co.: No. 153, Queen's Road, Central,

or to C. EWENS

Hongkong, and January, 1889.

TO LET

For further information as in "Passage and Breight Cpply to the Agency of the Company, ROOMS in “COLLEGE CHAMBERS," No. So, Queen's Road Central,

For Apply to

C. D. HARMAN, Hongkong, 17th January, 18°g

SIA DAVID SASSOON SONS & Ca Hongkong, 13th December; 1888,