THE ANGEL IN THE HOUSE,
A HOT WELZRRE IDYLL.
How sico it is that you have got a holi- day to-day, George! I so seldom have you in the house for a whole day through except on Sundays, and that never seems to count samekar, for proplo niways call. I'll bo dearm bend this morning.
AND THIS IS ONE OF THEM
There are some truths that ought to be blown through a millioni speaking trompols every hour; that ought to be printed in big type on the front page of overy newspaper; that ought to be printed on every signboard at the crossroads: that ongi to be taught in overy school. And this is cus of them: There is no such thing on earth as a tonic medicine.
I'm sorry you don't like brain outleta. Peoplo talk of 'tonics and doctors talk of I thought they were one of the few things tonics, Pahaw! When a country is discovered you did eat for breakfast. You talk about in which no food staffs are over raised or in- mplo tsetes, but you are a most dificult ported, end in which the men, women, and man to feed fareality. You should think they sabeist on some sort of tonis.
children are all well and hearty, we may concindo The Iris- it would be easy
sabugh to remember that chief this delusion about tonies has done is be you don't like inside but they are just the things one
gonorally has for breakfast, fiver and indueye and prawns and "Prawo are not insides ! Well I never saw one yet that was outside its shell, and you know you never eat them, so I'm not
talking orneenas" after all.
and carotation. It leads the sick to lean ou broken reeds, to expect relief from a source from which it is simply impossible that relief on como, to waste money in baying tonics, precious time in waiting for these alleged
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passing through the Post, to the extent of $10, in certain cases, provided
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2. That the letter was securely enclosed
3. That application was made to the
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1. Circülüra, Dividond Warrsaky, Lorite-
Postmaster General of Hongkong unmedi-tions, Cards, Paltorns, Bills, Almanacs, ately the loss was discovered, and within a to, for addresses in Hongkong or the Forts
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2016k
which
That the Postmaster Generoi
In the following Statements and Tables THE CHINA REVIEW. the Rates are given in cents, and are, for Letters per half ounce, for Books and PUBLISHED HI-MONTHLY. Patterns, per tux ounces.
Newspapers over four ounces in weight THIS Tiewers, which was lutended to meat are charged a double, treble, &c., as the the wants of many students of Chino case may be, but such papers cr packets of Gerica en China und Japan, has routed its Newspapers must not be folded together as twenty-first, Voiare. The Review Cieches one, nos muet anything whatever bo insertod Dondouts man ortody of the boxes the Post Office unstamped, the postage, at lose topics which are uppermost in the except bona fide Supplements of the same pondence was in the custody of the British the rate of one cent each, being
Postal administration in China, that it was cash or charged to the sender's account. inds of students of the Far East' and paper and the sense date. Printed the not cured by any fault on the part of the Special accounts may be opened with non.
every intelligent percen cou- tor may, howover, be enclosed, if the nected with China or Japan is doniroun of whole be paid at Book Rate, Prices Cur nondor, by destruction by fire, or shipwreck, box-holders for the delivery of considerable
the dishonesty or negligence of say numbers of such articles. acquiring trustworthy information, is in rent may be paid either as Newspapers or
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watches, handsomely bound books," do, 6. Circulara, &c., must not exceed 1 Mr Thomas Foster, of 16, Chatham Pluce, &T SOUTHAMPTON TO LAND PASSERORE Social Manucrs and Customs, etc., etc, speridotive, saali as invoices, doɔds, copieuwhich teach their destination, although in ounces each in weight. Patterns, Almanacs,
f China, Japan, Mongolis, Tibet, and the music, de. The charge on them is the sunle
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When correspondence has been missent The Row department receive aperind to 8 entices execpt to Austria, Belgium, or delayed (both of which are liable to
and desyours are nande Bolivia,
Egypt,
tonics to work oiranles.
d
Adelaide Street, Hall, in an account of a reosst illness says, among other things, this: 1 the tried stomach tonies, bat they did me be good."
N.
THE COMPANY'S STEAMBRIN WILL CALL
AND Frgeram.
300246
Costa
4. Envelopes containing Patterns, &c.. may be wholly shred if the nature of the contents be firat oxhibited or stated to the Postmaster General, as he may consider ne- cessary, and approved by him. Printed air- culars may be enclosed in pattern packets.
6. Addresses must be complete, Thet
they will have it in the Club library; one burning fire.mach troubled with wind and CARGO, will leave this port as above, tientinful and concias record ofRica, E, Congo Free State, os happen occasionally) all that the addressee is to say, on such covers as are upi.ed. va Chine ofc., audi lo_g176 | Quistemala, Hawajauce, Groog nesd do is to note on the cover; Sent to dressed to herds of houses the addresses's 'Yes, hansamul, I'll take the disso?) was in ugong day and night, and for hours 1 Noon, on MONDAY, the 17th Trataol,zitinues enludying aktehes of the Most į Traly, Japan, Liberia, Luxemburg, Mexion may be, and forward" it, without any added. Incompletely addressed cobra will
books.
Have you done with the paper Thank you. Oh, what a stupid ono it is! I do hato it when there are no births, marriages and deaths, and no letters from the bill
Suppose wo hare his whole story, which is stations. A most interesting leader is short, and make our comments on it attorwards. there, and a very important telegram? Ho suys: Up to the month of June, 1801, I
IN TUESDAY, the 18th day of Septem- never try to read Icadere. A review of a was strong and healthy. At that time I fell iuto!
her, 1894, at 3 pm, the Company's now book by that Dode man, what's his a low, weak condition. I fel: languid and heavy.
I had a foul taste in the Steamship GERA, Captada B. RANEE namel Bishop, no, Benson. Where in and was always tired. it Do show me, George. I wonder wheu mouth, and a dreadful pain in the chest and with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, Rides after eating, whilst my stomach was like o always has to wait agen for really utce which seemed to roll all over me, and I had saline at NAPLEN and GENOA
A Shipping Orders wil be granted Aterature
Hungary, constant heling and rising in my that.
in recurvast on recent worka on such lupica. Authors and ¦ P
Prato, Peru, Portugal. Roumanis, Salva- walked about the runs robbing my ghest in the Care and Sports wit effort to obtain relief. I lost deal of skep, board ut run on TURSDAY, the 18th Publisher: a requested to forward works dor, Servis. Sista. Spain, Switzerland, nul felt worse tired in the morning than when i Lusk, and Parcels will be revived at the Leitor, iwi Broiew, care of thing Tunis, The Agonting Republic, The Domini- can Repubic, The Republic of Honduras, Cantine s Panwages are wenker until I had hard work to follow may em-the 17th Inst.
No Parea Boceipts will be
gratames) is tho luit, and must not exceed ployment, for, I was in misery all the time.
signed at less than $2, and Parcels should
these dimensions: 12 inchios by 8 inches by 4 inches not exceed Two Fast Cubic in unensure ment
"The Steamer broplendid Sceanamoda and carried a Doctor wint Shamandass,
Linen can be wasted oa heard. For further fartino arm, apply to
MELCONKS & Or, Agents. Honor, September 8 124,
now, and Sahit hare kai ss leek dharez bpolos ele durs, dhenta? Skruper dar anna for a brisket Kya b It was only a little brisket and
by Drarsalted. went to boil. Grudnally I brano weaker at Aganay's Okce, unita & pen. on dicкDAY, 3743 Querien so « still continued | United States, to which places 12 oz (34)
to li
I went to a doctor, who sounded me nul gave me medicines, It got no relief. and after doinking his acdeines fr a month, left of going then tried stomach tunics and other elicine but nothing did me any gond this was I continued weak after week grozing mom feable all the while. I felt that if I net sven did a remedy I should he done for shogriter.
dearge, isn't it ridiculous? Tell him we won't give that. Why Mrs Travere tells me that she gets lovely brisketa for one six. Fifteen eggs?
s? What madness We hadn't Fosterday. Ge one for Breakfast
Goorgo, tell him that I don't intend to let hi sheat us like this; a word from you carrica more weight that a hundred from me. Learo me to manage my pen house my
T
I am sure it is not often that I OWN WAY? ask you to help me, and when you have a chance of standing up for mea
e a little against these wratches you refuse to do it You might as woll be in office for all the help you give me. No, khansamah, I will not give you une anno for salipore, as all nonsense. Bum sut khaziga, and I don't care if you are a poor man, Four seers of milk! What havs you done with it all 7 One would think we hathad in milk.
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In Geteber, 1891, a book was fell at my bease telling of a cuedicine called Mother Beiget's Corative Syrup, and describing a case like wize that had been moved by it.
35 I had often heard bis rede well spukon f, I made up my wind to try it, and got a bottle from Mr Comer, in Antaby Real. After 1 had taken taa des, 1 felt grateful relief, and before 1 1nd gaile Bnished the Lottle I was completely marad, and have sings been in the best of heallis.
Itik God that this medicine was ever What, George! It's all vory wallio tell
Otherwise I should have me I am baggling about pice, but I know tade con tu ire.
will wer hcu i ny grave beton: now. who says nasty things if the beer ac- count is a big one, and its just all these yone who may write de cening the facts tiresome little things that maint up. Youre sex forth. Yours truly signed), The
Font, 16 Chathamn Place. Adelaide Strom, Hall, Minch 24th, 1892.
needn't think I enjoy doing this, I only do
You
it from a sense of duty, and I hate it.
Now let mere. The symptom of Mr. Foster's
i
raquired.
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STEAM FOR CEYLON, AUSTRALIA, INDIA, ADEN, EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN PORTE, PLYMOUTH AND TANDON,
are always telling mo how hard up We pre and ret when I do wy to eperomise this is corapalat are easily recoguiste, He suffered ¦ Frough Brits al In-ling immed for BATA-
all the thanks I got That's so like a mun
I did what was picasanteat to ma should
las bim charge me whatever he liked, and nover trouble my head about it, that would be over ro tunch nicer. Puble jas kharamah, I don't care what you do Hookum? Ob, tifo do, khana de, hawri do and kach beata in chis mut do Sahib ko, Bus.
Them indigestion and dyspepsia. The medic
administered by his physician or purchased by tomself proved useless because they wars not addrrand to the disease with which he was actually afficted, but possibly to one or are of
•Never on
The stomach Lories which Mr Foster hoped might relieve Trim may have done no for a mo-
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"Eizo Publication always contain subjecta Mails, wil be despatched from this for BOMBAY, 40 THURSDAY, the 270 of interest to journers in die Far East and Goorge ment on precisely the same principdo that a churp you aren't really vexed with me, are applicaties of ship and spor wakes up a tired September, at Noon, taking Passengers and the prescat isane will hold favourable if not advantageous comparison, with preceding tannh; vs. -Celestial Empire. you I didn't mean to be cross; only when boree, not by giving hise strength, bint by roua Cargo for the shove Porta. (This Steamer are is doing one's very best it does sceming his roerved Herma force, with a "desper
osurecta at Bombay with the URIENTAL hard to boscolded, I'm very sorry, dour renetion to follow. Tant's how it evY WAR and
which Vusal takes on hor Cargo for árs you going to write lettore? Of courie
Mother Suigel's Carative Syrup restored this LONDON, vid SUEZ CANAL. leaving to-morrow is mail day. And one of them is very important? Then I'll get my work tan to real and genuine bealth by cleans- and sit quits quiet I know you don't liking his stom of the poison of disease, by re. I that port on the 20tk OCTOBER, 1894).
Sük zal Valuables, all Cargo for France,
dear,
being disturbed.
'George, do lack at that funny crow in the verandah; it's hurt its wing. I thought they always killed each other when there was anything the matter with them,
Oh, George, just see the way this wretched malli arranger dowers, pink rO889 and little sundewers all jammed up toge ther will hardly a serabuted in
The bearer hasn't dusted room pro perly, I don't believe he has touched
it
will 1.0.
moving the obstacles and enabling the each
to retain and digest food. A very simple thing, tri Vea for hunden (tador azoangement) yet tow hard by accomplish, ol! my masterz.
Thin saber contains ReTomi arzieles
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along the top of a picture frame and it'af quite black! Look!
I won't "buzzing about the room." one has to look after thinge a little, but I'll sit
quiet now.
Shall you have finished your letters soon, doar What, hardly begun them?
do write slowly.
You
“Wilkecu sore I had them a few minutes ago, where can they have gone? George do see if you have got my scissors under your blotting papar, they've
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'Last night the nightingala woke me.
Last night when all was still. It sang in the-
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Oh I am so sorry, I was humming again,
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Houg & Wampen Door Co., Ld. 12, 56
VENAMBOATS
Quins and Sunila 3. §. Co., Tal...........] 5,000$ Douglas Starship Co., Limited.... 20,00. 5 JR., and M. Niebout Co., Ld. 80,00 Indo Chins B. Y. Company, Lamite 60,000 £ Storm Launch Company, Limited...| 2,000 || Chins Mutual S. N. 00.gad 20,000 £
Da (new issue). [20,000 £
KEZINKBIES.
10£ 8.10 $32, sellers
25013
60 8140, sales and buyers
83.35
25 866, usles
200£
IUC
2018
60. 170, buyota.
20218, sellers
258130, cales and sellers
63 27 $73
10.8
$78, bagers
25 $180
10$20$204, sellers
183 al 78% prem., sales & sellers
الانيم
102 10
■ $35, sales
B
21
ali 826, sellers
10
all 14, axles and buyers
B$ St
£8, £7, 82 £1,.allors
11
I
al 8107, sellers
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2848
50 a $37, sellers
2,600 8
1008 371 $40, sellers
10$50 $51, unles
Parcels not exceeding 11 Ibs, in weight | Chin. Bugar Company, Limited......... 15,000 $ are received in Hongkong and at British on Sugar Company, Limited.ver 7,000 F Post Offices in China, for transmission to
WHABINS,
travels in the interior gree. Mr F. K. Calfour contributes a Payer of auine length catitled "The Ba- cor Cheng, founder of the Chineso - ire," which will be read with gouume terest by students of Chinese history. A few short notices of New Books A number of Noten and Queries, one of which "On Chinese Oathu in Wasterz Borneo 2nd days might eppropriately have been placed under a separate heading, complete the number... Daily Press.
the United Kingdom by P. & O. Packet HK & Ków, Whef & Godown Co, 20, 000 8° - Truter's Uriental cord contains the oid Gibraltar. No
Parcels there: following notice of the linea Kevin Overland Mail vin Brice is sent with the Wanchai Warehouse and Storage
Company Limited annum Í London ahent eight days later
LAND AND BULIDING. The present publication, judging by the foro arrive number now before us, is intended to than the Mail. Parcels may be sealed, but Hongkong Land Investment and
60,000/$ occupy a position, us regards China and the way parcel, even though sealad, ia liable to
Agency Company Limited....... neighbouring countries, some what similar bu opereal for exacination.
Kowloon Land and Building Com
€,000 $ Parcels must be posted in Hongkong to that which has been filled in India by the Calcutta Movies. The great degree of at- before 3 p.m. on the day before the depat Humphreys Estato & Finance Co.. 1,000 tention that has boss bostowed of fate yours ture of the Mail. Those arriving from the West Pain; Building Co., Limited.. 12,600 upon the investigation of Chinese taraturo, Coast, &c., after this hour are kept for the
TRAMWAYS. adega antiquities, and social developments, to say following P. & O. Mail.
HK. High-Level Tramways O., Ld. 1,200 The Postare is 25 of linguistic studies, has led to the
is 25 cents per tx, and 20* nothing u
MINING, accumulation of important stores of infona cents pach succeeding to or fraction of a tb. Jelebu Mining & Trading Co., Ld. 15,000 $ ation,
rendering a some such channel of pub which includes Registration ies, and maat Panjom blizing Vo. Ld. licity as is
as is now provided extrerasly dair be prepaid in stamps. No further curge is Société Francaise des Charbon-
aages du Tonkin made in the United Kingdom except for may fairly be looked or frin the members Customa duas, No parcel angst be more
1 New Balmoral Gold Ming Co., La. 15, 0008 of the foreign conenia: services, the Chinese than 3 feet 5 inches in length, or 6 fost in Customs corps, and the missionary body, greatest length and girth combined. A re- Raab Aust. Gold Mining Co., Ld... 220,000 £
Societé Franciso des Houilleres among whom a high degree of Chinos ceipt is given for each Parcal scholarship is now
do Tourane gummistoasaté PLANTING, ETO,
HONOLULU, and passengers are allowed to OHAN A FOOK, at WATKINS & Co., able; and contributions of much interest break their journey at any point en route.
Through Passengers Tickets granted toļ George, I mat Mrs Birkmire yoazorday England, Franus, and Germany by all traus- while I was out shopping, sad she told me Atlantic liava of Steamers, and to the prin a piece of news---something so interesting ! ! Ishan't tell you what it is, you must guess, cipal cities of the United States or Canada. I'll give you three guesses-why what are Rates and particulars of the various routes
***and
YOU KIS
Special rates (first class only) are granted
so cross abent, you've knocked your may be obtained upon application. chair right over. It's imposible for me to keep quist for a minute.
Lu Misionaries, members of the Narul, going to the Clab to finish your letters in peace." Oh, of courao, any excuse to get Military, Diplomatic, and Civil Servicos, fo your beloved Utab; I understand. I do to European officials in service of China think it is unkind of you when I see to and Japan, and to Government ofltoials and
their families.
little of you not to be able to spend ore | morning peacefully in your own house.
Passengers who have paid full fare, ro- embarking at San Francisco for. China or
I buzz about you like s gad fly and Japan (or vice versa) within one year, will chatter incessantly. Oh George, you ought | be allowed a discount of 10 per cent. This to try and curb your temper, and not say allowance does not apply to through fores much awful things: perhaps you'll remem- from China and Japan to Europe.
ber them one day when it
1 too late. You All Pacoel Packages should be marked to
ought to have married a deaf and dumb ddress in foll; sed same will be received at the Company's Office until 5 pm. tim
Woman.
(町
Oh it's wicked of you to say you wish | day props to exiting.
you had !. Init nione all day long, day after
Invoices to accompany Cargo
day, and when I do get the clause of talk- dasturies to points boyoad San Francico,
in the United States, should be sent to the Company's Offices, addrozeed to the Col- levior of Customs, Ban Francisco.
ing a little to my own husband he simply storzas al me. Besides, I wasn't rea" y talk ing; I only said one or two little things that cams into my head. One might as well-be For further information as 15 Froight in Jail I wonder why girls marry and Iar Farage, apply to the Agency of
was we happy at home, toe. George, Company, No. 7, Praya Cençoal
George--no, you shan't go out till you have
told me one thing: why did you marry me
if you meant to make me so miserable !!
CL GORHAM, Acting Agent. Hongkong, September 12, 1894.
Brit Gearge hastily-Pioneer
Hongkong.
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1470 | | For Sale by à, Watson de Co., Chémista.
HOTELS, ATO,
· DISFEKSARIKA,
from China which are able to duty are Hongkong Hotal Company, In Tea and Tobacco.
$3 $10, sales
1 a $10,' nora. 40819, sollers
al 370 Ja 25.85, sales 60,000 43 3166, sales and buyurs
8,000 For. K0F8.500 $00, nom.
$1.80 $2, buyers 7 32,
nomi..
113/10 35.10, salen
$,000 Fes 500 all nomi
7,500 8 18 6,0008
50 a $4, buyers
6,000 $
$11, solers
60,000 €
10 ali
SLON
. $1
Dangerous or perishable goods, articles A. S. Watson & J., Limited likely to injure the Mails, Liquide (unless Bakin, Cruickshank & On.. Lat. 50,000 8 scourely packed) or parools ously crushed,
LIGHTING,
such as bond-boxes, are prohibited. No far I and China Usa Oo., Limited....... | 7,000 £ col can be received if its value exceeds $250+ Hongkong Electria Co., Limited..... 90,000 9. A Parcel may contain a letter to the same
The sender must fill up a form of Customs asidavusly cultivated, and whoaze severally represented in the feat Dechration, which can be obtained free at mumber of the Review by papera highly each Post Office. No parcel can be accept China-Borneo Company, Id. ..............
od till this is completely and accurately. Brown & Co., Limited..... creditable to their respective authors Sous translations from Chinose novels and filled. The only articles ordinarily sent plays are marked by both accuracy and fresh nuse of style; and an nocount of the career of the Chinese poet-statesman of the eleventh guntary, Su Tung-plo, by Mr. E. 0. Bowra, is not only historically valuable, but is also distinguished by its literary grace. Bogde notices of now books relating to China and the East, which will be a useful festure of the Recess, if carried out with punctuality widme as that of the Parcal itself, or su Green Island Cement Co., Ld. and detail, we are glad to notice that other Parcel to the same address. Noongkong Brisk & Cement Co.. Id. 4,000 S 'Notes and Queries are destined to other enclosures are allowed.
MIBUELLANEOUS, find a place in its pages also. It is to be hoped that this opening for contributions Chinese subjects may evoke a similar dagron of literary zeal to that valoh was displayed during the lifetime of the prede cessor in the field, said that the China is may receive the support netemary to Insure ite continuance.
BALL PROGRAMMES
FOR SALE
IN NEW SHADES AND PATTERNS.
'CHINA' MAIL' OFFICE,
5. WENDHAN STREET
BRICK AND CEMEJE.
80,000
With regard to inward Parcals, addressees are requested to observe that the Purcstampbell, Moore & Co., Limited.... 1,20 4,000 Gleo. Fenrick & Co., Limited- Mail is not opened nutil the ordinary dis Hongkong Bakery Company, I tribution of letters, de, is finished. Tao Hongkong Dairy Farm O 3,001 postage on Parcals at home la 100 per b. Hongkong les Ompany, Limited 5,00 8 the Regulations are gonerally similar to the akong Hope Banufactory Co., Ld. 3,00 € above, and the Parcels are sent out wid Gibraltar
↑ N.B.—Those rates are now under considera. tion.
Under tynsiderallon
Indemnity for the Loss of a Registered Article. The Post Office is not legally responsible For the safo delivery of Reginare correspon dence, but it is prepared to make good the poutents of such correspondence lost while
* Founder's shares
Amount.
Fabric
10 a $125
484.70, sellera
66 all 851, büyora
16 $12.50 81, sellers
sellers
Baliers
10 i 86, Bollers
all 8107
Quotation;
Interest
IOANN
Chinese Imperisi 1888 » Tin. 767 800 Tls. 250 7-% p. annne 10 % prom,, anleg ARRES DEBENTURIASZT Hongkong Hotel Mort gags Debentures, 1869
$400,000.00 $500
es prema
8500
Printed at the Ghias Mail Office, No 1. Wyndham Street, Hongkong,