J
TEA IN AUSTRALLA, The following "letter signed "merchant" on this subject appears in the feal L'imes-
Most fun-gravers in Ceylon will take been going on in Melbine betwren those interested apptively in the sale of
Intimations.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Intimations.
mesvny kind; the re-adressing und
It is found! turning are done by women At the women show a capacity for their work equal to that of the men, but at HONGKONG AND CHINA GAS COM-nearly half-a-century is well known'; and their power of enduring corseentive kaligr
:
PANY, LIMITED,
125 $ 1258.1,900,000|3
[No. 5761,-DɛIBER 31, 1881.
Di-Closing Quo- vilerul, tations, Cash,
3,734.00 30 +116 % prem.
Stocks.
12708, 09 Shares,
Paid-
SHARE LIST.-QUOT TIONS.
Working Rezerve. Value,
DEC. 31, 1881,
Account
To
will: CLOSED from the Inst til the thProxius, both days included,
A. NEWTON, Manager.
am.
| Slate in Lomiou, as
from the results hitherto hained, it may confidently anticipated that supporters Trolite the New Company, ne surplus
be divided amongst all contributors
Yaugtsze them. Tay
I118. Union Soci an the Train, paid
mes of Shareholders, a ina Truviera of braiques,
China For the convenienco
Insura rangements will be made for the transfer of
BANKS.
K. and Shai Bank....
40,000 8
INSURANCER.
at
It i
the Head Office in Hombreholders in the
POST OFFICE NOTICE. Unclaimed Correspondence, Deo, 30, 1881.
Abouolo, Angel Alio
1
an interest in the war of words that he iscloscab but five E Trinafer BOOKS of this Compray (will now will reesivo a landsome rotura | Nth, China Ins. 1,900/T). 2,000/T). GOO|TI. 238,600TI.251.064.91 TL; 75:†[T]. 1126 p. ah. | Alilok, Mr
1,200 TL 950 TL 950 TL 600,488 TI. 18,447.56 12 % TL 800 500$ 2,5008 5008 381,7875 437,088.58 8144.278 81600 cools 1660.008 500g 470,000 8 91,928.40 20% $1550
62 + 8290 as well as in Hongkong, Chinese Ins. Ce 1,500$ 1,0348 2008 100, $78$ 42,859.79 and for their registration by the Company HK. Fire Ins... 2,000$ 1,0008 2008 701,8428 220,847.818718025- 5008 100$ 433,9848-103,029.88 18% 8206
it by a means the seine. Not only dock Ruturier Letter Office do itavog retum-
it can be well as
statistical
value, a bowing the sort of letter Indian wel China Font, and say and park that pois through the fet, of will think like ungelf, that to s
T für simple.
jab Furlar Hongkong, Duzember, 15, 1881. amount of energy has been displayed by which trees that are ill event the partizane on either side? Calling ontstrellas. We fiel at only every con in un doubt very pleasant to those who leable article which can be found in a
ix
Imbowlasher's day, but Int loggin, dulge in it, but it is
penbruker's or Birds, beast, Peptile, sh, insets! goterally augusel to hi: thespective of
nge, and others. A sort time ago a are trancing a hard
with miskeient argons was among the tymponiry trensfres
departament. Shortly Lebar a fized and a to worry Uner point. Giles
ad dung my at iniings in Melbourne
e. They had their way bl spithels aient, making me evening show fisicitly dist) found assertion with regard to the produce from picked in the gu tea, ut, when spel overnight, pel to be living whose male their phoneses se interested
follow able it, while nowatory have les powe and owity.
mert it was matters worse by attacking
as portal, as Ling
that me of the ex graceful manner, individuals, wh. pin.
nxit appreted that
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their own. Plus feand which the agents of
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AH-YON & Co., BJP's. COMPRADORE, JALLASTER AND WATER SUPPLIZE,
STEFRDORE, of the S
the
Proprietors.
Oil's Stone and Coal of all kitus, -
MISCELLANEOUS,
China Fire
Ins. 4,000$ STEAM CPANIES: proponed to offer Old face à preferential Allotment of Shares HK, O. and M.
the extent of their to Company t in the Now present ititerest in the should be ad-
Applications for Sharus through the overa Agacies of the Old Hongkong and Whanje, of this simedressed to, the General Agents direct or Keep on land and for Sale, well sorted Office, in the annexed form, and will be re- colved in Hongkong, Shanghai and London
instant, at noon, the 24th mil Saturday,
The only Contract suteral into by the JAUDINE, Company, is one with MATHISON & Co, as General Agents
Copics of the above Contract, and of the Menahan and Articles of Association, may to inspected at the offices af blessrs JARDING, MATHESON & Co., and of Mesara Chi. Imp., 1874 6,276 £100 BRERSTON & Worros, Solicitors to the Company
Shipping supplied at the shortest mutive with all binds of Bullest and fresh Pro visis of module changes. 39 Viso HE STREET.
Indian Tea 4152, 10 push the sale of that | zord list iiniged gone from, sight, and the Hongkong, June, 15, 1881.
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article you make telers think that low-wr was hormonely widen in his. the tea hat a merits of de diyisive parts. copia de
"cosupnem it, and was duly likely to fleer-bes into which: 4 |
}}#inst
Tens hug
hrs cenonly not fice
Now time are elimate and
a feta In yet fun
Ways of pushin; the sad of a sticles and when in later kiud ay usulthey are here likely to defeat the cook they aimat. I am
tross f
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WINDSOR HOUSE, Nos. 18 AND 19, Buso, YokCHAMS.
teal Lyon Do be some playful above well-burnished HOTEL con
"mamis-fine-view of the Harbour and It turned out that, the mine hte
in large Veranid, which makes this the sters untouched except cose Shipping; and the budding is supounded
vintisivert- juntaskanja; but
Indid it to all that the Coolest Hotel in the East
Charcos From. S.50 to 1 per day. thestusps in Elgin, and it had botigu certain that liest Covina Peran possess the envers wat een away at the Poster to bad and ship Baggage.
SMITH, SWIFT & 50. that will
sung their
dhesive gum cu tu backs of the stagge suveess in the market the weld, if those if it happens that the parch which
Volshaina, Japan, Sept. 1881, interested in their sile will
"Lo work to do their the proper dhoir way to this decorLugent eōntanc
oject, asthols as thus aliical role will only enacting objects, has deeped fruit. ier, lead birds, stalo inat, nisi For the confort of the tand to bring
the whole thing into vidienų, -Trdiner Toads, and was been for sume time,
jares gre sent in food, the lure
autis of tur vis!!
it stel
stealle growing unfave with the but if its Agouta cianur for estiuers
the saine way that a Chengjuk would
giant a'spurious article, a deten
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ANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED.
favored in Hogg with the
LOANS,
share.
Toto, Far.
Jdm, Jap Joaquin
Barrora
Long Closing 1
8 Lu King Shau 1 regde
Apair, Set Apkar Sol1 regd. Mary, C. R.
Jow & Co. Barrod, B. M. Mr1 Brrow, Hov.
Alfred Hi
1
2
Banett, Mr1 Brandt, Frautin 1 Branson, Dr G.A.1 'Ï Brooks, W. T. i Burchell, Rov, Wm. Burton, W. M. T tacion, Mone 1 Chung Chua . 1 Zale, R.
3
Collins, Wm. Jr. 1 Collyus, B. M. 2 Conceicao, Thercza 1 Conunly, John T Cro all, Capt. Jraik Danisor, Doris, E.
3
Demany Moner I Dunlop, Mr
Earl, J. Karl, J.
1
Maloues, Patrick 1 Mantrich, T. Mon Thoms Marland, H. "Murtingaars He
Msalall, Marsh,*;
Mask, F.
1 Malean. H. E. 1
Milar, Wm.. Nutz, Loon Pro, A. K. Parks, Sir E. Partington, J.,
1 Piaf, J. E.
Plast, W. Mr. Prentice, J. 1
1 rogd
Stobot 3,000,8
Dock
1008 768 Coast S. Navigation 6,000 T. - 100 TI, 1003 HK. & Wh'pa
10,000 $ K. and China Gas Co... 5,000 £ H'kong Hotelk. 2,000's. Crina Sugar Co. 6,0003 'kong Ice Co. 1, 2008. 'kong Bakery 60's
110,000
6% +$23 prom
78,932 T1, 81,474.04 16%
10£ 10 £
125 1258, 28,7668 1,489.20 1% +39 pm.
7,189
*100's: 100 1008 100 100 100
$2800 p. share
50$
Do
$250 3,101
$12 $8100
$5
$130 p.
Kates of
Interest,
Payable.
8.%
June30 Dec31
1877 16,040's-
100! sli
8.%
Fob.28 Ag. 3
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JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, 8th Dec., 1881.-
12
**
1878) 3,699 TI
1881 8,565 EL
600) all 500] "all"
87%
April & Oct.
June & Dec.
20% prm.
Sugar Deben-
tures, 18800003300,000-all-
-B%
Juno & Dec
3* prem
For year 1880,
EDVARD GEORGE, Share Broker
Grey, D. Wm. 1:
&c, all of the same weight, to addresses in
Gay, W. T. Hadden, Denry
a
the Ports of
to the Post
Each
Babagan, Mr Heigo, F. Hewett, W.
Hill Lorrain, W.
FORM OF APPLICATION.
December..., 1881: To Messrs JARDINE, MATHION & Co.)
General Agents of The Canton Insur") unee files, Limited,
Hongkong,
HRNTLEMEN,
close you the sum of S......being a deposit of $10 for Share on....Shares in the above-named Company, and.....request
mrs by the uger hogey, che lammer-of-18ha,fimiling the 3 bo nilut to that number of Shares
the exted it in lift-dete Rude the salin,
tich Polsatthe cinco of the asamining a Th
and they will find that they have bears can fur le don sad investigated Jelising into the hands of weir Diveries
111,
damaging their sen entse by their vaiss
directes sal. Bixtremes in mod this
that the disis phaile penetrating er the roomdie Shatins a shee of
bad and the best of icly to fait lasts of of fit plane-jould ad
if the
nas at alle a pitch, il a dva
the chipios neglect, begieid asjonaris !!
senseitice
biblity of the Sharides to the band of their harves.
DATE OF FORMATION AS AN UNLIMITED
I found thing should be
rannine | to Think ago out of shows that it contain cost pe aulslavier,
aringistaration | in it with a few talermydag th
wasu soreleigur me (2% For the sine reason en comecaled into spory. It frogment- pesalat anddivised letters, when
their way to tig privado spite. Toss
称
Tidura in India as well say in the pr
Brut Neve me from tay trends"
the series has de rallara
far
of it, by resorting to violent agains whether arguments worth Lave buch Bur more dicis.
JA STRANGE VISITOR. :.
fine toontaith cuspues, sonic; tones to n werg lage amount
CAPITAL,
COMPANY, A.D. 1856
$2,500,000 10,000 Shuns of $250 per Share, 850 - Bare being pail up, viz: $10"
plication, and $10 ye to be made. purther calls, Shares will be receivel ody in Hongkong, Shanghai,
Audion
Ch
Ahmadting Camaitice.
atts of course istny to return, sunt in The Hon. 1 1, of Messrs Turner &
to their own fe OVERY -
ents thichal DLAY, E, i Alesers Bieloy Still, in
the
& Co. A curated sold in Calestraat with are sold by an paper of the gutatus in the Cauta Zoning are cute, unahiran F. D. Sassos, Esq., of Messrs D. Sassoon,
Sons & Co hagical fastens of a solitong the Witignuty, beets, which are metantly fool in Jetter which has takett up its alanis in the forest, put there by thires wise bave trans: were the contents to their ori penketa, v also fretiontafond in the
cuves egelesine there,
apon in the Novernler, theagh, means an appears earlier pet of the Tha Wilaya saustberich kun timality thud, be
A.
T. MANGER, Esq., of Messrs Dongles Lagunik &C. Livingston & Co.
E DARBY, Esq., of Messrs Gibb,
or plan, duped in them by fenails.
have it their houses without paying The Holl. F. B. donsson, of DCSHTA balil his out. Finkime, however, Jardine, Matham & Co. (Chairman.)
•~es birds of the wild back, distigenials | chot way attach a behet tu cho kay?
specs, allowing a keeper who bought so paddy for in approach within a short diat tide, and show dang ang my wipśmians of alarm when man long
માણ caine up quite
it.
me deid of 1 Innor, lais singing rehin the way look out for a dier ist more wolvent pecuper. Pieau) the old potue of the Dad Fetter Olded a pakar dotief arose that all inquiries as to fem a disub orissant, or as to soldiers or & hay whe hivi ma ben heard of by their Frnds, laakt in munde
le flures
Among the first visitors to pay their res pects to their old minnatice were sour: members of the Hor my Comudtee of Ma
of the Garden Theoccasion as nagement
Some of the applirections of letters are Las the habit of the species to which they as the to. Neill was bil belongs have her kngthily describol i fog a long time in contred of musele perplasic, the Calcutta gisher, and a set forth song queered adheut to wir readers. enght by certain similarity of Boar extract day be of interest (
De Plus peculiarity Time above journal anyag-
the mention 41700
14
the socio fís regarding, promopigel, but never seen it writein
Bandares,
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
Salinitors.
Messrs. PRETON, & Worrós.
Auditors,..
A. P. MacEwen, Esj Hexey Surr, Est
General Agents.
Messrs. Japse, MATHESON & Co.,
Hungtong
PROSÉBETON.
GENERAL desire having been ex-
favour of forming pressed in Limited Company of the gld: establishel
es dested, as it joured gumally, of the parisien visits to our of the sed marant for Rowland Hill," de wester itary Wide will as host bryght out by having apperantly often heart the worl Trellor," Pourine – to Whkah it a feleman is seale to, 54 Slapin. Thur leuing, chuteisties
are felles times out in beintesudal for die belongs. these,-viz that it
i forme person who cainel End, as CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, that it is a migratory bird; and the its
spring, bite aru kay to go grious Ins
"; a young clerk in bean decided to constitute a New Office, to Jaktury -1882, Bammor, and man some probably on the other, now to bis work, Lathes this to be commence businnas ou 1st
la-
or among the reely erstes in eastert. Mears.
Fand
it
the banks of me of the of central set the Bark and File Another is JARDINE, MATHESON & Co, of China.
of a firm, add addresses it under the general management of Messrs.
Turkuslih, localities Trimp which it oily he hired Private the regiment will he closed to the st. Deccubor,
MASON, WHEGÐRAS NAV Maine Sacssit." the REA
parle c
tho acrent
to more enial and winnier South, rothening
Neur te ha
in the king take to bus papi The dress. A
All its relating to the Old Office
1881
For half-year ended 33th June, 1881. To 30th April, 1881.
Hongkong Rates of Posta Hongkong, Bangkok, or
Chinn, may deliver them Office nnstamped, the postage being then charged to the sender's account. bateli must consist of at least top.
(Herised Jan - 1882)
owing Statements and Tables Iftles are given in cents and are, fos up the terms of the ompany 8-Pro-etters per half entace, for Books and spectris, dated the 8th December, 1881 any Patterns, per tau ortaces,
Newspapers over four ounces in weight are charged as double, treble, &c., as the case may be, but such papers or packets of papera inay be sent at Book Bate. Two Newspapers must not be folded together as one, nor must anything whatever be inserted Printed except bona fide Supplements, Butter may, however, bu enclosed, if the whole be paid at Book Kate. Prices Cur rent may be paid either as Newspapers or
herdly agree to accept this and to...... under number that ma per Share on and to pay the lalal by the said Pro- allaturit horizo you to register
ader of the mail Shares. | 1
agree to suderibs. the Articles of Assefation When required.
Namun in full.... Addr Description
Dute Rigunture.
Mails.
CHI MAIL STEAM
MITSU TISHI MAIL STEAMSHIP
Books.
4. Boxholders may also send Patters
18
Eden, r Exaout' I Esau, P. G. 1 Feulum, G. B. Froke, Thomas: 1 Fuller, Mrs W. R. 1 “Gerchio to-ren |-~-~~
a Andres Gomes Ma. Anta. 1
Hong Bing 1 Howard, W..G. Breflick, E.
velopes containing Patterns may be wholly James T. B. to the same places in the nine way En- Insolvini, Sigr. L. 1 closed, if the nature of the contents be first Jurgensen, Carl 9 exhibited or stated to the Postmaster Kuaff, Moonr
Led Lanth General, as he may consider necessary and Lancu, Moner. approved by him. Printed Circulars may use James be inserted in such Pattern Packets.
Adam
1
reg.
1oard
Fés, Charles Roid, David': Romedics, P. X. Robertner, M. H. I 1 Bocher, Moner L. 1
Rodriguez, Cellnin 15 Rose, red. Rubely, C, Roboly, O.. 2.Scharrer, M.
Shum Foo & Co. 1 Bilva Auto
d'Arenja.. Spanning Osborna Spelkons, F. Spreckels,
Col. A B
3 regd.
2
1 card
1
1 card #
Ban Goon Wa Frigid..
Symes, F. Bag
Tavares, Mr Morton 31
1
1
Tippy
Townsend, A. M, 1
Ungher, Jupiter 2'
1 Walker, B. N. 1 rogd.
Walters, W. I 1
1 1
Willis, Kor. E. B. 1 2
Webster, Mise
1
Wong Show
-1
Wong Your
1
I
Xavior, Policarpo 1
1
Zealand, H.
N1 card
For Merchant Ships
PARCELS. The public is reminded that there is no such thing as Parcel Past to Europe, &c. Much trouble and diap- Adam M.
Simpson pointment are caused by persistent attempte to send small valuable trifles through the Alex. Newton Post. Fans,
Arbias
Jela, Tay,
2.
Laltforonio
2
Liberty
I
Cominoreial Papers signify such papers Fancy We, Articles of Dress, Anzie B. Smith 2
and similar
COR presents aro as, though Written by Hand, do not heartinently being refused, the senders having Astoria the character of an actual or personal corte often spent more in Postage than would Augusla
Berwickshire spondence, such as invoices, deeds, copied have paid the freight by atonnier, No music, &c. The charge on them is the same refund can be made on such parcels of the Catherine Mardeu 1 as for books, but, whatever the weight of value of Stamps obliterated before the ChandlerĄ,
packet containing any partially written
paper, it will not be charged less than 5 nature of the contents was discovered.
contr
The sonder of any Registered. Artiola may accompany it with a Return Receipt on paying an extra fee of 5 cents.
The limit of weight for Books and Com mercial Papers to Foreign Post Offices is 4us. Patterns for such offices are limited STEAM TO YOKOHAMA VIA TOBE to 8 ounce, and must not exceed the
dimensions: 8 inches hy 4 inches by 2 AND INLAND SEA,
inchies
COMPANY.
HE S. S. NIIGATA MARU, Cpt. WNA, tine hurt. on or about the 31st Instant will be despatched as above)
FRIDAY, the 6th January, 1882, at
Countries of the Postal Union. The Union may be taken to comprise Europe, most foreign possessions in Axio,
Local and Indian Parcel Post.
Charles Robinson 1'
Chellam of Wes
Hartspool
Leeches
1 Lorenz
Lothair Lucy
L. C. Troop Marthorough
Z Mannion
Mary Melpomene Midlothian
Nelson
Nostor
Chili's 5 1 New Era Christina Redmond 2 Northern Light
2
1
Circe Citadel Corandelet County of Brito :1 Coba
Evelyn
Olto:
Prinz Fr. Carl
Pym
Queen of India
Queen of the Sens 1 Radbef
Ramblerí
Raven.
1
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6 Rockhorst
3
2
Serapis, ..
Shamrock
2 reg Shui Chi
Salway
1p. ed.Sonth American I
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2 Dharwar than albe, nor be smaller than 3 in. by in. Such
parcels. may endorsement, Ellen
he wholly closed Don Quixote whi Reed they bear this PARCELA, CONTAINING NO LETTER, but any
Endysrion by direction. of the may be Peter General. In the Case of Parcels Excelsior
oponed
Cargo relived on board and Parcels Japan, V. Africa, Egypt, Mauritius, all for India, a, doeleration of contents and F. Nightingale 1 the. Office up to ONE p.m. of day of auling. America, Mexico, Salvador, Brazil, value is required, a printed form for which G F Moniz The Registration of Harrington, No Bill of Lading signed under Feru, Chili, Venezuela, The Argentine is supplied Bralia Freight
Helone All Claing must be sottled on board
Parcels for India is compulsory.
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Farcela insufficiently packed or protected, Hendretta, I will not be recognized.
or liable to be crushod (as handboxes, &c.) Opium, Ginas, Liquids, Explosive sub- Ho stancos, Matches, Indigo, Dyestulls, Ics, Lotspar Mant, Fish, Game, Fruit, Vegetables, or whatever is dangerous to the Mails, or likely to become offensive or injurious in
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Bibin Steeruge. .. GO $15 20 75
To Kank
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40
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Postrage to Union, Countries. General Rates, by any route-- Letters, Post Cards, Registration, Newspapera,
10 cents per o.
3 cents euch.. 10 cents.
2 cents each.
loved state in the Sopii confo teambut ceriilmates amoris flat treasures the Office wound up, no ability what | Commny's.OFFICES, Praya CENTRAL, Wes: Books, Patterns and 2 cents per 2 oz.
wide to gemeralia the degrind, winded as follows:
This is vertity that I attended Ms.
over facing taken over for outstanding risks or otherwise, by the Now Company Tha le rendes orai before winter her lust illness, at this she died accept as re-insurances," any of the out- Conqoy, however, will be at liberty to place to spring. Eight or nine mes d its life are this saint in fliese northern go hung plence then
Singstar answers gions, where its follows pair and real deir advertisements as to the beardins standing risks of the Old Office which they
Ay dean wivisable. bat the nuseial habits of our Calent
altà legion of chilich beer
Allow
Young
drugerk
thereof.
rson,
112
P
The business of the Office will in Marina La Vistor incline us to dratlit him with chinas to state tinet Inant a lady, but that Insurance in all its braches, as shown in firmed bachelor-tool. If he left a ne the father of the cab is a perfect gentle the Memorandum of Association, and the buhind him it night ag a satisfaction to lor and ages, wal, that I hast-made with a view of dividing the chief share to say that changeof souafitution now succeed has been to know, thut un grass- v
wilower in Calcutta fa his conuinct is es
ems reproche, When the in- iar little buyi fa envelope containing of the profita, amongst all contributors of stinct of migration couną upon him he sul- jpair of spectacha is wit, apparently by a Preminn, instead of the whole protits being don y lunvis our Zot, generaly departing servant gai în lamdun, i
bly dear
as heretofore, manongst Sharehol urly in Folitary, and long, Ledions and her in Yorkshire, in the white line wish dars only.
:14 his dight towards the green palings.
There is a letter by a mad The i profts, declared from time to North.
The journey of her Widget inst this sing a cant to appear on time by the Congalting Committou, will be ertain day for judgment in the next work, appropriated as follows, and in the follow- extend over thousands of sales, but how when the letter is dated. A woman | ing order of priority :--
1.Interest at the rate of 10 per cont we have no meus of knowing aeeu is eated by the pregalsut
per aum (non-culative) on the rately, though it probably dres natextand of burying people Ative, and signs
Jail up Capital of the Office and it It is the habits of Wid-by her professionl me of
Am the
will provided by the Articles of gous to ly in thaks although not yurgan Frothers and by her general nune of Association that od interim payments geous zero, sul a few are known to come by fars The attention of this co
ay be declared and distributed half-- ay south as Calcutta; but whether or not our artment is particularly walked by the pro
She friend joins unself in his plan fight tons to this baleful cautran. a flock of his compas, always rires joutes, with such truth ar fervour and departe abe."
What an gd position to be placed
king be fakes to secontalish the wonderful weited to say at the ti
The above account is extremely interest in A man un Cheshire writes a letter to ing, and shows that the dumb create take the corner and jury who are going to hold fanvios to places as well as human beings, aquest on him after he has committed though instances of this kind ro ore fascido is full of bitter complaints Either, however, his quent strong quadrupla titan with the act his friends. feathered race.
are failed him, or he enue to cake one cheerful view of life, for he did not cigit aicide after all; and thus the letter renched the Retariod Letter Office
fot the Cheshire Coroner.
3.
yearly
In the establishment and mainten
auce of a Reserve Fund of 2000;000-
(Five Inndred thousand Dollars),
H. J. H. TRIP,
Agent,
JAG Hongkong, December 27, 1881.
STEAM FOR
SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN: SUEZ, PORT SAID, MALTA, GIBRALTAR, ERINDISI, ANCONA, VENICE, AND LONDON; ALSO, BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND AUSTRALIA, N.B.-Cargo can be taken on through Bille of Lading for BATAVIA, PEйSIAN. GULF PORTS, MARSEILLES, TRIESTE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK AND BOSTON
In making a rotuen all conftiba-THE PENINSULA AND ORIENTAL STEAM
tork of preanimui, whether Share- Julders or not, in proportion to the aments of { premium paid. The Reserve Fund will be formed by and appropriations of aptore than 30 per cont. of the profits of the year, after of a 10 per cent. dividend to payanent Shareholder
CAN
NAVIGATION COMPANY's Steam-ship PESHAWUR, Captain E. J. BARER, with Her Majesty's Mails, will be despatched from this for LONDON, vid BOMBAY, on MONDAY, the SE 9th January, 1882, pn.
Cargo will be received on board until THE RETURNED LETTER
10 am on the day of aniling OFFICE,
Fursula and Specie (Gold) at the Office The Interest accruing on the Reserro until 10 a.in. on the day of aniling. In a very amusing article on the General
Fund will be the
property Post-Offee, the Saturday Ferte has the
Silk and Valuables for Europe will be £50,000 IN TRIETY MINUTES. -Ata anunt holders, and will be ilistibuted pro rata translipped at Point de Gallo : Tea and following on the Returned Lotter Depart ment of this wonderful Government estang of the fontiers of the Congregational amongst the Shareholders as may appear General Cargo for London will be conveyed Bliabment
lly lately held at Charing grous Hotel, must expedient from time to time.
tzi Bombay without transhipment, arriving The Reserve Fund will be credited as, Th most carious department of the Post Lead, Mr S. Morley M., presiding, it
san by the ordinary direct Ofice, and that most fortils in odd and was resolved to celebrate the jubiles of the above provided for until it slall reach one week later than by route via Galle, CA will be maintain For further Particulare, regarding amusing incidents, is the Returned Letter Coagregational Union by the creation of a $500,000, at which sain Ofice, of Margate Street It is here th which to pay off hudahts on theed by further appropriations on the four-FREIGHT and PASSAGE, apply to the
*
of the Share....
all letters are sent and spetiel, the swners Congregational chapels, and to improve the going basis, as may be neossary from time PENINSULA & ORENTAL STEAM NAVIGA
remain the property of TION COMPANY'S Office, Hongkong. of which cannot, for some reason of other, comes of the ministers, Upton
Shareholders and will be applicable only to
be found. If human ingenuity can discover that the fund should be £5000, Mr.
headings
S.
The Contents and Value of Packages are
Comtu. Papers,-
There is no charge on redirected corre spondence within the Postal Union.
Postage to Nua-Union Countries. Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, and Fiji, la Torres Straits, Letters, 10; Be gistration, 10.; Newspapers, 2; Books and Patterns, 2: Via Gelle, Letters, 26; Ro gistration, 10; Newspapers, 2; Books and Patterns, 2.
transit
"...
3. Parcels are as a general rule forwarded by Private Ship, not by. Contract Mail Packet. To Ind they are forwarded by the P. O. and Indian Mail Packets only. No responsibility is accepted with regard to any parcel, unless Registered, and then only to the amount of 210.
The public are cautioned not to con- found these facilities with a Parcel Post to Europe, &c., which does not exist,
3
Tlaze
Star of China 12rgd. 1 Sumatra
Tamer
I Tea Cornishiro 1 d.
Tecamach,
Tonnaliias
J
2
8
"
Helen Marion
3
Three Brothers
Tiber
Titan
Triomph
1
1 Tweed
2
Yanora
Wakefald
2 rogd. Wanderer 1
Waverley
Highlander
Langorler James Watt ⠀ lave Packet Kate F. Troop LATINOL Larch, 3.6.
2:Wilhali
Wm. Hates
fareil 1 regd 19 J Yorkshire Leonits
1 Zellox
H. M. B
J. Hopkins, 1 letter, H.M.S. Albatross, J. Mooney,
1* 8. Cleverly, L
I-born, 1
+3
Vigilant.
J. Fitzgerald, 2 letism, Victor Emanuel.
DETAINED."
It is necessary that the following rules Brown, David, J. M. Customs, Takow, 1 letter,
vente, be strictly observed.
Expungado, O Shaughat, 1 letter, 5 cents.
Books, eto, without Covers. Biz Publique, Baletin Official de cromodo Estado da India. Boston Herald,
1. No Letter or Packet, whether to be rogistered or unregistered, can be received for Postage if it containa guld or silver Natal, the Cape, St. Helena, and Ascen-moucy, jewels, precious articles, or any sion, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Letters; 25; Re- thing that, as a general rule, is liable to gistration, 10; Newspapers, 5; Books and Customs duties. Patterns, 5.
LOCAL POSTAGE. ·
Japan, Sian and the China, Tongjin, reet (d), Cochin-
pines,.........
Macau, China,
Hongkong,
Philip
(1).
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1
General Local Ratos)
cents.
per fon
Books,
Par
Letters
sack
Cards,
Posteels and and Prices Regis
Newspap
sper 2 da
·Patterns
Current
| tration.
centa
cent
Treish
rach
2. This Regulation prohibits the sending of Patterns of cutiable articles, unless the quantity soat be so small as to make the sample of no value.
pulia
Decougaosche Coumet. Flensburger Nachrichten. Frankfurter Oder Zeitung General Unzeiger. Graphin
3. The limit of weight allowed are as Journal Amasant. followi
Books and Papers to British Offices,
5 lbs.; to the Continent, &c., 4 lbs. Patterns--to British Offices, 5 lbs. if with-
out intrinsic value; to the Continent, &o., 8 oz.
Indemnity for the Loss of a Registered Article The Post Office is not legally responsible for the safe delivery of Registered correspon dence, but it is prepared to make good the contents of such correspondence lost while passing through the Post, to the extent of $10, in certain cases, provided ~—-_-_-_-_- L. That the order duly observed All the conditions of Registration required.
Kicing Kuler Zeitung. Leader. Mittheihingen.
Physiologisch Laboratorijun, Rotterdamechs Courant. Standard.
Statistische Mittheilungen. Stratford-upon-Avon Herald, Textile de Egon Times. Züricherosebe Froilagezettung,
NAMES OF VILLAGES &O IN OR NEAR HONGKONG (Corrected Spelling. )
Ban Tsun Shai wan Sh-taal Po Sham shui Po Shau-k Yan
Shek Tong
A-kung Ngam. - Ap-li Chou, Choungshan Hou, 2. That the latter was securely enclosed Chung Hon.
chung
Wan. in resinnably strong envelope.
3. That application was made to the Fo-pang. Postmaster General of Hongkong immedia-w
ately the loss was discovered, the envelope Heung kong Tea being invariably forwarded with such appli- |-(Aberdeen), cation unless it also is lost.
That the Postmaster-Gonoral is patis
Shek tong Tan
Hol
Hok-taui Wan.
Sheung Wand Shui tsing Wan Bo-kon Po.
fied that the lose occurred, whilet the gorges Hok-an Kok, pondence was in the custody of the British Hung-beung La. Postal zuministration in China, that it Hong-hom not caused by any fanit on the part of the
Wan
sender, by destruction by fire,
or shipAKSARAY IS
nor by the dishonesty or negligence of any
persen, not in the employment of the
the writer qu the person to whom the letterfuson, a well-known member of the aty meeting contingencies deemed exceptional required to be declared prior to shipment. is addressed, one or the other gels it donner archimed, "That's all nousuuse I intend by the Consulting Committee, and to Shippers are particularly requested to or later. But in many cases tats in imposso give £20,000 10yself." He afterwards equalising Dividends. For the incre effect note the terms and conditions of the Com- blo, either because the addresses and the at his name down for that unonut. Mr sud soourity of the Shareholders, it will be pany's Black Buis of Lading
(d) Via Singapore, 19 santa,şil ure wa
waiting, or we illegible, or Morley followers with a gift of £5000, invested apart from the other Funds of the
Passengers for England are now booked
Rej Helezen Hongiong, Canton, Eng Yongkong Post Office. ara erroneous, or else because the parties and in thirty minutes £50,000 sab. Company, is much special securities as the
Way Consulting Committee may from
Tundon, instead of Southampton, as a conte are dead; or have quitted the neighbour scribed
heretoforogoro hood, leaving behind then no clue to their ACCORDING to the quarterly return of the time select,
After providing for the 10 per cent in. Intending Passengers are informed that whereabouts It is
the Peshower conneɔts at Galle with the how illiterata
Company's steamers Carthage, from Aas- tralia, and Ancona, from Calsulta
n
time to
to
A MOLVER, Euperintendent. Hongkong, December 30, 1881. PRUSSIAN NATIONAL INBURANCE COMPANY OF STETTIN
imintalligent the line of our Conceal the resident poputation
thens the United Kingdom in the middle of terest to Shareholders and for the Reserve the people still that only one letter in this yone was estimated at 34,930,095 her fand and interest therein in manner aber
to be do delivered. Carelessness of England and Wales at 20,065,400, of mentioned, the remaining net proffs in too, has almost as much to do as ignoranog Scotland at 3,744,679, and of Ireland at each year will be divided as Bonus amongst with the faulty addressing or fastening 5,129,950. In the United Kingdom the all contributories of Fremium whether such of letters, a year 78,000 letters con births of 278, 170 ohildren and the deaths contributories are Shareholders in the Com aining articles fi value passed through
the of
persons were rugistered in the party or not, and in proportion to the 143,510
contributed by and 22,000 sticles escaped three months ending 30th Sept. The remount of oet premium contribut department; and 22,0 The may covers in which they wercorded natural crease of population was then respectively. Acencias
It is mtended that the
of apped. Two-thirds of the latters, the aus 131,672 The registered number of
ABB Undersigned having been appointed dromes of which cannot, be found, are faraons married in the quarter ending 30th Old Olice, established at all well-known
AGENTS for the above Goutyany, are eturned to the senders. Each official opened was 122,052. The birth rate in the ports throughout the World, shall be con-
THE and made available for the New prepared to Grant Insurances agala ap Mily from 500 to 600 letters; and abont United Kingdoni in the third quarter of the inuud,
Lat Dutransfers 100 inquiries are answered every day? They 1.6 per 1,000, and the death rats. Company after bank pening is done by men, as the contents 1.3. The marriage rate in the seond The success which has attended the works the m
ing of the Old Office during a period of Hongkong, May 10, 1881. the letters opened are often of the most quarter of 1881 was 14 per 1,000.
from
the
Local Delivery
or
1. All correspondence posted before pm on any week day for addresses in Victoria will be delivered the same day, and generally within two hours, unless tire delivery should be retarded by the Contract Mails, N
24 Invitations, c. dan generally be delivered within Vittoria at the private houses of the addresteds rather than så in Aces of business, if a wish to that effect
be expressed by the sender, okhorw
áriably deliver
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So the nea
3, Boxholders Th 10my82 1s, Divi
Ubung
5. No compensation can be paid for mere Kung Kok. damage to fragile articles such as portapita. Lep-sap, W watch, hantaumely bound books The Min which reach them destination, all a broken or deteriorated condition.
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