THE YOUNG WIDOW, She is indent, baat noi banhia', Free and cars, but not bad; Like an apple, ripe and inellow :
Nos to ysg and not tos old; Eldf-inviting, hudfare possívny
Na nalewkeing, sad now ahy- There is dischï is her dogde, There is danger in her eye
She has &udied human magro j
She is schmaled in all dis arts;
São hau isken her diploma
As the mistress of all hents.
She can tell the very fooment
When to sigh and whem to stilo:
Oh, maid is sometimes charming!
But a widow-all the while.
Are you end Bow very astioua
Will her handanino face bacono, Are you angry? She is wretched.
Lonely, friendlosa, fearful, dumb!
You may practice all thelons
Taught by Cupid sinon the fall; But I 106 little walow
Who could win and fool you all. -Songs of Sacity.
WEBI
A PRIZE HUSBAND.
who wrote the following error
THE CHINA MAIL.
to be seen except
work, and was low spirited, restless, and nnenay. What he suffered from, was in- digestion, which, long enough continued, becomes shronie dzepepsia and nervoas prostration.
sognized in myself. Eveuptive to my cension about two years ago, Eu lately aspirations, no new thought or culture said: I conidn't sat meat without ex attempted but moots hie approval and enpresencing great pain. What ailed Mr couragement, while a noble spiritual at Green?
When the doctors looked into St. Mar- caplice lifts my daily life from a com
Now let us see how it hared with our salmesatin into a loving place. Tak tin's stomach, just after ho bad eaten a In my face in his hands, he has lovingly maal, they served that liquid of us light friend Mr Green, the postman. He goes aard: Would I had wealth that I coals yellow colour, was throws in great quanti-on to say: When I drew my breath it The New York World's Christmas prisyphee you a queen natong women. With ties from the lining of the stomach in was like akuife ruening through my chest. of $12 for the best description of a mandu sacha kug for a host or Loot walking among the food. Then they noticed that My appetite won bad, and I fell away to ike whole mass began to turn round and nothing. As I have to walk twenty miles haband has been awaried a Brooklyn in a quoen'e garden ?
round us milk does in a revolving charm. a day in the discharge of my duties, I found When this process was over, in an hour or the work in my week state was killing me by inches. Before I was taken ill I was a rey fluid which. The doctors also took note of the fact that with sound pleasure. Phialty I had to when St. Blartie ato much went the go on the sick list, and wor attended by n touch required a longer time and seemed physiclun for a fortnight, but I felt none There was a lord on my cheat, to labour Larder to torn it into the breth the better like Buid. Then again there were times and wea Isle anything the food lay on my
the light phen
yellow liquid hardly came atomach like a ton of lead. fertis at all, the stoninca moved, or eburnet, slowly, and the food lay in St. Martin's rody until it became ranoid. and sour. At sach times he complained of feeling and sick and suffering such paio.
bis skin turned a not BOON
EJZHET.
there was poked like brath or soup strong, healthy nair, and did my work
The judges, ra. Roger A. Pryor, MTHROUGH ST. MARTIN'S WINDOW. Cauley M. Dow, ward Me William 0.
ALEXIS ST. MARTIN was a Canadian trap- Whitney, after careful examination, un
Many years age, while at hunting. Aniriously decided in favor of this model: pr
Free feine al aanly (1) vs. perfectly recaived a poshot wound in bis and
His Really healed in such a strange inte our unitat privzeye chau aut maderly,
to make opening into the brings
the under cou tesies of e gentle way as
A delightful stomach, with a thin skin over it almost se Our home-making
clear as a pane of glass. Nothing so re partnership. me supplementing the other alle find ever happened before. with every assintance, alwaga cousidor ate of the woman's responbilities, hut Thong Lhis window, by the aid of a Irving at his fled the sainganes if a strong fight thrown into it, the doctors business man. In sickness or health the sould see what went on inside bin stomach,
sit good luck for the rest of mankind.
So the poor troppor'd bad luck proved to be is always the responsive thres of interest.
rest. Periret love cureth ort fear. and our freedom of speech and action! lever na occasion for any petty tricks of solves of the knowledge thes obtained. his mouth, his head ached and grow hot, Who have grown so bald and wise; deception, aku, 2 comuion. Above this. There is a postanu by the name of Fm-he land slurp pains is different parts of his Young Americade of twenty,
in his high ideal of woman that liela as derick from, who lives at BB, Martin's body, the kidney secretion. was thick and produce conding better than before re- Road, Shortlands, Kent, Speating of nu high coloured, bo slept ladly, couldn't
Are yon mirthful? How her laughter,
river sounding, will ring out i
She eats lure and catch and play you,
As the angler does the trout.
Ye old-bacholas of forty,
With the love-lonka in your oyen ;
STOCKS,
Baaks.
Hangkang & Shanghai Bank-
ing portion
Marine Insurances,
Fren
!
It
relieved
*Ona day my wife said to ina: Frede. rick, zay mother used to suffer the way you Why de, aud she always found relief by taking Mother Seigel's Carative Syrup. don't you try it?" After sows persuasion "Soigul's" and begun. The first few doses made me feel better. I stuck to Mother Soigel's Curative syrop and in a few weeks I got strong and went back to my wars. have never siled anything since, and for
(No. 8784 FEBRUARY 21, 1891.
Intimations.
my recovery. I have to thank God and
her cigel's Curative Syrop
Mr Green ae licen postman iu Short lande district for fifteen years, and tienes un excellent charactor. If there had been 4 window in bis stomach, bis physician and friends might havo oljagered the song trmalle that occasionally, appeared in the one of t. Murtin
Intimations.
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about which every intelligent person con- minds of students of the Far East' and acted with China or Japan is desirous of
Now let us soe how we onu avail cur- copperish hwn, a nagyouting acid arose integava up, doctoring and got a bottle of trustworthy information. It in-
SHARE LIST-QUOTATIONS.
Porro г LAST REront,
Capital.
No.of Values of: Shires Share.
Paz
Kestre Panel.
dtcredit of working afs, or
DIVIDEND.
Bal. Bra't Aud
á monit
When paid.
North China Issurance Co., L.d. 1909 £1,000,000 5,000£ Yangleze Insar. Association, d. 18628
800,000 8,000$ Canton Insuraner Office, Id... 1881 $2,500,000, 10.000 $
Straits Insurance Co. L.d....... 1884 $ 3,300,000 30,000$
Fire Insurances.
Docks and Wharves 'kong & Whampoa Dusk f. L. 1866 8 Hongkong & Kowloon Warf) 18963 & Kumar
Shipping: Hongkong, Caulon & Moeno
Steam-boat Co, Limited Indo-China Steam Navigation 1982
Ca., Limited
Douglas Steamship Co, L.83 China & Manila S. S. Co., Ld. 1892 Steem Launch Company, id.
Refineries.
China Sugar Relining Co., Ld.
Lizon Buga Refining Co., Ld. 1882
Lands and Trusts.
Hong kong land Investment & 1
Ageny Company, Ld1889
Kowloon Land and Building
Company, Ld.
Trust & Loan Co. of Chinado,
Tramways.
Hongkong High-Level Tram-1
ways Company, Limited Mining.
124.803.755,452,127.20
703
$
1
yr. 1990 3/4|Aug. 25, 90 1-14.56
to 31/12/16p. e. for 180) uzdān-)
Hongkong, Saturday Noon, 21st February, 1891.
Intrusic value per share as per figures mark rat faces sat bared Raporti
1,093. forta, mi. 31/1250 april 21, 90
$176,049.73
31/39
9219.02
Januub Fichỉ to Investors at closing price, on hetai's of Fizal Dividend,
(For Time Bargains
Closing.
Cash QUOTATIONE.
5808 vaenu, at,footy, BURRO CURRENT WEEK.
Lowest. Highest.
6.65 per at. 207% pr. m257% prem. 204. pram.
new issue, bera $327, naw issue
$115, antes, ex
div.
$15, sellers
bayers
$48, wellcts.
$133, sellors
$24, Luyers
1860
1890
1,500,000 130,600 $ 2,500,000; 20,900 S
125
20 and 20 bimus for
148,302.04
new issue
gules
Cantos, limited
Jaien Insurares Squisty of}187
:
பரி
($ 531,691.GR
$
China Traders'insurance Co.,Ld. 1995$
2,500,000 10,000$ 2,000,000 24,000$
2508 25,6 25,6 93.95$ 259
630,000$
[2% %%=87 per ?
Oct. 14, 90 770,000 estimated to
36 June sh. for 1889
201,923,491818 far year Sept. 12, 90
$108.24
7.39
"
$96, buyers
802.09
7.03
"J
$64, staidy
200
100
100 all 530,617.09
500,000
20,000
Hongkong Fire Insur. Co., Ld.
1868 $2,000,000 2,000 3
China Fire Insurance Co., I.d. 1870 $2,000,000 20,000 3 Straits Fire Insurance Co., Lt. 1880'S 2,100,000 15,000-$ Fire and Marine Insurances, Sugupore Tourance Co., Ld.18 $
!
4000,000 1,000's
2508 00:8
1008 20$ 2608 50$ 1,055,019 100%
203 100,000,$ 1003
20.000€ 20%
100% 208 11,875.918
50.18.320,000.00 118. 428,721 7310p.. for 18- M 25pril 11, 00
at 30/0/90!
96 por share for 1859 Mar. 12, 90 - (8430,425.12
Jan. 3, 91 estimated to 14% to aft 1990
30 Sept. 90
181,034.65
Tls. 219.08
9.53
M
Ts. 275, buyers
Tla. 130.18
0.66
Tls. 70
$100.00
6.98
#1
10% for 1889
to 31 Dec. 1889
April 5, 50
822.35
J-12.90
...
303,340.2023 p. sh. for 1888
62 p.sh. to nin yr. 211,085.58; faldiv. for FR Fol. 25, 50 100,815.08 per cent, for 1856)
Fab. 25, 90
$182,00
0.76
$310
$55.00
6.50
$91, buyers
te ae-890 186,019 9234^ for yr.and- at 31/12/89ing 31 De. 1888
for 18884 px cas, int, diy.blar. 14, 60
$21.50
0,17
15
$17
April 26, 90
$20.00
0.33
+
$74.
1,002,400, 11,600$
125 il
1,000, NEN 120,000,$
5 all
$
30/3/50 2,588.92% for 1990
26,736 3853. for in, on-lingAuz, 20, 30
$131,03
5.26
90% prem.
1
¡Feb. 8, 91
848.97
4.54
MI
$17, ecllers
1
1865$ 1,000,000,000
£1,200,00031 10,000 £
| || HA 1,000,000 2,000g
20 ali
(*)$ 50,000) (+)$870,000}
10.080.5
all
10
$54.41
£
per cell. Civ. for Jan 31, 01 en, ending 1/19/10. 5,120.13.4 13%, for yr, and-7
$31.30
6.48 per cent. 37, zellers
(ing 31 D.e. 1880 June 20, 90
£10.7.0
3.46
D
25% dis.,sollers
of all
$ 47,853.215
1. 2,709.5041% for 1890
Sept. 22, 90
$88.39
4.68
31
1888$
174,000 3,500 $ 100,000 2,090 8
50 all
00,000,8
2,461.00 per cent
larr. ending31/12/68!
Mar. 10, O
857.09
6.01
11
DU$
309
Dr. $
092,58 10 30/6/50
par nominal
par, Bom.
1878
1,300,000 15,000!$
100 all
700,000 7,000 S
100! all
!Dr. $
11,873.901% int. di. for yr Aug, 19, 90 143.225 in. div. for Yr. Ang 12, 20
$100.79
4.49
$178, buyers
$102.73
9:70
$103, sales
$109
$es
5,000,000 10,000
50 1,250,000
$
681.04 (94% for year Jan, 27, 91
{eading 31/13/00 ƒ |
$71.88
4.02
$86, Bellera
1889:3
1889
1887$
200,000 6,000's 1,000,000! 29,875 £ $1,250£
125,000 1,280
18
1,546.56
20
814, buyers
10% 1.5%
2 50,000
1
£8 for share on Feb. 14, 91 Toundry"
£20, buyers
£180
100 all
1,247.04
par nominal
1800, saler
al 30 Nov. 903
150,000 16,00 S
10 all
$134, alere
& all
575,00011500. s
75 certa
48
સડક
600,000 10,000,
10
}
|185%|Fes. 4,000,000 1858 s.1,000,000 8,000 Fcs.
375,000 175000 £ ....1880
£3,000,000,000,000 £
503.80 pe
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$131.08
ull
E21
17/9
Dr. 7,53 1/4 to 8
DO all
Dr.
Geis
40
Dr.
60!
Dr. $20,212.72 at 36/α/00]
35
Dr. $61,437.32 in 32/420)
1,808,107 for 1889
April 1, 90
$50.33
6.36
1205, meliers
$7, nom,
800,000 3,000 $
100 all
13
ses
3,477.103% for 6m. end.
ing 30/6/90
Sept. 7, 90
$100.00
4.00
8150, sollers
200,00€ 4,00£$
Mis 60
D
1.663.05
581/12/20
912 280
92.9743% for 1890
Jan. 27, 91
$58.7€
6.90
1881, noma.
$18, nun.
6,090.1914 Sunt for 1930 ent
cipital of $38,000lay 25, 20
$100,00
7.00
KIS
30
315 percent, p. ann.
| { months exaling 80X480)
18.00
$80, no.
500,000 30,000 6
14: all
€140,000 $15,000 +10,000}
I months exding 20/6
1,118.88 percent. in d. Nov. 5, 90
$12.55
6.51
"
$214, sellera
..18858
1864
50,000 1,600$
50,000 5,100 -20,000 1,900 £ 300,000,000 $
50 all
J6% for 6m. end-Į
ing 31/8/80
Oct.
1, 69
PAT neminul
11.11
Rominal.
10 all
108
(£11.78.10
£9.16
6.29.
$6, seliers
150,00 6,000$
150,000 6,000
25 all 23!$ 20
1,000,8
285.8110 x br 1889 Feb. 24, 90 3,682.62 fat, div, of si p.sh focuJuly 31, 89,
No further div. for 19
THET
$31.13
322, no. STA
Hongkong Brick and Cement)
Green Island Cement Company
Limited,
16663
1889
Miscellaneous,
100,000 4,000 $
1,000,000 20,000 $
125,000 6,000 g 20,000 600 $ 160,000 3,000 $ 100,000 20,000 $ 1:2,000 1,2008 74,000 3,0008
201617.50
608
$34.114.1R
$12, nom.
50
525,200.79
181;1260
25
30 all 10 a $ 10all
46,000 $ 19 15,000 $
Cr.
505.78/24 % for 1890 603.1654p.ph for year cali
10 all 25$
Dr. $
733.92 333.58
184.7712% for 1889
Feb. 15, 91 Mar, 14, 90 inga1/15 $12 per cent ==-55 Der Feb. 22, 90
share for 185
May 16, 90
$50.83 $51,24 $5.60
рат
6.68
5.88
1800
$76, nom.
4.37
$137
$12, pui.
Par Value of Bonita,
$5001'kong Cutroney 8% prem
Shanghai Taels 250-
Fuste of Interesti
$100,000*
ta be
(1501 drawn on 1838 3500 $400,000 $150,000
$150,000 Apr, 19, 2823
16% prem..
(c)ThuHulniralGo) M'ingo Jal. is
Jelebu Mining & Trud.Co., Ld. 1880s
225,000 15,000
(d) Sciame tin Mining Cum-1889 125,000 25,000 $
pany, limited,........
Funjom Sunghie Dan S-1
manten Hiding Co., Ld.
Société Francaise des Cmr-1!.
bonatges da Tonkin....
(9) Imuris Mine, limited Raub Mines
Planting, &. East Bornes Planting C, Ld. 1988$ (a)Song Kayuls PlantingCo., Ld.18889 China-Borneo Cotpary, Limited 1888 (a) Labuk Planting Co. Liited 18893 (b) H. G. Brown & Co., Limited 18896 (a) The Lang Planting Co., Lal. 18828
Hotele, Building, ko
Hongkong Hotel Co., Limited..18000
Austin Arme Hotel & Balding
Company, Limited...
Peak Hotel & Trading Co., Ld. 1880's Wert
Point Ballding Co... 18805
200,000 4,000|s 250,000 5,00018 750,000 7,000 250,000 5,000S 300,000 5,000 s 300,000 6,000 3
200,000 4,000 $ 625,000 12,500 $ 100,000 4,000 8 103,000 1,400 ន 50,000 2,0008
03
MOS 40 20 100 all
Shameen Hotel & Land Co., Ld. 1889
Humphrey's Estate & Finance
Company, Ld.
18808
Hongkong &
Borneo Ectel & Stores Pa., Ld.,,
Dispansaries,
A, S. Watson & Co., Limited.1888
Cruickshank & Co., Limited
Lighting,
China (old issue!
Gas Co., Limited) new
Hongkong Electrio Co, Limited 1880
Lzon Foundries.
Ooo. Feswick & Co., Limited
A. G. Gordon & Co., Limited, 1889
Brick and Cement.
Company, Limited...
1888 Hongkong lae Co., Limited.... H'kong & Ching Bakery Co., Ld. 1872$ EK. Rape Manufactory Co., Ld. 1683e Dairy Farm Co., Limiled 1888 Campbell, Moore & Co., Limited 18369 Mariobark Furniture Co., Ld. 1590S
Loans to Imperial Chinese Government,
Chinese Imperial Gort. Silver Ioan 1884 Chinese Imperial Gort.. 7 per Cant
Silver Loan 1886 E
Debentures.
Hougtong Hotel Co. Mortgage Debentures 1889
$70,547.20)
to 2015/19
5,449.63
to 2009/30
110 per cent, fez gear)
107.10 10,813.7.7£1,711.19.11 ending 31/12/28. Paper Apr. 17, 89,
Agents for the Loan."
Dr
at Sfat Oct. 1990
Amount of Loan
B&B'hai Bank.Cor. $1,534,700.14 H'kong Curney.
Shangbai Ts. 767,200. Do.
sex bonum for de
(f) Depreciation and Insurance Fund. () Fonster'a Stares. (a) Fast Borneo,
Win Payable.
$450 buyera
$132, buyers $iellers
37 nom.
hom
817, sales & buyers $30
$200,.nom.
$130, com,
$19, ales and sellers
810, nom.
noosial.
111
[
T
Estimated Annual Yield to investors Closing
alcurrent price:
Quotations,
Hongkong Dollars 6.40 per cent.5% prem., 14% prem Shanghai Taels 4.80 per seat. Half yearly, on 10th April Six per sent.
8500 and 19th October.
15 Cot each year until 1892 31st Marchand 30th Sept. each year
until 31 Mich.
1917
(6) Philippines. (c) Bydnor, E.S.W. (d) Straits
nam,
nom,
(6) Mexico.
DT10E
BONGKONG AND WHAMPUA DOCK
COMPANY, LIMITED, UPMASTERS or ENGINEERS aro restfully biermoed that, if upon danir affival an this liarbour, KONE L the Company's FOREMES should be at hand, Orders for REPAIRS if sent to the HEAD OFICE, Ne. 14, Praya Central, wil receive prompt attention.
In the Event of Complaints boy found necessary, Colamusication with the Under- signed requested, when saumudite supe will be taken to rectify the cause of du satisfaction.
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