IMPROMPTUS.
The clever impromptus of wits and humourists have made many sa troident memorable which otherwise would long ago bayo been forgotten. Thus, no matter what the season might be, Theodore Hook could always improvise verses. On one ocasion, when delighting party at his cottage Fulham by an extempore comic song, his servant entered in the middle of it with *Please, ar, here's Mr Winter, the tax-! gutherur; he says he has called for taxes. Hook would not be interrupted, bar went
been taken by an ironsmith, he wrote Hers Base-
*Thu house where ones a lawyer dwelt,
Is now samith's-alas! How rapidly the Iron Age
Succeeds the Age of Brass.' Evening Standard.
HOW TO TURN BACK THE CLOOK. What to in it, Maggie 2! said John, with an ameasy sexes that he ought to be on his homeward way.
I go and look,' she answered. Stopping on at the pianoforte as if nothing had hap-quistly into the citohen the girl pushed the pened with the following stanza:
Block hands back a hour, and returning, esid, It's only half-past nine by our clock; you casa stay an hour longer.
• Eere comes Mr Winter, calisator of taxes, I'd advise you to pay him whatever he
Exonses won't do, be stands no set of
flammery,
Though Winter his name is, bis presence
ummary,
Lord Chesterfield being one day asked by Bir Thomas Robinson, familiarly known as *Long. Sir Thomas' or Long Tom, to write some verses upon him, produced the
Valike my subject now shall be my song, .It shall be witty, and it shan't be long.
There is an amusing story told of Thackeray and Abert Emith. The latter once wrote in the album, of a young lady who was travelling in Switzerland the following feeble imprompta:
Mont Blane is the monarch of maurtains,
They crowned him long ago; But who they got to put it on,
Nobody seems to know." Thackeray, being asked by the same lady to contribute to her collection, and coming Boross the above lines, at once wrote the subjoined :-
'I know that Albert wrote in hurry;
To criticise I scares presence! But yet methinks that Lindley Murray
Mails.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Intimations.
Occidental & Orienta. Steam- Ship Company
TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERE TO JAPAN. THE UNITED SPATES, MEXICO, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND EUROPE,
VIA
TILE OVERLAND RAILWAYS,
AND
STHAMERS,
So John stayed, for lovers are never eager to ¦ ATLANTIC & OTHER CONNECTING
The next part and he needed no conting. moruing, however, he ovatelept himself, and Maggie's father, at Els breakfast, having missed!
train he intended to journey by that day. VIA INLAND SEA OF JAPAN AND wondered how the good old dock could bare
.HONOLULU, lost an hour in the night. But Maggio didn't expiain. She meant to set it right again before geing to bed, but forgot, which shown once more what everybody should remember that we aan ast bank the clock, but we cannot set back the kine.
All the same as possible occasionally to re- gain lost things. In a woman's letter recently received, I find thin santeuro; They tell me I felt as she looked she was to all practical pur Look sea years younger than I did. "And if she posse ten years younger. For, although a dock Luce looks the samo no matter what time it is, z. kuman face doesn't. That changes with the condition of the works, or the life heind it.
The latter goes on thus: Tn the spring of 1880 I felt weak and low. I had a bad tasta le the month and a thick slimy phlegm covered my mouth and tongue. I was sick in a morning retching sad vomiting a watery Buid. Lad great pain in the head and was vory mazy, being; a times so bad I could hardly stand upon my feai.
After eating the simplest food I had dreadful pain in my cheat, and a tightness strom the class! sud aidos. For hours together I have eat before the fire rubbing my chest to ty and get relist. I had great pain in the la side and palpitation of the heart, and could get bat little sleep at night on account of it.
Instead of who, had written whom," One evening Mr Whitbread was talking somewhat londly at Brooke' against the Ministry for laying what he called the war tax upon malt. But Sheridas conld not resist the gratification of a hit at the brewer bimself, and wrote the following lines,
bich be handed agrom the table to Mrad Whitbread :-
'They've raised the price of table drink, What is the reason, do you think? The tax on mall's the sanse, I hear, But what has malt to do with beer?' On another occasion when Lord Erskine deolared at a large party, where Lady Erskine and Sheridan were present, that wife was only a tin canister tied to one's tall, Sheridan presented Lady Ecation with these lines:--
'Lord Erskine, at woman presuming to
rall,
Calle wife a tin canister tied to one's
tail,
And fair Lady Aase, while the subject
he carries on,
Seeros hurt at his lordship's degrading
comparison.
*Bat wherefore degrading? Considered
Aright,
A cantar's polished and useful and
bright And ahonid dirt its original purity bida, That's the fault of the puppy to whom it
in tied.'
Gradually I grow weaker and weaker until I could scarcely walk about the house, and bat for the namestig of attending to my family. I should have been tid. My life was a burden: and a misery to me, and I often wished myself *Sometimes botter and at other times worse; this was my general condition for ten years, during which long period ut suffering troated by the doctor, and took overy kind of medicius I could hear tell of, but got no better.
TAB
In November, 1890, I read in a book of a medirian called Mother Segel's Corative Syrup, and got a bottle from Mr E. Banks, the chemist after I had taken a fow dones I found my food agreed with me better. I kept on with the Syrup and gradually gatzed strength.
PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM Hongkong.
Botani fria NagaTURDAY, Aug. 21,
at 1 p.m.
saki, Kobe, Inland Sea & Yokohama) į ucfic (via Nagasaki, Tuzsoix, Sept. 11,
at 1 p.m.
Kobe. Inland Sea Helgie (via Nagasaki, WSDAY, Oct. 10,
and Yokohama)... Kobo, Inland Sea and Yokohama) ..........
at 1 p.m
ALDBECK, MACGREGOR
Co.,
Wine and Spirit Merchants, 13, QUEEN'S ROAD. Hongkong, Aaggat 18. 1891,
ront may be paid either as Nowspapers or person not in the employment of the Books,
Hongkong Post Ofoe. Commercial Pepors signify wush papers No compensation can be paid for mere as, though Written by Hand, do not boar damage to fragile articles such as portraits, the character of an actual or personal corre-watches, handzamaly bound books, do apondonos, ayah, as invoicos, dooda, sopied which reach their destination, although in music, &c. The charge on them is the same broken of deteriorated condition. Nor on as for books.
account of alleged losses of the Contents of Registered covers which bare reached their destinations, Nor on account of any article for which the addressso has signed a receipt.
The sender of a Registered Article for a Union Country ray obtain ar doknowledge mant of delivery on paying an extra fee of
Ď canta,
Com
SATURDAY, AUGEND 11, 1894.
of China, in batches of not less than fan of uniform eise und weight may be sent to the Post Offles unstampad; the postage, al the rate of one cent each, being paid in cash or charged to the sender's account spécial seconates may be opened with neo- box-holders for the delivery of cankki samkla numbers of such articles.
2, Suca covora, when addressed to placen other than Hongkong or Chios, must be prepaid two cents esdi fa stampa as herato. tore.
Chelari de met nos read a
do, must be undez 4 ounces mobs in waight onuces each in weight, Patterns, Álmzsamos, Heavier articles will be charged ordinary
Misent or Delayed Correspondence. When correspondence has been misiont or delayed (both of which are liable to happen occasionally) all that the addresses perd do is to note on the cover, Sent to matės:
The limit of weight for Books and &mercial Papots to Foreign Post Office in 4 lbs. Patterns for much offices are limited to B entoes except to Austria, Belgium, Bulgaris, Congo Frau State, Cests Rion, Egypt, France, Greece, Guatemala, Hawail, 1612 Holland, Hungary, Italy, Siboria,
, or Received af 7 p.m., or as the caso 4. Envelopes containing Paktorus, šou, surg, Mexton, Portugal, Romania, Salva- may be, and forward it, without any may be wholly closed if the nature of the dor, Servis, Biam, Switzerland, Tonis, other writing whatever, to the Postmaster contents be first orbibited or stated in the PRIVATE BOARD and RESIDENOR United States, to which placos 13 oz. (350 General This should be acted on the first Postmaster General, as he may consider me
LADIES and GENTLEMEN. Special attantion to Ladies comfort. Accommodates) is the limit, and must not exceed time cause of complaint occurs; it is acessary, and approved by him: Printed cir tion for Table Board or Clution those dimensions 12 inchos by 8 inches raistake to let such matters pass for fear of culars may be enclosed in pattern packets,
by 4 inches.
giving trouble, a course which generally gives more trouble in the end,
Mas. MATHER,
1287
3 and 3' Peddar'a E. Bongkong, July 24, 1809.
STAINFIELD'S FAMILY HOTEL
UPERIOR BOARD & RESIDENCE,
with every convenience.
MRS. STAINFIELD,
1, Queen's Bead East. Hongkong, June 30, 1504.
UDDHISMITS HISTORICAL,
THE Boamship OCEANIC will bB pus
Jaspatched for SAN FRANCISCO, NAGASAKI, KOBE, INLAND SEA and YOKOHAMA, on TUESDAY, the 21st August, ut & p.m., connecting bang maar
Yokonana with äter row Shanghai. Steamers of this line pass through the ISLAND SEA OF JAPAN and call at! HONOLULU, and passengers are allowed to break their journey at any point on route.
Through Pamongers Tickets granted to Englaud, France, and Germany by all trans- atlantic lines of Stormors, and to the prin cipal cities of the United States or Canada. Rates and particulaes of the various routes may be obtained upon application.
Special rates (first class only) are granted to Missionaries, members of the Naval, Military, Diplomatic, and Civil Services, to European officials in service of China Government officials and sud Japan, and their farsilies.
This
1 bad Passengers who have paid full fare, re- lecoms so thin and emaciated through all those years of suffering that i took time to fally embarking at San Francisco for China ez restore me. But I am now in beter health; Japan (or vice versa) within one year, will than I ever was in my life, and my recovery be allowed a discount of 10 per cent. has astonished my friends. They tell me I look allomance does not apply to through fares tea yea younger than I did for taking the from China and Japan to Buropa. Syrup How I wish I had known of it yaara sooner! My husband and friends had given up all hope of my getting better, but none of us know of Mother Seigel'e Syrup.
On mentioning to the Rev. E. Harries, the visar of Christ Church, what had wrought the mre, he said I should write and let the pro- prietors know what the Syrup had done for me, 30 as to bones: others. You may publish this statement as you think proper and I will gladly answer inquiries. Yours truly, (signed) (Mrs)) Elizabeth Greenhalgh, 21, Rutland Street, Newtown, Pendlebury (near Manchester), May 14th, 1892."
Lord Carteret was distinguished by a ready wit, with which he would retort even the
Thas was this good woman enabled-not to attacks of Swift. On a certain occasion, ten back her nominal age, but what was when the Dean visited the castle, and waited better-to recover the pricaloas treasure without seeing the Lord Lieutenant, health, without which neither youth nor ago bus malady was the same wretched wrote on one of the windows of the chamber any comfort,
iligention and dyspepsia, the curse of all ages of audience those Lines:-
and nations,
My very good Lord, 'tis a very hard
tank
For a man to wait here who has nothing
to ask.
Upon which Lord Carteret wrote this reply
My very good Dean, there are few who
come here
But have something to ask or something
to fear
When Curran visited France is the year 1814 Ee wrote in pensil on the colum erected about a mile to the west of Boulogne, by Napoleon, to commemorate his attempt to invade England, the following lines:-
When ambition achieves its desire, How fortune must laugh at the joke; He rose in a pillar of fire,
To set in a pillar of smoke.'
James Smith was a bright star in the circle in which Lady Blessington shone with no much brilliancy. He was the babit of sending her ladyship occasional epigramas and complimentary scraps of verat, the sub- joined impromptu verses having been written at Gore Bouss :-
Mid Wiberforce, by all belov'd,
Once owned this hallow'd spot,
Whose zealous eloquence imprar'd
The fetter'd negro's iet—
Yet bare still Slavery attacks,
Whom Blessington invites;
The chain from which he freed the Black. She fastens on the Whites,
When a well-known canasel was crose- examining an elderly spinster, with the object of eliciting from her that certain money in dispute had been tendered, Jekyll threw him this complet :---
Go now, forbear, that tough old jade Will never prove a tender waid.
Fr Kitobiner was famous for his Saturday dinners in Warren-strost, to which only those learned in enllasry lore were invited. On the chimney-glass in the refectory was peated the following notion :---
IMPURITIES IN THE BLOOD. We have subu heats of letters from people who have received great bouefit from the cee of Clarke's Blo Kixture. It cannot be too highly estimated, fur it cleanses and clears the blood from all im- parities. This is a good testimonial from the Famity Doctor, which goes on further to say:
It is the finest Blood Purifier that science and still have brought to light, and we can with the tmost confidence recommend it to our subscri bera and the public generally. For Serotala, szarvy, Eczema, Bad Legs, Skin and Blood Diseases, Pimples and Sores of all kinds, its effects are marvellous. Thousands of wonderfu cures have bom effected by it. Clarke's Blood Mixture is sold everywhere, at 28. 9d. par bettle. Reware of worthless imitations and substitutes.
Intimations.
A CURE FOR ASTHMA!!! GRIMAULTS
Indian Cigarettes.
Asthmatic people who suffer from Oppression in breathing, stilling sen- sations. Hoarseness, and Loss of Voice, Nervous Coughs, Laryngitis, Colds, with Wheazing, Bronchitis, Insomnia, Catarrhal Affections and Dimculty in Expectoration, are promptly relieved by Elise Cigarettes. GRINAULT & CO., Paris. Sold by all Chemists.
GRIMAULT'S
Matico Capsules
AND INJECTION.
Renowned Physicians prescribe Grim- ault's Matico as the most active and at the same time the most inoffensive remedy in the treatment of Acute and Caronis Dacharges. These Capsules, un- Bike Copaiba, have not the inconvenience of producing Nausen.
AD
All Parool Packayos should be marked address in full, and same wil be receiv:
མ་ at the Company's Otive until & p.m. th. day previam to sailing,
Donatlar Invoices to accompany Carg destined to points begond Sen Franciau in the Cmted States, should be sent to th Company's Offices, addressed to a lector ut Contous, Ban Francisco.
For further information as to Frons or Passago, apply to the Agency of Company, No. 7, Prays Outra
J. S. VAN BUREN,
Ageni.
Hongkong, August 1. EN94.
NOTICE.
B
Cantabrics of the Pastal Union
The Union may be taken to comprise all civilised countries except Cape Colony,
Portage to the United Kingdom. Lettere, Post Cards, Registration,
1. Cirantars, Dividend Warrants, Invita tious, Canis, Patterns, Bille, Almanacs, de, for addresses in Hongkong or the Ports
5. Address must be complète. Tână is to say, on such covers an ̃aro tisk ad- dressed to herds of houses the addressee'v residence or place of business meal, be added. Incompletely addressed cover will be returned to the sender for address.
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY'S ROYAL MAIL STEAMSHIP LINE.
7 cents per oz
$ centa aach.
7 cents.
1102
Books, Patterns and Comm. Papers,
-2 cents per 2 oz.
1894.
10 conta per OZ.
3 cents each.
2 cents each.
THEORETICAL AND POPULAR
ASPECTS,
คร
ERNEST J. EITEL, Ph.D, ToRINS. THIRD ZDÍTION, REVISED, WITH ADDELIONS.
Price,
€1.50.
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.
Insurance.
THE MEIJI FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,
or TOKYO.
TER
Computy having This Dyed Day been TEREZ to the drained, they are new prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.
For the Masur Busan KidĦA,
K. FUKUI,
Manager. Hongkong, July 2, 1894.
Money Orders.
Postage to Unium Ountries.
General Rates, by any route Letters,
Post Cards,
Registration,
Newspapers,
Books, Patterns and ?
Comm. Papers,
10 canta.
2 cents per 2 os
There is no charge on pedirosted carre- spondence within the Postal Union.
Postage to Non Union Countries. Cape Colony-Letters, 20; Rogistra- tion, 10; Newspapers, 5; Booki and Pat- torna. 6 per 2 oz.
LOCAL POSTAGE. General Local Rates for Hongkong, Matao, Chins, Corea, Japan, North Bortico, Siam, Straite Settlements, Cochin China, Tonquin, and the Philippines:-
2 cents
SAFETY-SPEED-PUNCTUALITY."
1894.
THE FAST ROUTE BETWEEN CHINA, JAPAN AND EUROPE, VIA CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES. (Calling at SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA & VICTORIA, B.U.) Twin Screw Steamships-6,000 Tons-10,000 Horse power-Speed 19 knots.
PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGXONO. EMPRESS OF CHINA. Comdr. R. ARCHIBALD, B.N.R.... WEDNESDAY, 16th August, EMPRESS OF INDIA....Comdr. O. P. MARULALL, RN.R. WEDNESDAY, Gil Sopt EMPRESS OF JAPAN...Comdr. G. A. Les; R.N.E. WEDSAY, 3rd October.
THE
magnificent Steamships of this Line pass through the famous INLAND BEA OF JAPAN, and usually make the voyage YOKOHAMA TO VANCOUVER (B.O in 12 DAYS, making close connection at Vancouver with the FALATIAL TRANS- CONTINENTAL TRAINS of the CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY Leaving there Letters poroz, 5 centa (e),
daily, and cross the Continant FROM THE PACIFIO TO THE ATLANTIO Post Cards, each, 1 cent, Books and Patterns, per 2 oz.,
WITHOUT CHANGE Ulose connection, is made at Montreal, Quebec, Halifax, New which pesengers to coat Britain and Newspapers and Prices Current, cach, 3 Tork and Boston with all Trans Atlantic Lines,
the Continent are given choice of.
Pamengers booked through to all principal points and AROUND THE WORLD. Return tickets to various points as reduced rates, Good for 4, 6, 9 and 13 months.
SPECIAL RATES (árat clans only) granted to Missionaries, Members of the Naval, (e) Between Hongkong, Centon, and Mac Military, Diplomatic and Civil Services, and to Europeen Officials in the Service of
Chica and Japan Governments.
cents. Registration, 5 conta.
1107
2 cents.
1.-Money Orders can be obtained at Hong. kong and Shanghai on the following Countries, at current rates of exchange. Canola.
1
3.13 OFF
EXCURSION TICKETS to San Francisco Midwinter Fair, CIRCULAR Local Delivery.
PACIFIC TICKETS Hongkong to Vancouver, Vancouver to Sydney Australia vis All correspondence posted before 5 Honetatu, and Sydney to Hongkong via Brisbane and Torres Straits, Good for 9
months £100. week day for addresses in any
Tho attractivo festures of this Company's monte, embraces its PALATIAL Victoria will be delivered the same day, STEAMSHIPS, (second to none in the World), the LUXURIANCE OF TES In Town (Ship Street to Bonkan Strand TRANSCONTINENTAL TRAINS (the Company having received the highest Weat, ap to levet of Robinson Roid) at # British India (including Barmah and the Agen-am. 10 am, noon, 2 pm 4pm. 6 pm. cies of the Indian Post Office in the Persian In the Suburba, 96.., neyn, p. unless the delivery should be retarded by the Con- tract Mail.
Chias Ports (Hothow, Caeton, Swatow, Away.
Pocekaw, Ningpo, Hankow, and Shanghai Ceylon, Hawaii (Sandwich Islanda),
Gaifj. Japan Ports (Nagaaki, Osaka, Hingo, Kobe,
Kioto, Yokohama and Hakodate).
!
New South Walos
New Zealand.
British North Borneo,
Queensland.
12 Siam (Bangkok culy),
Booth Australis.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES, PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS.
STEAM FOR SAIGON. SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, COLOMBO, PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, CALOUTTA, ADEN,"SUEZ, PORT SAID, MEDITERRANEAN AND BLACK SEA PORTS, ALEXANDRIA, MARSEILLES, LONDON, HAVRE AND BORDEAUX :
ADO
2. Boxholders who desire to send Circa- lars, Dividend Warranty Invitations, Oasis, do., all of the sume tight, to addresses in Hongkong, pr the Ports of China, may deliver them to the Post Office unstumped the postage being then charged to the sender's account. Esch batch must con
Straits Settlements (Singapore, Penang and sint of at least ten.
Malices).
Tasmania..
United Kingdom.
Victoria.
Western Australia.
DRAWN THROUGH LONDOX OFFICE.
Foreign Countries :— Austria-Hungary.
Beigiem. Bolgaria. Czili.
3. Borholder may isa sand Patterna to the same places in he same way, Eu- valopas containing Patterns may be wholly elosed, if the nature of the contents be first exhibited or stated to the Postmaster General, as he may cótisider nécessary, and approved by him. Printed Circulars may be inserted in such Pattom Packeta,
The Post Office declines all responsibility Denmark (including Iceland and Faros Islands). for Unregistered Letters containing Bank Danish West Indies.
Notea Gr Jewellery and, where Ro gistration has been neglected, wILL MIKE Egypt.
NO ENQUIRIES into alleged losses of anch letters.
Fries, with Algeria,
German Kupite (including Heligoland and the
Cameroon).
Holland
Italy (with Agencies at Tripoli, Aaxa
Massowah). Norway.
Orange Free States.
Portugal (incinding Madeira and the Azores).
PORTS OF BRAZIL AND LA PLATA, Roumanie.
ON
WEDNESDAY, the 22nd August, 1964, at Noou, the Company's Steamship OXUS, Coumadan DUTONT, with MAILS, will leave this Port for the abore places.
Sweden, Switzerland.
Trenevaal.
Tanis. United States.
Smyma. Adrianopio. Beyroute
Foreign Cities and Towns
Salonica. Costantinople.
PADMA
Tangier,
British Colonies :—
1300
Cyprus. Falkland Islands. Gibraltar.
~WEST INDLEY, Antigua. Babants
Barbedoes.
G. de OHLAMPEAUX,
Agart. Boging, August 9, 1894.
NORTHERN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP AND RAILROAD COMPANIES.
PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG.
(SBBJECT TO ALTERATION). Vistoria........... | Tuesday | August 23. Tacoma... ...... Toeaday Bapt. 25. Sikh Tuesday (October 18, Vistoria........... Tuesday November 6. Tuesday December 11.
Malta. Newfoundland.
LYRICA.
British Bechuanaland. Cape Colavy, Gizmbia,
Bermuda.
and
It is forbidden to insert in ordinary or Registered Correspondence (8) Curmat Coin (b) Articles liable to Customs Duty,
Parcel Post to the United Kingdom.
Ibs. in weight Parcels not exceeding are received in Hongkong and at British Post Offices in Caius, for transmission to the United Kingdom by P. & 0. Packet vid Gibralter. No parcel is sent with the Overland Mail via Brindisi. Parcals there- fore arrive in London about eight days later
the Mail than the
Parcals be sealed, but any parcul, even though sealed, is able to be
ammination. opened for Parcels must be posted in Hongkong before 3pm on the day before the depar ture of the Mail Those arriving from the Coast, de, after this hour are kept for the following f.&O. Mail
centa
The Postags is 25 per it, and 20
d
for same at recent Chicago World's Exhibition) and the diversity of MAGNIFICENT MOUNTAIN AND LAKE SCENERY through which the Lino passes.
THE DINING CARS AND MOUNTAIN HOTELS of this route are owned and operated by the Company, and their appointments and Cuisine are unexcelled..
For farther information, Maps, Gutkie Books, Eates of Passage, eta, spply to
D. E. BROWN, General
PEDDER STREET. 1236
Hongkong, August 8, 1894,
Agent,
* NOTICE The EMPRESS OF CRINA will maka ber rotura voyage from Shanghai insoad of Hongkong, and will love that port on her regular sailing data. Mails, Passengers and Cargo from Hongkong intended for her will be forwarded to SHANGHAI by the Indo-China Navigation Company's steamer CHOYSANG, leaving Hongkong at Noon, on WEDNESDAY, 15th Instant, and connecting at Bhanghai with this Company's Steamer.
SHARE LIST-QUOTATIONS-AUGUST 11, 1894,
¡Nos off tow Blocks
Sharea.
WANAN
Kaki
假期
Clasting YotaTWIN,
Dash
■ 98% prem.
nom.
120 Oce 80,Dou
ki 1. 9,876 £
12
Bengoang đoa Snunghat B.
New Issue............. Bank Untur, Jagau and Sat,
NARIOnal Bank of Chins, Lamited.......
La
***
1 £5, buyers.
10£ 8.30 898, vellarm
MARINE ASURANŪK, Canton Insurance Offius O Lak 10,08 Jat Tracielaitisuranou weyla 24,083,534. Acrth-China Ianizance Co., La...... 6,0 Strests Insuran
Ld.............. 30,0 nae Oh. Union Insurance Society Co., La10, 08 Yangtze Lustranoë Association, La. 8, 03
FINN THURLANCURI.
na Fire insurance Co., 200 dongron, Fireinsurance Ou., Int... 6,9 draits Fire Insurance Vo, L.
DOCKE
SERAMBOATS,
20,0
18,
S: $140
25
201£
1a. 167+
10 4 20 816
25/8125, soilers
02
$78
108
25
12020, hüyoru
$79 ..$180
126 all 85,% prem.
601 al $66, seller
al 850, sellers
20
126
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a nung & Naampus Dock Un.. Charan and Maulis 8, H, Co., ... Douglas Steamship Go, Lanchis 10. and Steamboa, Do., Lt 80, indo-Chins 8, N. Company, Luiz 60, de 21 Steam Launch Company, Limited. 2,000 China Mutual B. N. 8000 £
Do
KAFINERIES.
(new isades). 20,000
|7,000 cants each succeeding th or fraction of a thaia Buy Vompany, Idza/teak..............lő, K4
inclades Registration fee, and most Bug Company, Lami... prepaid in stamps. No further charge is
WHAZVMS, ***
Warehouse and Storage
made in the United Kingdom except for HK & Kov. Whart & Godoru v. 20,000 Customs dues. ND
2,800 Company, Limited is 1
that 3 feet. 6 inches eel must be more Wanchai
in length, or & fost in greatest length and girth combined. A re- ceipt is given for esca Farcel.
Gold Coast Colony. Lugus
British Gina, British Honduras, Bomizzica. Grenada, Jampica. Montserrat.
be
Manritica.
Nevis.
St. Belena. Seychelles.
St. Lucia.
St. Vincent.
Sierra Leone.
Tobegu.
Har bask Jama.
Tarks' Islande.
Natal,
St. Kills.
Trinidad.
LAND AND BUILDINO, SPANK Hongkong Land. Investment and 50,000
Agency
The sender must fill up a form of Customan Deducation, which can be obtained free at Kowlous Land and ench Post Offos. No pazool can be accopt
Imited..... Building Com
BK. Eigh-Leval Tramwaya C,
TRAMWAYS.
MOVING
ed till this is completely and accurately Humphrops Batate & Finance Ou... 1,00 Tacoma........
filled. The only articles ordinarily sent West Point Building Co, Latov 12,500.g. 2-Orders on the Countries drawn through from China which are liable to duty are THE Steamship VICTORIA, Capt. JOIN the London Post Offer are paid lean, the follow Tea Tobacco. TPS ce TUESDAY, the 28th August, will proceed to VICTORIA, BC., and TACOMA vid SHANGHAL, INLAND SEA, KOBE and YOKOHAMA
* Come at seven, Gio at eleven.'
MATICO INJECTION is used in recent On a certain occasion one of the party was George Colman the younger, who gave to the MATICO CAPSULES Chronic Cases. distisk, by the secret interpolation of a little preneur, very extended meaning, GoGRIMAULT & CO., Paris. Sold by all Chemisie (it) at eleven.
John Kemble's table-talk oftan Sowed into blank verso, and Sir Walter Scott used to chuckle with glee or the re- collection of an excursion to the Vale of Ettrick, ear which river the parties wore Come, King John, pursued by a hall.
said he, we must even take the water,' and so he and his daughter planged into the stress. But King John, halting on the bank, exclaimed, in his usual solama
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*The flood is angry, Sheriff, Methinks I'll get me up into a tres.' Byron occasionally gave forth impremta verses, and his earlier effusion is said to have beas, caused, when a child, by the visit of m ertain old lady to his mother, who cherished some surious Ries with regard to the soul, which she imagined took Ite fight to the maca affer death, a preliminary halt be fere processing Further, After this young Byson declared that he could not bear the the sight of her, and broke intothe following duggerel, which he repeated over and over again :-
In Nottingham town, very near
Swinegreen,
to
Lives as crusty an old indy as ever was
Becky
And when she does die, which Ihope will
be soon
She firmly believes she will go to the moon. Lord Thomas Erskine made several impromptus, and on hearing one day that s in house in Bed Lion Square, once gled by a Counsel of some eminence, bąd
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Driving the Brain
'at the expense of the Body. Whilewedrive the brain we must build up the body. Ex- ercise, purceir -foods that make healthy
flesh-refreshing sleep--such are methods. When loss of flesh, strength and nerve become ap parent your physician will doubtless tell you that the quickest builder of all three is
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Consuhr Teraices of Goods for Unitedcording to the currency the Under is drawn in}, Up to £ 2, or $10, or 20 Rs.,.... $0.20 £6, or $25, or 50 R., 0.40" £7, or $5, or 70 Roy... 0,80 . £10, or $50, or 100 B 0,80 150 R 100 46 Order must etwood £10 or $50 (unless, dawn on India, when R. 160 is the limit), will more than two such Ordere be issued to the me person, in favour of the ame payee, by
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· Parosti, must be sent to our Office with
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PUBLICATIONS.
the same malli
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General Post Oficej Hongkang, fat Jaanary, 1808.
CHINA MAIL' OFFICE,
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Are
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£8, £7, £2), £1, sellers
$160, bayss 248
50 a $37, buyern 100
37,840, alfers
100 501861
$102
4821
870
[26.30, sellers 49 31/864, sales,
10
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100
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LEDBEING HC, and Ching thau Go,, Inc 7,01/2
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$12.5. 84, boyers
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mobell, Moore & Co., Limited Geo Fenwick & Co.; Tanalled Hongkong Bakery Company, L., Hongkong Dairy Farm Up Hong Kong Log Company, Trimite de
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Faldas
Interest
Jhiasse Imperial 1886 11, 767,800 TEL 250 7 % P. Annun 10 %
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double,
ble, treble, do, the year at the most from the date of Posting caso may be
be, but such
such papers or peakota of papers may be sent at Book Bate TwThat the Postmaster General is satis Newspapers must not be folded together as fled that the lose courred whilst the corrOS one, nor must anything thatents be inserted pordenon was in the cantody of the Britial except bona fide Supplements of the same Portal administration in China, that it was gage Debenture, 1889 paper and the same date. Printed mat not eansed by any fault on the part of the ter may, however, be enclosed, if the sender, by destruction by fire, or shipwreck. whole be mid at Book Rate, Prices Ourner by the dahonesty or negligence of nay
400,000.00 $500
prem
19500
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Street, Hongkong.