1890-09-27

MARK TWAIN ON BENJAMIN FRANKLIN..

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PEOPLE BOUND TO THE STAKE,

THE CHINA MAIL

down

(No. 8042-SEPTEMBER 27, 1890.

he fact. The whole complication came long or Shanghai on Ports where there are first from Indigestion."

17) Agencies of the Hongkong Post Offios.

General Post Office, Hongkong, 1st January, 1890. +By men of Postal Moles.

And this is the way people are bound und Mother Seigel's Curative Syrop sets

them free..

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His maxims were Tall of animosity bread under his arm. But really, when to eat, a collision might have come of it: other so-called diseases are just tokens and towards boys. Now days a boy cannot you come to examino it critically, it was happily it did not Other ropes were tied symptoms of that neither more not less. Mark Twain's wit may be found in hit follow out a single astaral instinct without nothing. Anybody could have done it around him he has paine in the chest and If a man never had any trouble with his muck blography of Benjamin Franklin tumbling over some of those everlasting. B. Smith, in the Sun for August. This is how the irreverent humorist deals aphorisms and hearing from Franklin on

sides, his bowels became costive, tongue stomach, he might live for ever, for aught coated, bol taste in the month, heartburn a man woman work with death and with the great iptikusopher, tuking as his the spot. If he buys two cats' worth of

we on tell Yet how, is Mercy's name. weakness, &c. The doctors said would molto *parody of one of Franklin' peanuts his father says, Ramember what colebrated usteran Never put off till Franklin has said, my sou-"A grant a

hava to give up hin situation The great majority of people have to couldn't. There mure the wife on but he corruption inelde of the body-with tho

atomach fell of to-morrow what you can do the day after day's a penny syear," and the comfort is all work for living with bands or hand, or to be looked ant for, and

decaying food, sending only bis

through the blood to overy joint, to-morrow just na well.'

lin, was one of those per.ons. when they father quotes, Procrastination is the thief day, days in a week, wasks - în,'■ year. | ovnscious part of the time. The sia docs, Indigestion.

This party, named Benjamin Frank spin his top when he is done work, his must be also to labankan many boars in a

gone out of those pea-nute! If he wants to both, Very well. To make our living wo to do it with. But fanlly be broke, and nerve? This is what dyspep-

altogether, and was lold пр

for wook

glow but sure may poisou, just us taking so many grains of call philosophers. Ho was of a vicious of time. If he does a virtuous action, hoVery good again. But suppose wa mach say, he was tied hand and foot arsenic every would be disposition, and early prostituted his talents never gets anything for it, because Virtue had an enemy why possessed the power to enemy had him fast, and cand nigh killing Hero another case, that of a railway to the invention of maxius and aphorisms, is its own reward." And that boy is huund-tie us up with a rops when he pleased. him. calculated to inflict safering upon the inded to death and robbed of his natural rest, To-day lo ties only tho left arm, to-morrow given him up, bis 1 WEB Det battlo gestion sad dyspepsis for three years; I Bretonlorf, ru 1

One day, after

after the doctors had froman, who writes from Hurlford. H

a sufferer from indi-Bianchett, and te ganeration

aubsequent ages. His because Franklin said ones in one of his the right, while de Lics us to our bede and fall-he had hidden away in s of

he says: I have been a the next day a leg, and so on. remembered a medicine-half the simplest acte, alao, wore contrived

with a

inspired flights of malignity—

Onoc in ù

locker in a emulo-

trind how to their being held up for the

savoral doctors, bat got worse all tho How much would signal box and keeps up there a week, Hou of boys for ever-boys who might

The cost ne in hard'coab in a year ? and how seat for it gotten all about it. Ha time. At last I went to a chemist and Hayer, C..

and took a doss. otherwise have been happy. It was in

much would it be worth to us if we could month he was a well men; the ropes were Ho sold me three very expensive hotties of In less than a promised to cure ma in a week or two! this spirit that he became the son of a soap

chain him to a rock or hang him with

anent away....

If you write to him (sudrow medicine, and ail the effect 1 folt from it , and probably for no other reason: terms.

own rope i Let no have a rongis Ullastra. Aggo, Calgnith, Cumberland) he will tell was the loss of my money. Then I that the efforts of all future boys who

you this medicine was Mother Saigel's hold of a bottle of Mother Seigela Syrup, might anything be looked upon

A was was working on the Midland Rail Curative Syrup, and his ailment was indi- and was better almost at once. How sorry with suspicion, unless they were the sons

hapway as a algaalman. We all know what geation and dyspepsia. But, whilat be was I am I didn't use it years ago! With a malevolence which of soap builers.

labour aad responsibility. Well, he kept have been tied to a stake. work all day and then ait up at nights,

light look wise, and rip out a maxim, and walk day.

day He knew his business, nobody batter, over England-all over the world. A for Illness of a smouldering fire, so that all other off with his nose in the air and his cap and nothing went wrong on his section of of them we hear of; millions of then we boga might have to do that alegur eine turned the wrong side before, trying to the fine; but by-and-by his enemy began never hear of. Sometimes it is heart dis- Hopton, of have Benjamin Franklin thrown up to them appear absent-minded and eccentric. He to tie him up. Somehow he couldn't out Not satisued with these proceedings, he had was a liard lot. He invented a stove that with a 'relisle any more; when he tried ease; sometimes choumatiam; sometimes sixty-eight years old. Mother Seigel's Donelly, T.--1-

fashion of living wholly on broad and would smoke your head off in four hours by

sometimes kidney and bladder complaint doneumption ; sometimes general debility 1 waler,

and atudying astronomy at meal the clock. He was always proud of telling

someliines nervous prostration; sometimes times,

nes, a thing which has wrought affliction how he entered Philadelphia for the first

liver disorder. That is, the doctors call it to milions of boys sinca, whose fathers have time, with nothing in the world but two

by all theso hard names, but at botten it is read Franklin'a pernicious biograplay. shillings in his packet and four rolls of

indigestion and dyspepsia, and all these

tried to bo

Makes a tan beklthy, and weality, and wise. As if it were any object to a boy to be healthy, and wealthy, and wine on euch

My grandfather know Franklin and he says that he was always fixed, alway ready. If a body, during his old age, pened on him unexpectedly when he was the

or swo.

... Wo

got

it. He didn't want it printed. But he

is without paraliul in history, he would catching flies, or making mud-nies, or slid.union is, and havo aone iden of the ill with it, ho might na well—yes, better- give this man'a namo if you care to have lat on to be studying algebra by the 17 ing on a collar door, he would immediately at it for several years, nover missieg a There are lots of cases of this sort all was as good as tied up for a long while.

STOCKS.

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ing Corporation

Established.

Hongkong & Shanghai Bank- 18658 7,500,000 60,000 $ 18908 2,600,000 20,00018

now issue

Marine Insurances.

Union Insurance Society of 1887

of)

Canton, Limited

China Traders' Ineorance Co., Ld. 18063

North China Tasurance Co., Ld. 1883 £

Yangtaze Insur, Association, Ld. 18425 Chinese Insurance Co., L.,

1871 $ (in liquidation) Canton Insurance Ofoe, Ld. 1881$

Straite Insurance Co. Id.....18968

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was taken with such n distress it took all the life out of him. Then he would have tinies when he was so giddy that every thing wont round and round like a whirligig. If this had happened when he had a signal

SHARE LIST.---QUOTATIONS.

POSITION PER LAST REPORT.

Here is

a strong ropa.

flustration. -- Mr R. B one mora

Weston, says: Loug

I am

again, but it has cured me of asthma, syrop hea not quite made me a young man norvone prostration, and a threat ailment arising from impure blood. I was too it ta labour, yet can now do my work, thanks to that great remedy. You may publish

Hongkong, Saturday Noon, 27th September, 1890.

DIVIDEND.

When paid.

Invensie ratue per share as per figures und at date of last Report.

Antal Yield to Investors ut alority price, on basis of tast Dividend.

30 and 20 bonus for

148,362,54m. to 30,600 at 3/41} |Aug, 20, 90

(+$14.00

80 per share for 1889 Mar. 12, 90

dir.

113,000 (10% for 1888, 57

(13 p. xh. 10 Ain T 244,686,63 por cont. per your

final div.

Feb. 25, 90

119,818 cont. for 1668) for 1889 42 per cent, aut. div. ||Feb. 20, 90 200,940, for yr.end. } at 31/12/68ing 31 Dec. 1888 26,736.3615 p. c. for 6, cnding

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Capitd.

No. of value of iShares

Share.

Par

Reserve Franc,

At credit of

working ufe, or

Dai, Brot fied.

125 all

125 $31 268,482,127,20$

$218.02

1884

1886

2,500,000 10,000 $ 2,000,000 24,000

1,000,000 6,000 £

800,000 8,000s 100 all

1,500,000 1,500 8. 1,0008 2009 2,500,000 10,000$ 2508 508

3,000,000 30,000$

1608 20%

2,000,000 8,000 2,000,000 20,000$ 2,000,000 20,000$

4,000,000 40,000 $

1,3G2,500 12,0 1,000,00% 20,000

250-8 2018

63.33$ 268 G30,000 $

200;£ 60 T4.320,000.00 TI..

510,017.59

732,500

365,20,29 %-87 per estimated to!

num.

30 June 88

204,929.49 15 per cent. for sear

1 ráding 80/4/ 303,975,94 10p.e. for 1880 Tis, 98.23 April 11, 90

sh. for 1883 Oct. 11, 89

$104.75

7.00

$100, Bellers

Sept. 12, 00

362.08

7.29 31

862, buyers

Tls. 297

8.74 31

Tla. 800, nom

Tis. 109,48

4.87

Tla, 68, sellers

28,711.508

417,000

( ver con for yr. to

15,286,81

31/12/37 in all si per

April 3, 88

nominal

(8 493,203,86

cent, for 1587

estimated to

2.0 for 3, 19

Jan. 2, 90

$01.70

6.95

30 Sept. 89

$1178, boyere

115,000

2008 50 1,056,049 1008 2018 700,000/$

100$ 20 20,000

1008 208 11,875.91je

to 31 Deo. 1888

%int. div. 1889, April 1, 80

roid 1/10/89

$22.83

12.60

$16, sales

303,349,20 823 p. sh. for 1888

Feb. 26, 90

$182.00

0.38

[$860, sellers

$65.00

6.77

8884, buyers

$20,

6.17

$17, buyers

April 28, Ju

$20.00

7.00

39, setters

120 ali

ell

30/0/90

Aug. 20, 00 Final div. $2 p h. B mending 21/12 June 30; 90: 63.25 p.share for 1599)

$101,93

5.88

70% prem

hoyers

4,27

$76, seilore

18668

1,600,000 80,000|8|

Indo-China Steam Navigation

Co., Limited

1882 £

1,200,000 60,000 £

ses base

10 all

854,01

*)8 40,000)

8 {+)8R50,000 j

30,899.48 per cent di

5,126.13.4

|{ ́em, collug 30/0/60. 13 for Fr. end- ing 31 Dec. 1889

aug. 2, 90

June 20, 90,

$31.03

$10.7.0

2.95 per cent. Saft, sellers

4.15

[273% dis.,

Douglas Steamship Co., L

-18838

1,000,000 20,000

China & Manila 3. S. Co., d.

18828

Steam Launch Company, Ld.

16889

175,000 3,500 $ 100,000 2,000,$

60; at $

508 30

Refineries.

60 all $ 47,853.01$

55,000$

16 per cent, &8 p.sh, 2,461,66, for coding 31/12/8) (Dr. $ 1,007.5ð to 91/12/80

2,709.569% for 1890

Sept. 22, 90

868.89

8.00

$48, Bellera

Mar. 10, 90

$57.09

0.77

8118, sellers

par nominal

par, nom.

China Sugar Refining Co., Ld.

18788

1,800,000 15,000 $

Hongkong Land Investment&

Luzon Sagar Refining Co., Ld. Lands and Trusts.

18828

700,000 7,000 8

100 100 all

Dr. $

11,873.954% int, di. for & yr.Aug. 19, 90 143.2275 int. div. ferį yr. Aug, 12, 90

$100.79

4.67

$171, acllers

$102.73

9.09

$109, sellers

Agency Company, Ld....

18898

Kowloon Land and Building

16698

6,000,000 59,ORDS

300,000 6,000 $ 1,000,000 200,875 £

1,250

$23 per sh. int.

100 g 50$ 1,250,000 $

508

601.041 div. For 6 months July 28, 00

874.01

5.43

1,637.16

ending 30/6/90 }

$91, buyers

101.18

to 31/12/80/

50,000!

188718

120,000 1,250 $

100 l

214,50

180,000 15,000 8 225,000 45,000 $

6 all

ali

676,000 11800S 125,000 25,008

Société Francaise des Char bonnages du Tankin

mantan Mining Co., Ld.

18858

600,000 60,000 $

10 #11

Dr.

$176,0278

1868 Fos. 4,000,000 8,000 ca. 500 3,50 per

In D

1889 £ 176,000 178000 £

-£1,000,000 1,500,000 £

17/0

Dr. 7,859 1/4 to 1/200

$75.347.79

to 80% RD

Company, Ld.

Trast & Loan Co. of China &,41889

Tramways.

Hongkong High-Level Tram-

waya Company, Limited }

Mining (TheBalmoralGold Wing Co., 18808 (d)Folebu Mining & Trad. Co., Ld. 1889 Selama Tin Mining Com-18801

pany, Limited DS-1

Panjon & Sunghia

DL449.681

to 20/0/50

Cr. 34,077 25 to 30/4/80)

L. $62,427.2% to be//moj

(e) Imuris Mines, Limited

Raub Mines

Planting, &c.

Esat Borned Planting Co., Ld. 1888 s (a)Sungei Koyati Planting Co., Ld. 18888 Chins-Bornes Company, Limited 1888 (4)Labul Pindting Co., Limited 1889 9 (8) H. G. Brown & Co., Limited 18898 The Lamsg Planting Co., Ld. 18828

Hotels, Building, do Hongkong Hotel Co., Limited.. 1865|8 Austin Arms Hotel & Building Į

Company, Limited

18886 Pesk Hotel & Trading Co., Ld. 16892 West Point Building Co., Ld... 18808 Bhameen Hotel & Land Co., Ld. 18898 Richmond Terrace, Estate and 1889

Building Company, Ld. Borneo Hotel & Stores Co, La, — s

Dispensaries.

A. S. Watson & Co., Limited.. 1886 $

Crulekehant & Co., Limited.. 1888

Lighting.

Hongkong Chin old issue

Gas Co., Limited { new

Hongkong Electric Co., Limited 188915

Iron Foundries.

Goo. Fenwick & Co., Limited

200,000 4,000 8 250,000 5,000 g 760,000 7,600'8 250,000 5,008 300,000 6,000 8 800,000 6,000

50 11 608-40 100s 50 60 41

50$ 23

1,308.107 for 1889

3,477.10% for 6m. end-)

1 ing 30/6/90

form, to 31/1280

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445.60

5,990.18

Giper scat per nun. ))

§ 143ærcept. For 1890eu

old capital of $33,000" | May 25, 20

15 per cent. p. ann. 6)

{{ months ending 300/50

(10 per orat. fer year); Ident, bonas LÓT TU.

10. 7.10€ 10,942.7.7 1,711.19.11 dag 31/12/18, 24 Apr. 17, 39

sellors

820, nom. $18, sellors £205, sales

8115, Beliers

par nominat

1912, stoady

$2, sellers Lisö, bom.

0.29

72% prem.

$81, Bellera

$300, buyers

149, buyers 810 81:40

SJ9, sales

Bomins).

$130, num,

$6, buyers

111111

⠀ T

ELET

67% prom.

881

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I AM

1:1 1.4.

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1 card G. B. Cheney 1

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SM, S.

Allee Mary, Eq. 1.

Altair, Bq. Busin

Ban Song Gaan 2

Bingto, 3.6...

Barracouts,

V.S... Canton, B.

Chios, 6.6.

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Island City

Kembira

Jana

Kitty

Lark.

Lasilo

Lucia

Nyanza

Chichifield, s.. 1

Cramena,...

Comat

Camerdia, 8.B, Calders, B.8.

Lancescbnone, Bq.1

Port Darsia

Pensliau, Ba.

·Kosa; s...

1 Sin Kolga

Sea Witch

Senator

ragd.

Sca Swallow 1 Sharpshooter

Constance, Th. 1 Drummond ·1 Dyrolly, B. 2

E. L. Bord

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Elmhurst

Esther Roy, sh.16

Sondeich, am. A

1 Tetarton, 6.8.

Varna, e..

Woodhall

7. Young Greek, Bq.1

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British Weebly.

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Detroit Free Preña, Electrician,

| Electrical Review,"

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Marcantile Navy List. Nautical Magazino. Newcastle Daily Chronicle. New York Horaki

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Revue dos Doux Mondes. Raynald's Newspaper. The Gentlewomen. The Standard.

The Record.

The Witness. The Lender. Tomplebar. Weekly Scotsman.'

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--Anioỷ,

Azores Is.

Bangkok.

Belgium.

Bermuda Canada

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Gamibia Germany. Gibraltar. Gold Coast.

Blankow

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Hongkong.

$16, buyers

814, sofen

818, sales

April 1, 90

$30.33

6.73

1861, sellere

$17, nom,

1864

300,000 3,000 3

200,000 4,000 $ 200,000 4,000 8 623,000 12,500 $ 100,000 2,000 8 160,000 1,000 8 50,000 1,600 8

600,000 50,000 $ 80,000 1,400 §

50,000, 5,100) £

100 all

Sept. 7, 60.

$100.00

3.70

18160, dom.

Canton.

60€ 50

33% dia., nom.)

5,894.34

Colony

008 35 508 40 20$ 10 100 #11

608 30

to 31/12/20

$20, nom.

Ceylon

Jan. 21, 03

$39.81

812

$32, buyers

1$8, nom.

Ork

$106.00

7:00

8200, nom.

15.00

$30, nom.

10 all

50 $11

10 all

$140,000 *15,000 +10,000

1,413.8814% for 1880

May 13, 90

$12.03

8.08

ナル

$23, sellers

f5% for om. ead. }

1 og 21/8/89

Oct. 1, 89

por nominal

11.11

20,000 1,900 £ 300,000 30,000 9

£11.18.10 £9.16

108

18898

A. G. Gordon & Co., Limited, 16898

150,000 6,000 S 180,000 6,000 $

25 - 208 20

1,000 $

285.81 10% for 1889 1,532,62 ut. div. of 1p.ab.for

Feb. 24,i) July 31, 89

par

821.13

Brick and Cement.

Hongkong Brick and Cement

Company, Limited..

1886$

25$17.50

508

Dr.

$27,614,40 for yr end. 57/10/2

601

$25, nom.

26.11

·60 all

46,000 8 7,696.786 % int, die,

503.16. h. fx year end.

Ang :6, 30

836.78

4.00

$88, sellern

Int81/12/89

Mar, 14, 90

15,000 g

Dr.

for year to H0/11/80 Dr.

share for 18

- 81,228,65

154.7712% for 1889

May 15, 90

$60.53 854.24 85,60

por

5.88

1976, пот.

1.96

$121, buyers

912, nom.

1810, nom.

noming).

Amount of Loan.

Par Vuise of Bonds.

Rate of

Intereat.

When Payuble.

Do.

Chinese Imperial Gork. 7 par Cent.

· Silver Loan 1888 E Debentures,

Da.

1,694,700,14 X'kong Currency. Shanghai Tla. 787,200.

8300 H'kong Currency, 86 Shanghai Teels 250.

[£$100,009% babe $400,000 $155,000 drawn on

$150,000 d. 19,

1800-18500

6% prem.

15 Oct.

1832 31st March and 30th Sept. (each year until #1 Moh. 1017 Balf yearly on 19th Ap and 19th October.

Estimated Annual Yield to Investora of

current price.. Hongkong Dollars 6:40 per cent. Shanghai Taels 4.80 per cent.

Closing Quotations.

(b) Philippines.

Six per cent.

(e) Sydney, N.8 W.

(d) Streite,

Green Inland Cament Compeur 18898

Limited,..

Miscellaneona Hongkong los Co., Limited..... 18818 F'kong & China Bakery Co., Ld. 18728. BK. Ropa Manufactory Ca., Ld. 1883 $ Dairy Farm Co., Limited...... 18868 Campbell, Moore & Co., Limited 15868 Mariabark Furniture Co., Ld. 1880ls

100,000 $,000 $ 1,000,000 20,000 8

325,000 5,0008 30,000 60016 160,000 3,000 8 -100,000 10,000 8

12,000 1,2008 10 11 75,000 8,000 9.

258

Loans to Imperial Chinese Government. Agents for the Loan.

Cainone Imperial Govt Silver Loan 1884 0

50,000 unisaged.

733,0212: pur test.$8 per Feb. 23, 20

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Bangkong Hotel Co. Mortgage Debentures 1889)

(*) Equalisation of Dividend Fund (†) Depreciation and Insurance Fand. Founder's Sheres. (a) Fast Borneo. Time Bargains.—Hanks, 230% prem. Doc. Docks, 78% prem. Dec. Iniuris, a 811 Dec. Ualls-Hongkong Bank, 2ad instalment now jasus £10.12.8 dus on 30th int.

$23, nom. par, nom.

$12, .

Iceland India.

Italy

Japan.

Lagos

Medeira

Malia

Mauritius

Natal. Newfoundland.

New South Wales.

"Zealand

Ning po

North Borner.

Norges

Ports Darwin Portugal.

Queensland. B. Helena:

Seychelles. Shanghai

Sierra Leonu. South Australia.

Straits Settlements,

Swaton.

Switzerland.

Sweden.

Tangier. Tasmanic.

United Kingdom. United States, Victoria,

Western Australia.

West Indion (British,

FREIGHT and

Tegarding

apply to the

PENINSULAB & ORIENTAL STEAK NAVIGA

TION COMPANY'S of Parloves are

The Contents

end

required to be declared prior to shipment.

Shippers are particularly requested to nots the terms and conditions of the Com- pany's Black Bill of Lading.

Pusengera desirous of insuring their bag- gege can do to ob application at the Com pany's Offico.

This Steamer takes Cargo and Passengers for MAESAILLES,

· 1667

K. L. WOOD

·Superintendent P. & O. S. N. Co.'s Office:

Hongkong, September 24, 1890.

NOTICE.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS.

STEAM FOR

SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, COLOMBO," ADEN, SUEZ,

⠀⠀ PORT SAID, MEDITERRANEAN AND BLACK SEA PORTS, ALEXANDRIA, MARSEILLES, AND PORTS. OF BRAZIL, AND LA PLATA;;

LONDON, HAVRE AND BORDEAUX.

N THURSDAY, the 9th October, 1830, Noon, the Company's B.B. SAGHALIEN. Commandant HOMERY, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave this Port for the above places.

Cargo and Specle will be registered for London as well as for Marseillow, and ac copied f

in transit through Marsósiles for the principal places of Europe,

Roordars

granted t

Cargo will be received on boardt until é pn., Specie and Parcels until 5 pm, wa the 6th October, 1800, (Parcela uru zut

to be aint on board; they must be rent at the Agency's Office.) -//

Coutants and value of Packages are re- quired,

For further particulars, apply at the Oompany's Office.

G. DE UHAMPEAUX. dblade Lägeni, Hongkong, September 25, 1910.

1076

Occidental & Oriental Steam-

Ship Company.

TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND EUROPE,

VIA

THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS,

ATLANTIC & OTHER CONNECTING

STEAMERS. A

THE Steamship OCEANIC will lo despatched for Ban Francisco, vid Yokohama, on THURSDAY, Octa hos 06a, 1800, at 1 pm, Connection being made at Yokohamns, with Steamers from Shanghai sod Japan Porto, V

All Faroo! address in

at the Comas

ebould he worked to

same will be received Offico until u pam. the

granted as follows →

Francisco and retten, available for 6 months

lay provions to

First-claag Sailing

To Saq Francisco 1.1225.09.

Toăng

To Liverpool

To London

-***

993.75

586.00 830.00 To other European points at proptim

Danish, and Dutch) ate rates. Special reduced rates grated to Orders on the Countries marked are Officers of the Army, Navy, Civil

Berrios forwarded through the London Post Office, and the Imperial Chinese Customs, to

10 be and are paid less a small discount of about obtained on application. Zd in the £1, for which the remitter should allow. All anch orders must be expressed in British currency, and vannot be drawn

Passengers by this Line have the option of proceeding Overland by the Southern Facile and connecting Lines; Central Pari- No, Northern Pas

Pacifio

Canadian Pacing.

ots, who have paid full fare,

at San

San Francisco for Uhina or Japan (or otra verse) within one year wil be allowed a discount of 10%.

milovaties

fur any sum less than Cd.

3.The commission charged is as follows Railways. according to the

e currency: the Order in drawn in Up to £2, or 310, or R 200. 20 cents.

£5, or $25, or R 50

50 0.40- £7, p. 835, or 50,000 door to through Yares

does not

from China. Japan to Consular Invoices to 1000mpany Cargo No Order must

must exceed $10 or 850 destined to pointe begona San Franciato, 5x prem, (unless drawn on India, when 150, is the late nited Staten, ahould be sent to the

£10, or $50, or 1000

1500

181.00.00

nom. limit), nor will more than two such Orders Compray

Opleen, ndërinsed

the Co

For furthing information as Freight

14% prem, ba isto to the same parson, in favour of factor of Ountomi, San France,

nam. the same payso, by the same mail.

8500

() Mexico,

STOKES ++ YOUNG,

Stockbrokers, Telegraphic Address: "MONTESOMA," Hongkong.

Money Orders on the United King dom for even soms not exceeding £5 are granted by means of Postal Natos, as to which see separate notice or the Hong-

studenongkong. September 16, 1990. kong

6 DAN not

850 ‣ may be re- exoveding mitted between the Paris of China by menna of Postage Stamps, subject to charge of one per cent for cashing them; For Manny Cedera can be granted at Hong

Page, apply to the dynast of the Company, No. 60à, Queen's Howl. Ceural

C. D. AKMAN,

1629

Printed and pribilahed by Go MURLAY Bary, at Cas China Mai Office, No 2 Wyndham Street, Hongkong

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