Intimations.
THE HONGkong teleGRAPH, THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1894.
Intimations.
DAKIN CRUICKSHANK & CO., LD, quality and greater age than most brands in Our lowest priced Whisky is a excellent the market, We recommend our customers not to be deterred by the lowness of price from trying them all. For a toda-whisky, Thorne's
WARM CLOTHES.
THESE will all be spoilt before next cold weather, unless properly taken care of.
NAPHTHALINE
is the best thing to keep away Moths, &c., and
prevent clothes smelling fasty,
FIFTY CENIS PER TIN.
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY, LIMITED, VICTORIA DISPENSARY.
Hongkong, 6th April, 189$.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.
Blend and Watson's Glenorchy are equal to any Abalour-Glenlivet is a very old Past Whhky, (Smoky) that could not be replaced in stock at
the price. D and E are too will known to need comment.
Padar C.
IRISH-
A John Jameson's Old, Green
Capaule.........................
B John Jameson's Fine Old,
Green Capaute
C John Jameson's Very Fine Old, Green Capane
$13,00
15,00
18,00
All these are very fire and old. C has been stocked in Hongking to woed for 20 years, there being little sale for Irish Whisky in the Colony. AMERICAN-
a "bonus" system, accept these dubious risks, and thereby increase the temptation to crimes which almost always involve Innocent persons in their ruinous results, Pefore fireinsurance was Invented, the dead loss caused by conflagrations made people loss is discounted, carelessness increases, Careful to avoid them; but of course as the
not to speak of anything more culpable. Insurance thus means the direct abolition of one great check on fres; and yet the companies, which mostly pay heavy dividends, have never been subjected to Lany special tax to defray the increasing expenditure which they cause. The record for this year speaks for itself—
January 9th, fire in First Street, family house, caused by lamp breaking in removal; no Insurance. Damage 9800.
January 14th, Yu Lok Lane, no known cause, no insurance. Damage 8400.
January 26th, 273 Queen's Road West, no cause;insured for 87,000 with Economic, Par daran Car damage $1,200.
Genuine Bourbon Whisky, Fine Old; Red Capsule, with our Name and Tride Mark......
...... $15.00 Sample bottles and smaller quantities will be supplied at proportionate wholesale rates.
We only guarantee our Wines and Spirits to 136 he genuine he bought direct from us in the Colony, or from our authorised Agents at the Coast Porta
WINES AND SPIRITS,
On and after the 1st April, 1894, the Prices of our WINES and SPIRITS will be as follows:-
PORT-
· (For Invalids and general Ust.)
5 Vintage, superior quality, Red
Capsule....
Per daten Case.
C Fined Vintage, superior quality, Black Seal Capsule
$14.40 16.10
20.40
D Very Fine Old Vintage, extra peți, Violet Capsule (Old Bottled)
Post after removal should be rested lora monib before use. Wine required for drinking at once should be ordered to be decafited at the Dispen- sary before being sent out. These wines are Loo well known to need comment.
A
B
'G'IN
Per Box C. Fine Old Tom, White Capsule $7.20 Fine Unsweetened, White
Capsule
7.20
RUM. Finest Old Jamalca, Violet
Capsule........
$15.00 Good Leeward Island........ 6.00 Good Leeward Island...$1.50 per Gallon. Sample battles and smaller quantides will be supplied at proportionate wholers' intes
We only guirantee our Wines and Spirits to be genuine when bought direct from as in the Colony or from our máthorised Agents at the Coast Ports.
LIQUEURS.
Benedictine, Cu-rc32, Chartreuse,
Maraschino,
H-ering's Cheny Cordial, Dr. Siegen's Angostura
Ritters, &c. PRICES ON APPLICATION.
Sample bottles and smaller quantities will be A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. supplied at proportionate wholesale rates.
We only urantee our Wines and Spirits to be genuine when bought dlect from an in the Colony, from our authorised Agents at the Coast Ports.
SHERRY..
Per done Case,
B Supertor Pale Dry, dinner
wine, Green Seal Capsule. $10.80
C Marzanilla, Pale Natural Sherry, White Capsule...
CC Superior Old Dry, Pale
Natural beny, Red Seal Cap uleio D Very Superior Old Pale Dry, choice Old Wine, White Seal Capsule
12.00
12.00
14.40
20.40
E Extra Superior Old Pale Dry, very finest quality: Black Stal Capsule (Old Bottled) B, C, and C Care excellent dinner wines or for invalds and delicate stomachs. D and E are after dinner wines of a very superior vintage,
All are true Xeres wines,
Sample bottles and smaller quan idles will be
suplied at proportionate wholesale rates,
We only guarante our Wines and Spirits to be ge uine when bought direct from us in the Colony, or from our authorised Agents at the Coast Ports.
CLARET.
C St. Julien, Red Capsule
Sainte Foyren
Cussac deine
C'eau Haut Bion Larrivet Chi'eau d'Anglade
Chaenu Mouton d'Armail-
hacq'
Per
Casa Cus
don, a dos. Quarte, Pin
9.00 9.60
21.00 12.20 Our Clarets, including the lowest priced, are guiran'eed to be the genuine product of the jalce of the grape, and are not artificially made from raisins and currants, as is generally the case with cheap winer,
Simple battles and smaller quantities will be supplied at proportionate wholesale rates..
We only guarantee our Wines and Splits to be genuine when bought direct from us in the Colony, or from our authorised Agents at the
Coast Ports,
HOCK.
Par Pe Case Chan 1 dam. #dor, Quarta. Pinti ..$12.00 - 31.00 -
HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Hongkong, 10'h March..1894..
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1894
FIRES.
$5
THE Increasing frequency of fires in Hongkong-from 8 in 1891 to 18 in 1892, and 35 in 1893, with 16 already in four months of 1894-is a grave source of alarm not only to the Insurance companies (who have only themselves to blame for what purely affects their business) but also to the whole colony, which may at any time be plunged in the misery of a water famine through this cause, to say nothing about the danger of a catastrophe such as that in 1874, when nearly a third of the city was burnt down. Every fire that occurs is liable to cause loss and suffering to perfectly Innocent people.
The easiest aspect of the problem may be taken first, from the purely business St. Estephe, Red Capsule......$ 6.96 7.56 point of view of the insurance companies. D La Rose, Red Capsule... 1296 13.97 The payments in settlement of losses affect 720 7.01 nobody but the insured and the insurers; 9.60 10.44 It is of no direct importance to the public 18.60 19-10 between $50,000 and $60,000 net, and that 13.20 14.40 to know that one company last year lost
similar results are not uncommon with a certain, class of insurance offices, while others though doing a remunerative business manage regularly to keep their annual out-payments down to three figures. These facts, however, (which we have obtained from unquestionable sources) are of interest to the general public in that they show the quickly-developing tendency; same offices have always been extremely cautious in accepting Chinese risks, while others have been only too cager to take anything at any price, with the natural result that they are now getting quite a scare-the evil is working its own remedy. If Insurance agents would only laue policles on sound properties of unmistak- able Integrity, and would take the trouble to constantly inspect their risks and make holders making a big profit out of a fire, sure that there is no prospect of the polley. such a course would at once remove temptation. That is the practice, we believe, with all the Eastern Insurance companies, which are managed by men with local knowledge and considerable Interest in their business; but the European and especially the German companies have no such interested and experienced managers, but only agents who are pald by commission on the premis, and who therefore find it to their own advantage to throw caution to the winds. Moreover, the home offices, in their not unnatural anxiety to retain the business which they formerly monopolised in the
Nierstels Rudesbelmer...
Hockheimer.
2400
BURGUNDY. Chablis, white wine.
15.00 Meursault, superfor white wine 18.00 -
Volnay, very superior ised wine 31.co 23.30
MADEIRA AND CHAMPAGNE. Full particulars of the various Brands on application. BRAND Y.
A Hennessy's Old Pale, Red
Capsule
B Superior Very Old Cognac,
Red Capsule...
C Very Old Liqueur Cognac...
D. Hennessy's Fiscat. Very Old
Liqueur Cognac, 1871 Vin- tave, Red Capsule
E. Fines Very Old Liqueur
Cognac, 1864 Vintage......
Per dozen Co. $1440 16.10
30.40
36.00
48.00
February 1st, 26 Market Street, caused by mosquito curtain igdlting, no insurance, damage $2,500.
Feb. 6th, 57 Queen's Road West, caused by crackers, Insured with Melji for 82,500, damage 84,000; fourteen lives lost and two other houses badly damaged.
Feb. 6th, Watson's Dispensary, caused by crackers, damage nominat, insored. «
Feb. 6th, Hollywood Road, caused by mosquito curtain igniting, damage slight
Feb. 14th, Upper Station Street, caused by spark from chimney, damage 9300, uninsured, two children burnt to death.
Feb. 23rd, 89 Queen's Road West, caused by overheating in cook-house, Carlowitz & Co. damage 850, insured for $5,000 with
March 3rd, Salt Fish Street, sparks | from chimney, damage §1,500, Insured for 83.000 with Carlowitz & Co.
March 28th, Upper Lascar Row, care- less use of matches, damage 95,000, uninsured.
April 4th, 13 Bonham Strand, no cau e known, seven houses burnt, damage $150,000, insured with various European' offices through Messrs. SIESSEN & CO.. SCHELLHASS & Co., and Krusz & Co., up that on this occasion, after repeated to about $200,000. It will be remembered
comments in these columns, sea water was used by the brigade with the floating engine for the first time; as then reported.] April 17th, Hollywood Road, no cause, damage $2,000, newly covered with Kause & Co.
April 20th, Wanchai Road,⋅ no 'cause, damage $1,500, insured with Kaust & Co. for $3,500.
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April 30th, 122 Queen's Road Central, no cause, six houses burnt, damage 855.000, all covered through RautaR BROCKELMANN & CO., SCHELLRASS & CO., and HUTCHISON & CO.
May 1st, 116 Queen's Road Central, lamp accident, damage 8:8,000, Insured with Netherlands for
$12,000 and Northern for $2,800.
This makes sixteen fires in four months,. or a rate of 48 per annum; total damage (estimated roughly in most lastances) say $242,000 and total Insurance $292,000. This means, on the
hand, a powerful fillip to premium incomes, and hence increased dividends and increased commissions; the increasing losses do not appear heavy enough yet to matter much, or else we should find Insurance offices making reforms in their methods. On the other hand, these returns indicate heavy work for the Fire Brigade, which is not paid for by the people who cause it; probably more than the total legitimate a heavy drain on the water supply. consumption of the colony, and again the cost falls on the wrong people, who more over suffer from the dept tion of the reservoirs; and it may also mean deplorable loss of human life. All this is more or less directly due to insurance, whether excessive or otherwise; for it stands to reason that if there were no lesurance, people would be more careful with matches, crackers, oll lamps, &c. would therefore be only reasonable to tax Insurance companies in proportion to their business, to pay expenses ; and that would check the alarming Increase of fires The companies refuse to co-operate voluntarily in the required direction, and therefore they must be compelled by legislative regulations to adopt aafeguards, It le surprising, too, that Hongkong has to rush all the movables out of adjacent nothing in the nature of a salvage corp, bolldings when a fire looks dangerous; some of the insurance companies have a few coolies at this work, but in a wretchedly inadequate way. This must be done by the Government at the com- panies' expense if they decline to act spontaneously.
It
As to the Fire Enquiry Ordinance, it is a farce. When firat enacted, it scared the Chinese, and fires dropped to eight per annum from about thirty; but now the thing has lost its terrors, and like so many Hongkong lawa you can drive a coach and four through it, not to mention a fire engine or a coolle steamer. Arson is well
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ONE Hamlet runs a pawnbroker's shop in the city of Brisbane. "My prophetle soul, my oncle [ "
star Empress of China arrived at VancoBFCT THE Canadian Pacific Rallway Co's royal mail
policy and the real value of the goods) | A PROPOSAL has been made to hold an inter there will be no inducement to "work the national exposition in Japan ten years hence. oracle." That is the main desideratum-B close and constant inspection of insured goods, by the companies if they are willing, otherwise by the Government at it must be done. Also, in mere justice, the companies' expense-one way or other
the expense of the fire department and the cost of the water should be thrown on the companies, who in turn would take It out of their clients. In fact, it would probably not do much harm to impose on some insurance offices a tax heavy enough to be almost prohibitive.
TELEGRAMS.
**MAY-DAY CELEBRATIONS.
on the rat test.
AT Shanghai the other day all the China Merchants steamers in port were decked out in bunting in honour of the birthday of the Goddess
of the Ser!
AT the Magistracy to-day before Mr. Wade house, a blosman was fined $155 or six months for being possessed of about eighty taels of loose oplum (contraband).
TEACHER (quesiloning Sunday-school clias to the quotation, "Judge not, that ye be not jadged, etc.)-What is a judge? Small Girl LONDON, May 1st, The May-day celebrations on the Continentnswering quickly)-The man that gives
diva'ces. passed over without any disturbances occurring.
BULGARIA.
The Paris correspondent of the London Times reports that the Emperor of Austria and the Sukan, of Turkey have undertaken to mediate recognition of Prince Ferdinand of Bulgariz.
THE largest cherry tree in Kyushu (Japan) is to ken. The tree is 16 feet round at the base and be found at Nishi-Arita-mara, Hida-gan, Olie its spreading brancher are 72 feet in diameter.
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A MAN recently went to Ishlucht and predicted there would be a great fire shortly at Nagaoks; and his prediction was fulfilled on the 5th oft, He has been afrested by the Janaarse police on the suspicion of fulfillng" it himself. He had, [when" a "bay: of Wirten been imprisoned for Incendiatim
CAPTAIN DANWELL, the Britishshin Astoria,
(1,335) tank, which anfved from Liverrool at Fiquimalt (3.C.) the other day, reported that off Cape Horn &e sighted venel which, on Felag" spoken," proved to be the buque Silvar Stream, on a vagste from New Zealand to Loa- &n. The Silver Stream wis alto commanded by a Capteit Daswell, and, the ships hove to while the two brothers, who had not met for many years, spent a few hours in each other's society.
THE Japanese Governement is having two new ships brit in its own yards. One is steel despatch vessel of 2.800 tons, with 20 quick-firing gans, two machine guns, two torpedo tuber, and three electic search lights. She is to be built at Sarehn. The other is a steci
machine guns, two torpedo tubes and two sarach cruiser of 1,800 tons, with 8 quick-firing guns, 4
lights. She is to be bulit at Yokosuka. The
respectively.
with the Emperor of Russia to secure the THE Reign of the Short Story—" Are von fond speed of these vessels is to be 23 and 22 knots
DISESTABLISHMENT,
The Welsh Church Bill has passed the first
reading in the House of Commons, after a vehement protest on the part of Mr A. J. Balfour, Toader of the Opposition.
SHANGHAI RACES.
(Special to the Hangkang Telegraph.) Stewards-A. McLeod, Esq.; H. J. H. Tripp, Esq.; 1. S. Fearon, Erg; C. J. Dudgeon, Esq.; J. A. Pond, Erq; G. D. Boslog, Esq.
ad F. J. Maitland, Esq.
Clerk of the Course-E. H. Gore-Beath, Esq.
Secretary :-Barnes Dallas, Esq.
THIRD DAY-WEDNESDAY, MAY 2ND. The following are the results of the last race' with had not been run off yesterday when we went to press (5.30 p.m.)
The GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE; value, T150; for China ponies; second pany Tis. 50; wel,ht for inches as per scale; non- winners of a steeplechase allowed giba; en- trance, Tis. 5. Twice round a course selected by the stewards,
Mr. Robson's gr. Camptown, 101t. 13lb........ M. Uto's gr. Auctioneer, 1ost. alb............ 2 Mr. Renny's gr. Beadig, 11st. 1b............... 3 * Allowance of gibs. deducted.
Six ponles started.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Our review of "Brownie's" valuable and
held over until to-morrow.
Interesting book on "Dairies" is unavoidably
THE British despatch vessel Alacrity left for
Yokohama this forenoon.
A MELBOURNE banking lastitution dismissed no less than 15 of its country managers the other | day.
THE "Blue Funnel" steamer Tantalus, after having been thoroughly overhauled and re- palted, proceeded on her homeward voyage to-day,
At Hinckawa, in Tottori-ken, Japan, thermal springs have been found in the spa about co yards from the shore. Means are being taken for conveying the water to land. Ir is notified that the annual meeting of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce will be held at the Chamber's Rooms, Chy Hall, at 3 pm. on Friday, the cxth lost,
IN reference to our recent remarks on Indian there are now 4,025 Indian coolles in Fiji, who coolle labour in Borneo, it is worth noting that have no less than £13,742 in the banks.
cally has now been sa faz overcome that pure It has heretofore been almost Impossible to mike large castluga of aluminium, but the diffi. aluminium bath tubs are now made in a single piece.
hours.
THE art of paper-making has reached the paint where it is possible to cut down a growing tree and convert it into pager suitable for printing purposes within the short space of twenty-four On the night of the agrd ult. the Grand Hotel at Yokohama was catered by burglars, who cat automatic exsk register, costing $150 and a bole in the billiard-room door, and a patent
containing $80 and a gold watch, was taken
way.
of short stories?" asked Blax. "No," raplied Fany; "I hear too many of them. Nearly everybody I meet wants to barrow money of THREE are said to be larve numbers of sealing
me."
vessels in Japanese waters, near Kinkazan and Kamala. A few days ago over too of them ave reported to have been descried 40 miles off Kamishi.
A JAPANESE girl who stole $45 and a gold ring from the cabin of the chief officer of the Taïsang, on which she was a deck passerger from Shang bai, was sent to gaol to-day by the magistrate for six months,
THE Spring Regatta of the Yokobama Amateur Powing Club is to be he'd on Saturday, May sth. There are ten events en the programme, Including fours, pai›a, double-sculls, single-scalls, and skiffs with coxswains.
at
THE London and China Express gives some particulars gathered from an official report on the working of coal mines in Netherlands East to 1819, but it was then decided not to work the India. The first trial was made in Benkaelen mines do Government account. Later a survey made In Bantani and Celeber, and in 1349 the State. commerc-d the working in Band- jermassing. In 1869 the Ombillen coalfields were explored. The construction of the harbour and the hallway was very expensive, and the cost of getting to the coal was abrut twenty-four million guilders. However, the quality of the Ombillen coal is lighter than the Cardiff coals, so that they require more room in the steamers, With regard to Borneo the quality of this kind seesto be unsuitable. The cost of production for the State was thirty-three guilders per ton, while they were sold to the navy at eleven gullders per tot. The mines were, however,
AN Anlisodean paper's obituary on a suicided destroyed by Inundation, so that the working wrif: "He was in receint of money from homes coqued. In North-east Bomeo It seems various times and enjoyed himself thoroughly that coal is to found which can compete with every time a cheque arrived. He had seen the Ombllien coals, bat no further survey has
been made there by the State. better days, and will be missed."" THE body of a European, fully clothed, was this morning by the Water Police. The deceased found floating near the centre of the harbour has not yet been identified, bat la supposed to be asallor, and has apparently been in the water more than a day.
THE Siam Observer learns that Boon Chan, the only witness against Phra Yot, has died in Salgos, from his wounds! He was shot in June last year-plus months ago. Now, presumes our contemporary, Phra Yet will be indicted for murdering him alue,
MESSRS. Wheelock & Co's Freight Market During the past fortnight cargo ft London has Repert dated Shanghai, 17th Ap', says !— been fairly plentiful, and malls and other depar tures have secured good support, though basiness might be a great deal brisker than it is, tha greater part of cargo going forward bring that anshipped from oat-ports. For New York vid beyond occasional mali parcel, and there is no the Cani!.-There is absolutely nothing dolog, sign of say immediate revival in this direction, Constwise.-Advices from the North repost . very great Improvement in the amount of ton. Nishijin district (fanas) is 2931,884 pieces Last year, this year's arrivals to date being di THE average annual silk production of the nage loading from Newchwang, compared with
valued at 10,263,591.48 yen. There are altogether | steamers and 4 sailers, against 36 steamers and 3.929 manufactories employing 33 688 hands, of 2 sailers in 1993. Produce said to be whom 14 188 are paid employees and 19 500 are coming forward gradually, and natives ATG #pprentices. Of these, ngain, 18-254 are males | holding off lay lower rates of freight to Japan. and 15.434 are females. The average daily wage Waho to Whampoa We have heard of no of men is 23 sen, and of women zo sen.
vessel other than the local liners having loaded shipowners to have raised the pay of their the Wuhu districts, grain has not been cem- LAST, Eut not least, to the list of Far Eastern to this dicetier, and owing to heavy rains in European employees owing to the fall la the five Reamers loading for the south there is little ing forward rapidly, and as there are at present gold valus of the Mexican dollar come the or no demand for outsiders. Nagauki-Shanghal Nippon Yusen Kaisha, of Tokyo, who, inIt is a very lang time since such rates response to a memorial forwarded to them by bave been paid as those now ruling, and their service a few weeks ago, have announced quite nominal, the saly dificuity in the the foreign cantalas, officers and engineers in our quotation of $2.00 mast be considered that the salaries of their European staff, both way of business being the lack of tonnage. ashore and afloat, will be raised as per cent. all Far London vid Saez-All departures have round, the arrangement being that, in common fared well from here, the mails in particular, with the system adopted by other firms engaged while the "Shell" Haer Elar fully obtained her in the Far Eastern costing trade, a portion of specta lons, and left on the sand with her their pay will be issued at sterling rates.
allotted space completely filled. The Ajax, DOW DELAYS in shipping legislation at Washington landing, is advertised to sail on the and prox must be expected where so many lawyers are to be followed by the Giongyle, vid Marseilles, Lawyers are ever land of relays Business men idem. The next Shell liner to all will be the Irgislatore, remarks the Marttime Register,bout the 7th May, and the Achillis on the rath chafe under this kind of management, but then Polute, svertised for Hamburg and London they have only themselves to blame. They shout the 15th May. For New York direct
There is nothing but an old fallacy, to support the Pathar on the 29th it, and, as far should send more of their own kind to Washing the Canal-There has been nothing ton, especially to work for shipping interests. here on the berth since the departure the bellel, now almost impregnable, that lawyers as is known at present, there will be no make the best legislators. Lawyers themselves steamer loading till the middle el May, when are strongly of this opinion. But in this they the Gunearn is advertised to sell. The Port resemble nothing so much as Dickens school. Philip, advertised to load her, has proceeded master Squeers, who is often said he was a from Japan direct to Hongkong, there not being very Food fellow that after a time he believed it officient Inducement for ber to call here, and bimself
the small quantity of cargo that had been booked for her has been sent forward for transhipment
THE Victoria English School prize distribution at Hongkong. For New York vis the Cape- was held this afternoon in the City Hall, under The Frid. P. Litchfield sailed on the 23rd înat, Barker, acting Governor of Hongkong (who, by Governor Goodwin. She will probably take the august auspices of Major-General Digby a full ship, and the berth it now occupied by the the way, seems to bave been knighted by the her departure before the end of May if possible, school authorities, judging by their invitation her rate belog, as previously quoted, 265, per THE Secretary of the Sanitary Boxid is hereby were-Moselle Obadays, Peter Botelho, George vessels arriving are under orders from home to card). The winners of Oxford Local Certificates (on of 40 cubic feet Nearly all the sailing notified that the Governor of the Gaal is now dally allowing large volumes of sewage to drata General Barker, in a pitby speech, dilated on the ments, and there is good opportunity for
Stevens, Ivan Smith, and Herbert G.H. Smith, proceed elsewhere to carry out their engage from his premises into a side channel in Arkuth- excellent progress the school has made during | disengaged vessel of convenient sise to obtain a not Road, fa defiance of the law and as an
the past year, He also strongly frapressed on good charter. Departure for Londen via Canal, those who did not take a prize is the recent—Adın, via Amoy rath lust,, Agamemnon, wia destructive lesson to private citizens.
of Kale Field's Washington, originally intended Miss Ka's Field, the accomplished proprietress examination not to be disheartened, but to try Amoy 15th last, Elis, a30d inst, Tilan, via for better prospects to the forthcoming examina Amoy aand insi, Glanation, via Swatów, 24th inst. to go upon the operatic stage, and was a pupil scholars, and the General acknowledged the Departure for New York via the Cape-Frid tion. Three bearly cheers were given by the Departure for Hakodate.-Colorado azid inst. of Manuel Garcis, who taught Jeany Liod,
compliment. Garcia, it may be added, is still teaching, though
P. Litchfield a3rd last. We append a list of he enters his ninetieth year this month.
R the story of Sandow tearing in balves two camers reported to load at Haskow. For A JAPANESE paper, the Kolumin, reports a
packs of cards at once. All the showiest feats London--Polyphemus, 1,873. tons register,~450
horse-power, 4,6:0 tone Cargo of “strong men,” remarks a Bulletin corres.
capacity. fight between a whale and thirteen large turtles pondent, Are feats requiring a knowledge of Baxiawars 1,484 tous register, 281 horse-power, off Chinuzaki, In Olta-ken, in which the cetacean physics. That is the meaning, of knack." cargo capacity 3,800 tons, Moysed 1.714 tous Wit worsted and eventually gave up the ghost. Perhaps the hardest feat for any strong manlons. A bire" and
register, 750 horse-power, cargo capacky 4,000 "Glen," la addition to If we may be allowed to perpetrate a chestnut perform, almply because it can't be done by brute which there will be the Russian Volunteer Fleet
should say this was very like a whate {'
strength, is this: The strong man lies on a level AN enterprising shorthand writer whe attends finer flat on his back, with bis arms also streiched for Odesss, particulars of which we will
publish in our next issue. Quotations are flat on the floor above his head. second man the faments of prominent persons and takes dowo verbatim the addresses of the officiating. Together they forms a great capital T. The feat cargo. The above rates are alto for northern lays himsell flat across the strong man's bands. Shanghai to London, 35s. par ten for general clergymen is seld to be doing a roaring business is for the strong man to lift up the other, and Continental ports. Shanghai to Loodor, Shell in Ecrin by selling highly-ornamented copies without dropping him, lay him down just beyond Line, 301. Shanghai to H-mbng, Shell Live, the 'dear departed.
All our Brandy' is guaranteed to be pure Far East, are responsible' for faltlating a known to criminal jurists as about the of the in memoriam discourses to the friends of his feet so as to reverse, the former poslilon-33. 64. Shanghai to Bremen, Stall Line, 352.
Cognic, the difference in price belag merely question of age and vintage.
Simple bottles and smaller quantiles will be supplied at proportionnte wholesale rates.
We only guarantee our Wines and Splits to be genuine when bought direct from us in the Colony, or fram our authorised Agents at the
Coast Ports.
SCOTCH-
WHISKY.
Ford C. A. Thorne's Blend, White Cap-
sule...............................
$10.80
B Watson's Glenorchy Mellow
Blend, Blue Capsule with Name and Trade Mark...
C Watson's Abelour Glenlivet,
Red Ciprule with Nume and Trade Mark ........
D Watson's HKD Blend of the F.nest Scotch M-1t Wble- ki:n, Viet Carsold.............. E Watson's Very Old Liqueur Scutch Waliky, Gold Cape
10.80
12.00
14.43
Daniel Crawford's Planst Very Old Sectch Whisky manu
15.00
14.40
a cut-throat war of rates with the deliberate hardest thing on earth to prove in law; and avowed Intention of crushing the local and the last attempt in Hongkong resulted opposition entirely. There are about a In the principal witness being sent to gaol dozen fire Insurance companies founded
ass perjurer, for two years by the verdict in Shanghai, Hongkong and Singapore, of a Hongkong jury! The Libel Law and these, knowing the ways of the Chinese, might perhaps come in 'If we were to have for several years followed a con- assert his innocence; but our opinions on sistent Course which minimises the local juries are well known.
if nothing is done to stop thess fires, we encouragement of arson; they insure little except buildings, since such property is shall have no drinking water/feft," and, quite rellable the owner is usually cot nobody to drink it, since the Colony, will the occupier, and therefore incendiarism he burnt out sooner or later. It is nothing In such cases becomes practically out of to us that insurance companies have to the region of reasonable possibilities. settle heavy losses-it serves them right; When these firms do insure movable stock, but the accompanying danger to others is a they take every precaution against the maller for publle action. As matters stand- chance of having to pay more than its true | now, there is nothing to stop the march of "PROFESSOR " Ben Taylor, now in Yukobama, | known here, many a Chinuman embarks only to Shanghai,; $1.75 per ton, Kowsking, Britfah value; and in the very large class of petty the Fire Fiend. The only remedy is to having pabilaked a challenge to fight any man transactions such as clothing and personal Leep a close watch on Insured stocks to to the East at 156ibs, has elicited a respouse effects of Chiness, they refuse to deal at all, see that they never become small enough from a Yankee sailor on the Baltimore named since there can be no check on them. But to leave a possibility of profit on the McKenney, late instrucior of besing at the Newport naval training station. Thin gentle the home offices, bent op fighting the policy. If no appreciable margin'in over mis writes from Shanghal to the Gaseffs hoping eastern practice of ingressing business by allowed (between the amount on thu, neingements may be mide in due cours,
thus, IA man of ordinary strength can do it, Shanghai to New York 408, general cargo, Shanghai, to New York 26. general cargo per is rumoured that "Carly Blue" is going to i he knows a lule physics, but not even Sandowailers Newchwang to Swalow, regular liners, tombak the alleged dramatic critic of the could do it by sheer brute-strength.
35 cents per picut. Occasional rermere, 33 Daily Press for referring to him as "a most In his latest Consular Report, the British conta. Newchwang to Amor, regalar liners, accomplished and popular comedian "-only this, and sothies more, for on those representative at Klungchow, Haloan, enters fate 35 cents per pical. Occasional steamers, st some of the questions connected with Chinese cents. Newihwang to Canton, regular liners, mailer-pieces are Romeo, Macbeth, Hamlet, emigration, and he slates that the Chinese 33/5 cents per picol. Occasional Steamers, 38 and Marat What price Enery Kitts as an abroad, who seem to foreigners to set such small cents. Newchwadg to Kobe, 35/6 cents per picus. Teavy tragedian ? ̧
LONDON Magistrate lately sentenced a man to
store on the comforts and graces of life, always Newchwang to Nagasaki, 20/2 cents per picot. look forward to the time when their bodies will Chefoo lo Swatow, regular liders, 15 cents per ila wacks, imprisonment for biting a number of repose pracefully in an expensive tomb in their picule. Occasional steamers, 23 cents. Wabu pieces out of his flegitimate daughter, aged Fatherland, to which their posterity. for long to Canton, regular linets, 20 cand. pre- about six years, Six weeks for cannibalisin generations will plously bring offerings of Joss picul. Oce sional steamers, 16, cands. to practiced on a live relative seems cheap in the paper, money, fod, and wines for his manas to Whampoa. Nagasaki to Shanghai, a co per ten, fight of the fact that Hongkong magistratex enjoy. John" wirker also to perform the same Settlements during the frtnight-Galveston, usually prescribe six months hard for missing potent reasons why he desires to return home, or Tientsin, $3,000 in full, 17 hay days. Hoinan,
duty towards his own forefathers. There are German barque, 619 tans register, Foochow lobes la cases of car-ring snatching.
at least here his bedy, taken there. As is well German steamer, 1,135 tons, register, Moji to
return when he feels his life drawing to its close a steamet, 1,355 fans registar, Wagaiaki to 5 Jang. and if he starts too late, and he dies on vaufs, the bat, $1.65 per ton. Kowshing, Billish steamer, other Chinese passengers will often subscribe for 1,355 tons register, Nagasaki to Shanghai ray testimonal Chiness Inscription on a gay wilk person. Pakling. British sex, 18xx (op banner-to pressat to the captain, who will take" regimer, Takow to Yokohama, pilvate terms, the trouble to bring the body to Ching for burial Disengaged ressal in patti)- Verojian,- British
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