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windows overlocking rushing out of the the River, though on the ground floor the ou break was confined ou the Bonham Street od to Mr. Valtriny's premises An bor OF more after the fire was first resisted the roof fall in with a crash over Mr. Valtri ny's and Messrs, Honglards and Co's godowns. Shortly after this the fie was got under. Mr. Gregory Mosce, whose office frents Heat Quay, bad bis stock of bides parly destroyed and water-damaged, and mongst others Mr. avid and Mr. Boyd had their offices destroyed, the former estimating bis damages at not less than $2000, not covered by insurance. Rughly spuking the damage done, adding $15,000 for the buildings them selves, but not including the ious facurred by Messrs. Kaly Brothers, amounts to over $185,000. Mears. Hooglande & Co. by for the heaviest suff rers, were, however, sully insured, having Bines with various companies, Java, home and the lec-1 company, to the amount of $221,000. It is not expected that there will be much in the way of salvage from either Hooglandt & Co.'s at from Mr. Valtiny's godowns, both of which were completely gutted.

The damageto essrs. Katz Brothers' godown, though serious, will not be very heavy, but it as yet impossible to estimate it. It is, however, fully covered, the firm being lasured for a sum ef $100,000 as follows:---

$40,000

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1898.

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comment by a biographer that a man so crabbed ought to have lived in a tub like a dog." | William Kufus was not accidentally shot by an arrow from the bow of Walter Tyrrell. He was assinated. His body, when fouad, bare the masks of three or four sword thrusts.

There was probably no such man ke Rome alus. The first historian who mentions him lived at a distance of time so great as to throw extreme discredit on the story as told by him.

Alexander the Great del not weep for other worlds to conquer. There is reason to suspect that his army met with a meriɔus reverse to India, a fact that foduced him to retrace his

stapa.

The immense barning plassen, with which Archimedes burned the ships of the besiegers of Syrsene at 10 miles distance were never mans factured, and it is now known that they could not have existed.

or a candle. The sapphire is found of all tin's aud shades of blue, but the culor which approxi- mates to the shade formerly called Bledu rof is the most valuable. A really fino sapphire should appear blue by artificial light as well as by day. This stone is found in crystals, generally ...f much larger mina than the ruby. The name "apphire" is perhaps the only one which rang through all languages with very slight alteration -the Hebrew name sapphit, the Chaldaic sapisinon, the Greek zion, Spanish Zato, the Latin sapphorus, etc.

To the sapphire has been ascribed the follow ing magical properties: That it prevents wicked thoughts; that it is such an enemy to potion that, I put into a glass wlib a apid ror venomous reptile, It will kill it. St. Jerome, in bis exposition of the platteenth chapter of Isaiah, say that the sapphire procures favor with pricces, pacifics enemies, frees fram enchant Vinegar will not split rocks to Hannibalment, and obtains release from captivity. This could not thus have made his way through the gem was sacred to Apollo, and was worn when Alps Nor will it diserire peurls, so that the inquiring of the oracle at his shrine. It was story of Cleopatra diinking pearls melled in esteemed as a remedy against fevers, vinegar must have been a fiction.

Madcap Harry was not sest to prisen by Sh William Gascoigne, the stern Judge, nor wai the latter reappointed by the prince when he became king, and the story did not appear for 150 years after that ma

Ceylon has always been famous for its up.

phizes as well as for other gems, and even the energetic rapacity of the old Roman adventurers failed to exhaust is riches. Of all the brilliant geme extracted from the sail of this richly endowed island, hardly any was more highly The existence of the Colossus of Rhodes is esteemed by them than the sapphire. canaldered by some historians extremely doubt-exqui ia dat recalled to the exiled Roman ful. There is no evidence that the arclents the clear, cloudle szure of the heavens The treasuries were able to cast pieces of metal of such sire as or the seven-billed city must have entered into its composition.

and regalias of Europe pos.css sapphires of very large alae. In the green vaults of Dresden are several of remarkable size an: beauty. In the. Ruslan Treasury are some of an enormous ic, among them one of a light blue flat. The engraving of sapphires was hardly known before the days of the Romia empire, and probably the most celebrated at all engraved sapphires in the great siguet of the Emperor Constantine, which weighs lifty-three cara's.

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Straits Intura ce Co., $15000 Trastintle Insurance Co. (Pa thicke) $5,000; Queen's Insurance Co. (Hoogland) 40,000; Fruselan National Insurance Co. (Puufarce) $30,000 The tell wing list of insurances will show how the ascert ined losses are distributed amongst The blood of Rides, Mary Stuart's favorite, the various local and h me cotopanies >

can not be seen on the Alɔor where he was mur- MISSRS, Hocolandt & Co.

dered by Darnley and the other conspirators. Queen In aranc Co. (Hoogland)

What i seen there is a danb of red pilal, Royal Fire and Life (Houses),$36,000 ally renewed for the besef of gaping Nether. I dia Ses & Fire (Honglandi)....$10000 Batavia Sea and Fire (onglandt), *.........$30,000 Samarang Sea and Fire (Hoogland) ...320,000 Alliance Assur. Co. (Paterson Simon),...$10,000 South Brit. Fire & M-rine (M. Kerrow)$10,000 Sun Fire (Frinkiano)........................

$15,000 Hamburg Magdeburg (Behn Meyer)......$10,000 Straits Fe Insurance Co...$10,000 She had cross-eyes, and to save the trouble of Oosterling Insurance (Kamerilog)......................$10,000 ||

$221,000 MR. VALTRINY, Alliance Asser, Co. (Paterson Simens), $10,000 Guardian Fire & Life (Paterson Simons), $10,000

$30,000 MR. G. G. MOSES. Straits Insurance Co...$ 5,000 (Water-damaged chiefly.) The origin of the fire is at present involved in Nos pcions are entertained by the Maytery

The pass of Thermopylee was defended, not by 309, but at least 7000 Greeks, or, according to some writers, 13,003. The 300 were the Spartan contingent, who showed no more bravery on that occasion than their companions in arms from other Greek states,

Mary Stuart of Scotland was not a beauty. having her hair dressed, cut it off close to her head and wore a wig. When, after her death, the executioners lifted her bead to show it to the people, the wig came off and displayed a close cropped skull covered with gray hair.

PLEASures of ancient rome,

Cornelius

For the delectation of the Roman people there were theatres and smpattheatres. Ĝibbon says that there were somet mes 400,000 spectators at the amphitheatres alone. The Collicum could easily seat 100,000 There were others. The earliest was butitty Curio, and was of wood. The Queen Elizabeth as net the ang. Ie creature first amphitheatre of stone was that ball is the represented in the blatarles and poems of her Campus Mertius hy Statalius Taurus. Another or time. Her hair was red, her temper red. was buit be Jolus Car, and another by hot. She sometimes diank too much, and at Nero. There were three principal theatres any provection would carry on like strooper.called alter Pompelus Magnus, She frequently saved at her maids, and soute- Babus and M reelius-the · Inst built by times struck, kicked and placked them.

Augustus la honor of bla favorite nephew. Nero was no monster, His mother, Agrip. Many thousands of gladiators were employed, time they rebell.d and carried on a serloos the Repubile. Three thousand dancers and as many atgers daily amused the public. If the wee seats at places of amuse ment for, 500 000 people at once, Gibbon's estimate of the total population as 1,759,000 is aviuid,

Such, then, wis the condition of the Roman peor, Food, and wine, and ol, baha, theatres and amphitheatres provided either free or at extremely low charkes. There was no union workhouse ; no labor test, Newppers were circulated

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Stamship.

"GLAMORGANSHIRE," Captain Jackson, will be despatched as above

on MONDAY, the 27th instant, at 5 PAL

For Freight ar Pamego, apply to

DODWELL, CARLILL & CO.,

Agents. Hongkong, 5th November, 180%

frast

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY," LIMITED.

THE

FOR SWATOW. ['HE Company's Steamship

"FORMOJA."

Captain Hall, will be despatched for the above Port en TUESDAY, the 38th, festant, at Day light.

"For Freight or Passago, apply to

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TOYO MARU," J. Gi Edwards, Commander, will be despatched fer the above Port on FRIDAY, the sst Dec.,

For Freight or Passage, apply to at 5P46

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!"SHIRE" LINE OF STEAMERS.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

S. 5. "GLAMORGANSHIRE," FROM NEW YORK.

~ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed

that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, at Kowloon, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.

AN

Optional cargo will be forwarded unless

Intimations

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TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS, "Kremlin *—A, B. C. Coda-TELEPHONE, No. 31.

PROPRIETORS...

..................................................THE HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY, LIMITED.

“HE HONGKONG HOTEL—the most commodious and best appointed Hotel in the Far East, fords unequalled accoracaodation to travellers and others, la altuated in the centre of the town, opposite the General Post Office and the Hongkong Club, adjacent to Pedder's Wharf (the principal landing stage of the „Calony) and in close proximity to the Banks and Shipping Offices. The HOTEL STEAM LAUNCH conveys passengers and baggage in and from all Mail Steamers

under experienced supervision. THE TABLE D'HOTE, at separate tables, is supplied with every delicacy, the site mer THE BEDROOMS, with adjoining Bath-rooms, are lofty and well ventilated, open on to

spacious Verandaha, are lighted by gas and fitted throughout with electric communicators. The Reading, Writing and Smoking Rooms, Ladies' Drawing Rooms, the now, Bar and publie

BILLIARD ROOMS (Six English and American Tables) are fitted with every convenience, The WINES & SPIRITS are selected by an Expert and the BEST BRANDS only are supplied. HYDRAULIC ASCENDING-ROOMS of the latest and most approved týpa convoy passengers

‘and baggage from the Entrance Hall to each of the five floors above.

NIGHT FORTERS and WATCHMEN se continually on duty.

Hongkong, 17th November, 1892.

TO BEWANE OF COUNTERFEITING AM

R. TUCKER

Manager.

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ORIZA-VELOUTE SOAPS

The best and softest soap

1. LEGRAND'S

ORIZA PERFUMERY

2

Inventor of the GENUINE and accredited preparation ORIZA-OIL

11, Plase de la Madeleine, Paris TO BE HAD OF ALL TRUSTWORTHY FIRES

NOTICE.

notice to the contrary be given before Noon ON and after the 1st December next,

MONDAY, 17th instant.

NO CHITS

Police of incendiarism, and in the absence of plus, was not put to death by his order, nor did at the amphitheatre; so many that have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining } will be taken in the following Hotels,

any definite Information as to the precise scene of the outbreak no opinion can be hazarded on the probable cause of the configration.

FALS: HOODS OF HISTORY.

VIYTY-TWO LILS ARE HERE EFFECTIVELY NASLED

The alleged ALican king, Prester John, bevor had a extraute,

The ve never was such a person as Pope Joan, the so called lensle powift"

Wim tell did not found the Swiss con- federa'i on, nd 140 stery of Gessler has no bistoric basis.

There Is na historie authority for the state ment that little George Washington cut down a cherry tree.

be play upon bis harp and sing "The Burning

Our knowƐ war ag ingi of Troy while Rome was on fire ledge of him is gained from Tacitus, who bared bit, and from Pairosins Arbiter, who was put to death for coa piring against him.

Hannibal did not send three bushels of gold ringe, plucked from the hands of Roman kalghts killed on the field of Cantæ, back to Carthage sa evidence of his victory. The messanger who eviled the news back to the Carthaginian sensie, on concluding his report, "opened his robe and threw out a number of gold rings gathered on the field."

Worshippers are not crushed by hundreds under the wheels of the car of juggernaut. The many years, and such deaths as formerly were exeptional or accidental Columbus did not make an cuand on end

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No Claims will be admitted after the Goods

undelivered after the 4th December, will be subi

ค feet to rent.

All claims against the Steamer must be pre- sented to the Undersigned on or before the 4th December, or they will not be recognised.

All broken, chalad, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 4th December, at 4 PM. No Fire Insurance has been effected, Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.,

Agents. Hongkong, 25th November, 1895-

NOTICE.

Trast

~HE Undersigned having been appointed

Agents for the KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ,

"THE VICTORIA HOTEL” "THE PEAK HOTEL" *THE KOWLOON HOTEL"

DORABJEE NOWROJEE,

Proprietor.

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Hongkong, 2616 October, 1993

HONGKONG HOTEL,

`N and after the 1st

December next,

ON

NO CHITS

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A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED,

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hengkone, ayh Dersler, 1863

AN APPEAL-

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"HE SUPERIORESS of the ITALIAN

THEONVENT, CARE ROAD, bega, most

respectfully to APPEAL to the Residents of

will be accepted or credit given' lo the above Hongkong and the Coast Parts, for their kind Hotel

By Order of the Board,

R. TUCKER, Manager. Hongkong, soth October, 1863, [1136

patronage and support, and desires to state that the will be pleased to receive orders for all kinds of NEEDLE WORK.

Gentlemen's Shirts made to order, and Cuffs and Collars renewed as old ones.

Ladies Kod Children's Under-clothing,

Char etпagne's Paladi s had no exfence, and I car has not been taken out of the temple (or entertainments, and in the pre usion of to liber. 'l ure prepared to guant: through Bills of Ludinz.19THOMAS' GRILL. ROMS, { Chlidren's Dresses, and all kinds of Embroidery,

the history of Charlemagne himself is so louded by myth a to be utterly ung-ilable.

Wellington, at Waterloo, did not say, "Up guards, and at 'em! The words were put loto

his mouth by sa tmegfaztive wolter.

The mother of Cosinus did pet intercede with her so to spare Rome. The story has no better found silon than that about Horatius hold- ing the brid, t

There is n. reason to believe that Turquia insulted Locntia. His power was overthrown is a popular to mult, which is the paly basis for the story,

Pocahontas lid not save the life of Joha Smith. It has been ascertained that this waithy man wat 'he m cstahl-bodied prevaricator of his century. He was the pioneer of American Hars.

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Pitt id not use the expression "Theegularly, not only in Rome but in all the camps and the provinces "per provincias et per ex re atrocious crime of being a young man." The words were used by Dr. Jahnson, who was not citus. It may safely be inferred that both in. picseal, but wrote a report of the speech from an pulation and in wealth ite ci y of Rome under the empire was fully equal to modern Loades, abstract given him by a hearer.

while in the magnificence and beauty of ite public buildings, in the spl ndor of its gratuitous ality toward the poor it was much superior cluston perhaps, be 'objected to these con- the capital cities only, sad that, after Rome, Italy bad re cities or towns to compare with Glasgow, Manchester, Liverpool, or Birmingham. But even this would not be the exact truth, There were very large and opulent cities in Italy beatde Rome-cl les such as Venice, Milan, Naples, Tarenium, Pompell, Baise In fact, when the last-recorded consus was taken, it contalued ab1ut 7,000,000 citizens-kul adult males. Adding the wives and idion we have a population of 30,000,000

albertini, the for in residents, and Addf g tu.

total population of more the slaves, WC » than 60,cocoa-National Revun,

tofte ble of gone it. The foal was per forme by Bravelescht, the architect, to silence critics who asked him how he was going to support the don of the cathedral of Florence.

Constantine the Great was not a saint. He ∙two of his sons and a considerable number of other reallyos He was to h:70 a Christian only in name, and seems known litle or sething of the religion he pic fessed.

murdered his wlie, one or

Philip III of Spain was not rousted to death | by a roaring fire because cort cliqueite forbade any one to come to bis assistance. He died a natural death, and the same story is told of desen different monarchs who were sticklers for ceremony,

The story of King Arthur and his round table is a myth, aitbu ogh what purports to be the The hanging gardens of Babylon did not round table is still to be seen in a south of Eng-hang, nor were they gardens. They were Jand town.

terraces supported by arches, and over grown Alfred the Great did not vilt the Danish camp with trees. They were erected for the amuse disguised as a mina rel. There is no good reasonment of a Babylonian queen who had come itom to believe that he could either play the harp or a mountainons country. speak Danish,

The m elstrom le not a whirip sol which sucks ships down into the depths of the ocean. It is an eddy, which in fain we aller can be crossed in 'safety by any vers la

Charles IX did not fire on the fleting Hugues nois from the window of the Louvre durleg the masacre of St Bartholomew. On the contrary, he was frightened almost in death by the reports of the guns, and spent the time in weeping and

his hands.

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HOW TO WORK THE BRAIN.

Porta di Java, Sumatra (East and West Coast) Celebes, Timer, Sunda Islands, Dutch New (Corner of Queen's Rond and Duddell Strast.) Gaines, &c., &c. Bills of Lading for through Cargo from these Forts to be presented to the Undersigned has always thought that Undersigned for countersignature.

LAUTS, WEGENER & Co. Hongkong, 25th November, 1893. [1289

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION,

No. 430.

INFORMATION has been received from the Military Authorities that ARTILLERY PRACTICE will take place from the Fly Point Battery in Westerly direction, on TUESDAY maxt, ihealth instant, between the hours of g

AM RIG

All Ships, Junks and other Vessels are cautioned to keep cleas of the line of fre

"For the hes thy," says the Hospital, "the nap in the after oon is not necessary, and the brain will not demand I. Il a man finds himself. napping at that time, of her he has eaten too much at his midday meal of his cerebral cheula

on is feeble. It is the universal habit of the pig that is being fattened to sleep in his sly after his midday meal. The working horse, on the other hand, which gets nothing at mi'day but a ferd of cord-a smail" but highly nutritious meal-does not sleep at all after.

Queen Elcano.it not suck the polson from wringing of Troy was mostly a myth, it, but is fresh and ready for work in half-an-1

her husband's wonds, as she did not accompany him on the expediti ndurin, which the incident is alleged to have taken place,

Cromwell and Hampden did not attempt to all to America ist before the outbreak of the English revolution. A number of their friends did, but they had no thought of veing,

The Man in the Iron Mask" did not wear a' | mask of Iron. It was black, velvet, secured by steel springs.

The wonderful Damascus, bladen that cat bars of Iron in two were not superior to most good Wades made to-day.

Seneca was not a half-Christian philosopher. bet a grasping money lender and asurer, who died worth over £3,000,000.

Cesur did not say, "Et fe, Brats 1" Eye. wine or to the assassinale a deposed that he died gring, but silent, like a wait."

Rici tasd 111, was not bunchback, but

soldier of fine form, some pretentions to good lankai and gravt personal stren gib and courage.

Aug salas was not the public bealactor he is represented. He was the mist #xacting tax collects the Roman world had up to his time Much is Scaevola never pat his brad in the fire. Ti se story was fabrication of a Roman historian hundreds of years after the supposed Incident.

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According to Homer's own figures (If there ever was such a man as Homer) Helen must have been

at lesti

160 years of age when she first met Paris, and even in the herole prind of the world women of that age were a trifl · parsde

Louis XVI did not behave with overwhelming digulty at his execution. On the contrary, ho screamed for help, struggled with the execu tioners and begged for mercy. Nor did the attendant priest say, “Son of St. Lauls, ascend to heaven." The expression was used for him by ■ Paris paper.

Sappho, the porters, was not a wanton beauty, ner, did she throw herself from the Lencadfan clif to be cured of an unworthy love. The Intest invenigstions prove her respectable married woman with a large family, whom she falsed with ** much care as a Greek matron

children,

Materials can be applied, if required.

Haplong, and April 1801

CAPTAIN CH. ROBINSON,

The Superioress will also be most grateful for

such a place as this was the one thing Books for the Children of the Poor Schools, who any PAPER, or old ENVELOPES to be made into needed to fit in between HOTEL LIFE and the | are taught by the Sisters. PRIVATE BOARDING HOUSE-providing It be: First-class in every detail. A place where and may have bis GRILLED CHOP & STEAK at any hour of the Day, up to 11 PM,; or later If notice be given. "Hellt alan prepared to SUPPLY MEALS ↳ PRIVATE PARTIES per MENU or ORDER-the Parties sending Dishes, &c., for same-and Cash. Scale on syplication,

Monthly Roard for One Person...$35.00 Tilo

..............$15.00 on hand and served in every Style.

AMERICAN FROZEN OYSTERS always

Breakfast.........................................................................$0.50 Tiffin.........................san $0 75

SPECIAL TIFFINS and DINNERS served

W. THOMAS, Proprietor.

The inhabitants of the houses, near Belchers are warned to keen their glass windows open in Excellent Style at short notice. during the PRACTICE, and all people working in the vicinity of the Battery are also warned to keep clear of that part which will be indicated by gunners placed on sentry for the purpose,

By Command,

G. T. M. O'BRIEN, Colonial Secretary, Colonial Secretary's Offer,

Hongkong, 22nd November 180y.

Hongkong, vd May, 1897.

12882,

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS. ORPS ORDERS BY THE ACTING

COMMANDANT,

hour. One would like to persuade all literary workers to work in the day and to sleep in the sight. They skrald never go for more than elekt hours a day. Early rising would be good for most of them. A cup of effer ard a niece of toast at half-past six might be followed by an heur's work from seven to eight. The whole

FOR WEEK ENDING AND DECEMBER. - hour between eight and nine should be devoted to a thṛṇughly good breakfast and « Na 35-FIELD BATTERY.-For daty, short walk. Work from nine to twelve Lieut. A. CHAPMAN and Sergeant WYLIE

No. 35At the recommendation of the Officer; Half-an-hour should then be spent is genil

untering in the fresh air, and light lan commanding the Battery the following promo should flow-say a chop and bread, some with tions are made 1-To be BERGEANTS, Corpis. a modicum of light pudding, accompanied by a

-DRILL WIL small glass of lager beer. From one to tes Ho. 3-FIELD BATTERY a plee and a saunter, and at two a cop of black be carried on as ender at HEADQUARTER- offer. From two to four, works at four a cup MONDAY, 9 7.M., 64 pr. for FFFICIENTS. 7 pr. WEDNESDAY, 5.30 ZM. of afternoon tea, and rest until fire. From for: RECRUITE

G.W. WATLIKO and A. BROWNE,

usually gave her ched the always been greatly to the real labours of the day should EFFICIENTE. FRIDAY, 97 M. 64. for EITT five six half-onst, work and at half-Mereving and Carbine for RECRUITS, Y pr. for. The army overestimated

UNIFORM, by historians. Commonly com- be over and completed. At seven a good, CHINTS, 7 pr. for RECRUITE pated at 5.000.000, the best evidence goes to well-cooked, appe sing, slowly eaten dinner, Serg, with Forage Caps,

No. 32-SATURDAY.—Polles Range, will show that, camp followers and all, li did not forowed by one cup of black coffee, but no excerd one, the increase belog due to the natural tea. Ata quanter to eleven a small cup of cocos be at diposal of Recreation Committee, Inventiveness of the oriental imagination and to

F. JERRARD, and sleep until six or six thing. The brain

“Acting Commíndunt; "-/ the vanity of the Greeks, who prided themselves and one or two pieces of trast. At eleven, bed,

H.K. V. Carps

--Hongkong, 25th November, 1893.2

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on having detested its vart numbers. His worker should not work more than fire daya a thousands of ships," numbered only $200 to week in the fashion,. He shoul i have two daya begin with, and of these 400 were, lost in s Blonde! the harper, did not discover the storm, so that he reached the coast of Greece of leisure in the week. The first of these she ald be devoted to bilak and thoroughy fatlining prison of King Richard. Richard paid is with abest 800-Pearson's Washiy

exercise in the open alt, and the second to ransom, and the receipt for it is among the⠀

lolting, lounglag, ittle light

and the reading,

DY YOUNG ENGLISH LADY, a Situs Austzlin ai thiyen,”

like. This is the kind of life which physiology Đˆ tiơn to take Charge of CHILDREN, or to would ragest for the brain-worker, and in this act my COMPANION to s Lady proceeding to *acheme of a' there is neither place nor Europe. necessity for the afternoon pap."-Don't we all

Apply to we could follow this lovely, leisure time-

Horatius never defended the bridge. The story was m tonfuctured by the same gifted author who are the work the account of Scaevola a.her view,

IN FASHION'S FAVOUR.

THE SAPPHIRE HAS BEEN TAKEN UP. Sapphires have of late years become fashion

Gen. Cambro one, did not say. *The gaird „dios, but does not render." The words were abla gems. The blue of the sapphire is very the invention of a-Pa visjɔtenallet; and attributed | seido m'pare or spread over the whole sabalance of the stone. Sometimes it is mixed with black, to him.

Ceir

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nat cross the Rubicon. It lay on ways thCincinnati Enquire which gives it an Hypophosphies, for Rickets, Marasmus and all

the opposite side of the Italian peolesals from the polat where he left i his own possessions and eat-red finly,

The Bildge of Sighs at Venice has no romance wanby the name Most of the unfortunates wha cross li ste pelly this was who are sent to the workhouse.

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THE

"MONTIARA,”

AS SHE NOW LIES IN KOWLOON BAY.

1728

Length .....................75 feet, Bex...................................17 feet, Depth of hold men. 71 fett. Registered Tornage comunumo:75 tons. (Owing to recent alterations the carrying capacity of the Mostiara has been increased to about 120 tons dead weight.)

The Montiara was built in Singapore, is most alidly connicted of teak throughout, with iron- wood frames, has recently been thoroughly overhauled under experienced European superin tendence, and is now la excellent condition She is a very fast aller and a most suitable vessel for the Canton kerosene trade, or would make a first-class lighter.

For Particular as to Price, &c., apply to

R. FRASER SMITH, 6, Pedder's Hu Fongkong, 181 May, 1803-

FOR SALE

ZAS THEY LIE AT ABERDEEN DOCKS.

THE ENGINES AND BOILER OF THE T8 the most approved and most efficaciaga | CHINESE GUNBOAT "CHOP-CHEUNG,"

remedy in 1949 of HEADACHE, MI- GRAINE, NEURALGIA, RHEUMATISM, FEVER, TYPHUS INFLUENZA, DENGUE THE Englucs of the Chop-ch ERYSIPELAS, HOOPING COUGH, and

constructed by Mesurs, INOLIA & Co., of many other complaints. It is also the veryWanchal, and are of the Compound Inverted best Antiseptis. Highly recommended by the Cylinder Direct Acting Surface Condensing typ Madical Fealty. Ask for Dr, KNORR'S Cylladers 20) and 38" dia. with a stroke of 25.* ANTIPYRINEI Each Tin bears the inventor's The Crank Shaft is 61" dia. at the Crank pín, and y" dia. at the Journals. The H.P. Platon ignature "Dz, KNORR" in red letters.

Rod tog and the L.P. 34" dia. The Platz **"DERMATOL" ja the best Vulnerary 3 t and Connecting Rod bolts are a” dia, Air Pump effect in stimulating the closing up of Wounds, 144" dia, by 13 stroke, Slugle Acting Circulating Is described as amazing,

To be had at every reputed Chemist and Pump & dia by 119 stroke, and Double Acting and Bliga Puip (one each) 3′′ dia. by 13. BETA,"

Druggist

stroke, elo Hongkong Taligrosk Office, Supplies constantly on band at the China

These Engines have been very little mood and Singapore, rgth November, 1893. fa299 | Export, Import, and Back Co-Sole Agents for are in thoroughly good order,

The Boiler is of the Horizontal Multitubalas Beware of spurious imitations,

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with three Furnaces and vertical Doma ca Ita dia. Is soft a" by gft, 10”, long, external

Scorr's Emulsion of Pore Cod Liver Oil with wasting disorders of children, is Tray remaskeble 1 Masonic in its results. The rapidity with which children rele Besh and strength upon it is very Read the following I have tried cottZETLAND

wonderful,

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inky a wearance; sometimes with red, which although imperceptible by daylight, yet by artis Acial light given is an amethysting appearance. Two sapphires which by daylight may appear of the same has a diff x extremely in color at Emulsion in cases of wasting in young children,

No. 525 right. If the sess be held in an ordinary phis and I am of opinion that it is a ralgible prepara of foreips an inch beneath the aurisca of Tery tion for such cales, The children take it and

REGULAR - MEETING of: clear water the parts of the stone color,d and sunk for more, and the good affects are apparent.

A. LODGE Wilt bis kuid in the Par colored will be distinctly app tent. This rest. I connder it far superior to ordinary Cod Liver

OJ. MARSHALL. M.K.C 8. 86. 143, Grange Hardy Zetland Strung on FRIDAY, applies to all other gems..

Star sapphires are usually of grayish blue Road, Bestendor, B. Any Chemist cas Dicember; at 30 long pits, precisely, Vider The Mery Mint, and the stás lo exhibited in its greatest supply it, AS. WE & Co. Limited); sets | Bretaren Lãe cordialyzovked.

Men 4. parinesion when lovited at by the lights pổ tho eum : in Hongkong and CHING={{P}/

Fair Rosamund was not polsoned by Queen Eleanor, but, after a long res, déode xa a han in the Convent of Gadstow, died greatly esteemed by her associstas..

Diogenes nevar. livadin' a:

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* Bangkong, 181. April, 1801

NOTICE LROM the fit of November next, the FROM

SHANGHAI RUTCHERY will be prepared to Supply BRAWN, LAND in BLADDERS, FRESH and PICKLED ENGLISH PORK

BEEF in JOINTS and CORNED, BLACK PUDDINGS, PORK 44 GAME PIER

GALE

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measuremente 3- Furnaces, alt, y" dia; Joene, 44′′ din, by 4f, high ; Tubes, 184 in as aber by 3 ex, dia. It is in fairly good conditum, having recently undergone considerable "„epairs, and would last a active service for o*,ér five years.

The Engloes and Boller car, be laspected oft Afcation to the Superintendant el Aberdeen.

Docks

For further particular

apply to JESSYR FRASER SMITH,

6, Padder's Hil