SERVANTS', WAGES AT HOME.
to
and who
AN OUTWITTED DETECTIVE. I am ofton asked by purposing home re-
Not very long before the death of Beran turning Indians respecting house rent, sor-
Ber, thu vants, cost of living, &c., N. Perhaps celebrated detective, was requested by the popular song writer, M. Claudo, the exporines and knowledge of those things Commissaire Central to look after an oscap may be useful generally, always remembered ebavict, an accomplished, swindler (amo ing that my advice is only offered to whose desires are as moderate act of whose sperinlitics, was the procuring of COLOR. Rich people can cormand,
maridi, oasily Bogsituationis for vedy clerks, which of tours they never got, after paying in their realize their material wants and wishes prar people have to put up with the best in mnoy), when he had arrested six
inctiths they can got
iths jireviendly, and för their money.
preferred break- First as
100 out of houses-unfurnished uses, in the country there quietly and decently. He was then the prison to serving his time each he had much cheaper leading a joyous life in the Latin Quarter,
who in
ung ladies of the Pari young ladi company with with fan-triety years in India or
Knowing the individual lien, I should doerdadly recommend a tion of a place somewhore on the south const.erfectly, Chudo made quite sure of his nt cost capture.Juke care," said the Commis-
aire
"he is a clever who carries about with him a whole
lon; focund, its
yet it ton keurs : you have thirdly its comparative chopnose, for
oration London. For people v
that in or that in or
have been
Some
a polec
Leonarda), Bog
then?
-int HO-
of
Central installe
with a
Intimations.
THE CHINA MAIL.
AH-YON & Co., HIT'S COMPRADORE
STEVEDORE BALLASTER AND WATER SUPPLIER, Hongkong and Whampoa, of the amo Proprietors. Keep on hand and for Sale, well assorted
Shipping supplied at the shortest notice with ilman's Stores and Cost of all kinds.
all kinds of Ballast and fresh Pro- vistona at moderate charges. EM, WING HING STREĖ, Hongkong, June 15, 3881.
r.
.
lja82
CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED.
Intimations.
may be inspected at the offices of Mosera BLBERTON & WOTTOs, Solicitors to the JARDINE, MATHuson & Co., and of Meers
Company.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.: Hongkong, 8th Dec, 1881.
-FORM OF APPLICATION.
December, 1881. To Messrs JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
General Agents of The Canton Insur
ance Office, Limited,
Hongkong. GENTLEMEN, ......endiose you the sum of 8......boing a deposit of 810 per Share on......Shares in the above-named Company, and......request
SHARE LIST-QUOTATIONS
Stocks.
Wow, on Falusi Shares
Paid up.
Roubet
BANES
HK. and 8'hai
Bank 40,0008 INSURANCES
[No. 5756-Dreyæber 24, 1881.
Dec. 24, 1881. Working Last Di-Reaing "Qua Account "vidend, tations, Cash,
· 125 8. 125 @ 1,200,000 8 3,784.00 20/ +119 % prom Nth-China Ins. 1,000 m 3,000 T1 600 T. 238,600 1.261,064.01 T. 75 +T1 1125 p. el. Yangiace Ins.... 1,200 TL 360 TL 350 T1. 500, 488 T1. 18,447.60 12 % T1 885 Union Ina. Sog 5008 2,500 5008 381,7876 437,688.588144.2781600 China Traders
Insurance......
600 $1600.068 600 $75,0008 91,928.49 20% 181660| Chinese Ins. Co. 1,5008 1,0009 2008 200,3788 42,860.79 62 48200 Chim Firo Ina 4,000 8. HK. Fire Ina... 2,000 8 1,0003 2008 761,6428 226,847.81 871 §8926 5008 1008 433,9848 103,020.68 187 $8395
STEAM
( OʻTANTES,
HK. C. and M.
Steamboat... 8,0008 Chins Coast S.
Navigation... 5,000 TL MISCELLANEOUS,
•Eastbourne, tí are nii gu fel of tricks. Don't sell the akin Incorporated in Hunglong under the Com you to allot to....that number of Shares HK. & Wh'pon
nor, Worthing,
I think the beat Worthing I
reasons; ärst, its proxbuity to Brigh
its puro,
vura!
it our Policier
This observation our
Isuses in per
in particular; fourthly, its quiet doetsie,
13
mxupite.
on
his
So, in consequence of information
corousness (ist to say primuos) and emin-ceived, he took himself to the public Bll called the Closerie des Lilas, at the ent respectability. In each and all of those hoir when the
dancing was at its height, I know from actual experierice, that d
• in rusty Furnished, moderate, sur
and soon caught sight of his gentleman house-rent,sented at a little tabs and surrounded by much the mate
trained attend-
whole bevy of pretty girls, the beautica vante the mine as
same as always
most in rogue in the Latin Quarter. Be ants commanding furtain wago puutrain was
a good-looking, dark-complexioned ed, according to their descris. Brighton expensive, so is Hastings, too, for that maing ra, with an impatient and en- ter, though that portion of it called St. ad expression of countcmice. There Lo
of getting the bitter of Leonards femustanre
The Isle of Ang it two
two ways of Wigh talno in dearer this the places Ilversary-namely, mrprise and auda- city-Clone walkal straight up to his end For-furnished-houses in the young astmur's tablo, stepping localition enumerated from
from £12
£60 par anntun, in demanded. These are dit rule, at looking fall in the face of who by a scarcely percepti tached villas, often
lawn in with a gro
kigge Betrayed his Fucognition of the r frenn and moderatu nizori gapden pr
anitor. He turned pale; he was caught. ground behind. In Eastbourne, Brighton,
life of Wight and Hastings, taxes de had only another step to take to by hands out the old offender, who into to leaning for but in the other places twenty per cunt, or a little less wont be the average young lady's car who was nearest to him.
ward, whisportal I wont or The house have
mentioned would com drawing-root,
dining-room, rooms, servants?
commend
tain
bed
10011,
ريبا
Jenni
Pre
Istantly further dine was impossible. All the girls present surroundel Claude, room which would serve as a bath room tetrable barrier, bukind
luch the swindler made his
beisre (few houmon in England under a
escape there was time to call in the guard. The beauties crowded round Claudo,
"T
Beranger!" "Tis Beranger That magic mone fell 611 the
a rental
Qaring
gters
of £70 per anjum kayu bathrooms fittuil
and the usual survans' offioon. Just lounge me this kit would Turpeinenganet angst lugging, huis, and £150 per annum. The cost of servants now. in England forms.a large item i -day's in family expenditure, 130 per a is the sumlicat sum they stand a gach for food. The
wages of a wall train,
Last onl there are
found) average
fron
respectable
embly
shouting
like the fosh of an electric spark. The Baning consed; the lancers hound his
Home
Students and their partners rushed are many such to lasne laden with towers, her glass in from their quadrillos or their arbours, £14
1 pur and. He was literally covered with im
revised bouquets The young men ten desfeued him with choirs Vive
Beranger Vire Bernier He was com
to Els pur of a cook from £18 to £24. could be had for £16 to £20, but that munn that the mistress would have do
IL
wyn.en
and
considerable portion of the household wer
work Mealsetely set, take
takan tack, thoroughly
Burself, ospecially with children. managed anyhow; for no
general?
1" could he could dot nunce in such a mixed lone, by his sharp young customer. For wait ut table: Bho knew how, she would! have not time to spare frau cooking and stopy that, instead of being the beloved general work to dress herself for that parangur, his real style. and title was
the detective; ng ndi hecuse his. When from unusual quickach izoffensive phiz resembled the portraits of the thos do contrive to purfatin that duty grinettosport, while his bald and truly reauec they soon get rulegated to their own proper de tes cqually classed with the aphors for dire is the have a "amp of bevolente. "To preserve his
the crockery; those helps among as a rule strong, hardy, country girls, dignity was abliged to retire, with vy, hamled women; not used to Lich the spelstra playing "La Lisette de Buran- ger. Best of all, next day the newspapers properties In boarding gave a teaching and florid report of Beran-
deftly. I have had an experience of "who was a type of the genial justice compels us to add that, on a gera visit to the Closerica des Lilas. Pet- planting hir
-wider was taken.
conumite
-or
i wot
1
panies-Ordinance of 1865, limiting the Liability of the Shareholders to the amount of their Shares,
DATE OF FORMATION AS AN UNLIMITED COMPANY, A.D. 1836.
.82,500,000 CAPITAL,
In 10,000 Shares of $250 por Share, $50 per Stare being paid up, vis: 810 on Ap- plication, and $40 on Allotinent. No further calls are intended to be inde.
Applications for Slures will be received siltaneously in Hongkong, Shanghai, and London.
Consulting Committee. The Hon. P. RYE, of Messrs Turner & H. L. DayMPLE, Esq., of Mess Birtoy
Co.
& Co.
F. D. SASOON, Esq., of Mosers D. Sastoon,
Sons, & Co.
A.
W.
T. MANOR, Esq., of Messrs Douglas Laurais & Co.
Livingston & Co.
H. F. DARBY, Esq., of Mossma Gibb,
The Hon. F. B. JOHNSON, of Messre
Jardins, Matheson & Co. (Chairman)
Bankers. HONGKONG AND SHANORAL BANKING CORPORATION.
Solicitors. Mesurs, BHERETON & WOSTON.
Auditors,
!
A. P. MacEwes, Esq. HENRY SMITH, Fan,
General Agents.
Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Hongkong.
PROSPECTUS.
-
Dock
on the terms of the Company's Pro- spectus, dated the 8th December, 1881, and HK. and China
10,000 ......hereby agree to secopt the same or any smaller number that may be allotted to...... H'kong Hotel... 2,000 8 5,000 £ and to pay the balance of 840 per Share on China Sugar Co. 6,000 $ allotment as provided by the said Pro-H'kong Ice Co. 1, 2608 spectus, and......sathorize you to register H'kong Bakery!
as holder of the Bid Shares.
agree to subscribe the articles of Association when required.
Name in full ni Addres
Description
Date
Signature........
Insurances.
LANCASHIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY.
(FIRE AND LIFE.). CAPITAL TWO MILLIONS STERLING,
THE Undersigned are prepared to grant POLICIES against the Risk of FIRE on Buildings or on Goods atered therein, on
Cots on board Vessels and on Hulls of
Money Order Regulations.
1.--Money Orders are exchanged with the United Kingdom, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia qud Part Darwin, the Straits Settlements,
Wastern Australia, and (except at Shanghai) with the Japanese Empire. Hongkong alap issuer orders on Shanghai, and vice versa,
Small sume may be remitted between other. Purts, by means of Postage Stamps, subject to a charge of one per cent. for washing them.
thu
Many
any Money Orders are supplied to residents at the smaller Porta in this way.
application for an order is filled up, and is enclosed with a stamped, directed and unsealed anvelop
Envelope to the Postmaster t
the nearest issuing office. The
ied with the fall must.be
accompanied
(including commission) in cheque, postage stamps, or other
equivalent of
variations little margin should be left for variati of exchange. The Postmaster issues the order, Bends on in the envelope, and and returns the change, if any, by first oppor 1890 p. share tunity, with a receipt for the letter, if t
$158
ware to be registered, as it always should 9130 p. Blinrebe Care should be taken to send these applications in time as the Money Order Offices close some hours before the depar turos of the maïs,.
*
100% 75$ 110,000
0% +825 prem.
125 125%
105 10€ 7,480 1008 100
100 T1 1008 78,932 TI. 31,474.04 16%
28,7608 1,480.20 4% +36pm.
1008 100
1008 100
6008
50% 50
3,161 $5 $850
JJ
>>
>2
LOANS. Chi, Imp., 1874 6,276£ 1877 16,040 £ 1878 3,899 T1.
Rates of
interest.
Payable
100 all
100" all
500
1881 8,565 T.
500
nli
Sugar Dolen- tures, 1880...
*000 $300,000
all
8% 8%
8
8%
June30 Dec31
Feb.28 Ag. 31
April & Õett
June & Dec.
2) pr
Juno & Dec.
For ball-your endod 30th Jane, 1891. To 80th April, 1881.
§ for year 1860..
Hongkong Rates of Postage.
(Revised July 1st, 1881.)
-13 prom
EDWARD GEORGE, Share Broker.
Local Delivery.
4. No Order must exceed £10, or 850 or include any fraction of a penny, OT will more than two such orders be issued to the samo persons, in favour of the
same payes, by the samo mail Orders-will-be drawn at the current rate of the dayt and paid at the rate of the day when the advico, LUTÍTER.
The commission is as follows
Onlar on the United Kingdom.
Up to £2.
18 cents,
31
50
31
1. All correspondance posted before i
£1072 Local and Intercolonial Orders. p.. on any week day, for addresses in Victoria will be delivered the same day,
Up to 820 or £5.25 cepta
$50 or £10. and generally within two hours, unless the delivery, should be retarded by the Contract 5. Liste of Money Order Offices in the Mails.
United Kingdom bo consulted Paž may Hongkong and delivered within Victoria at the private when there is more than one Christian
2. Invitations, &c., can generally be
Shanghai 6-Nimes must be
given
in full (except houses of the addresses rather than at
In the following Statements and Tables the ltates are given in cents, and are, for Letters per half ounce, for Books and Patterns, per two ounces.
Newspapers over four ounces in weight places of business, if a wish to that effect) but this name of the Payee nood not Vessels in Harbour, at the usual Torms are charged ni double, treblo, &, as the be expressed by the sender, otherwise all be givini if the order be crossed. (as chequios are crussed. It can then be paid only case may be, but such papers or packets or correspondence is invariably delivered at through a Bank, and may afterwards bo
pors may be sont at Book Rate. Two the nearest place of business.
specially crossed to any Bank Newspapore must not be folded together as 3 Boxholders who desire to cent Circu- If required, protection will be granted on one, nor anust anything whatever be insertedars, Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Cards; { -POST OFFICE NOTICE..
and Conditions.
for Life Assurances will be re- Proposals f ceived, and transmitted to the Directore for their decision.
Life,
*-
first class: Lives up to £100 on Bingle For Rates of Premiums, forms of pro- posals or any other information, apply to
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co., Agents, Hongkong : Canton, Bongkong, January 4, 1887.
Printed
matter may, however, be enclosed, if the execpt bona fide Supplements.
cont may be paid either as Newspapers or whole be paid at Book Rate. Princes Car
Books
Commercial Papers signify such paper as, though Written by Hand, do not bear the character of an actual or personal corTE- spondenco, such as invoices, deeds, copied
Hongkong, Bangkok, or the Parts of all of the same weight, to addresses in
Office vastamped, the postage being then China, may deliver them to the Poet charged to the sender's nccount; Each batch must consist of at least top.
Unclaimed Dorrespondence, Dec. 29, 1881.
Aboadlo, Angel
4. Boxholders may also send Patterns Aga to the same places in the same way. En Alla
-Lite. Pap.
1 Jurgensen, Carl 1 1 parcelKofoor, F.AA. E Lanon, Menar. 1 I Lee Lum
velopes containing Patterns may be wholly Andrews, F. 0.8 1
GENERAL desire having beeri ex. THAMES AND MERSEY MARINE/TRUsic, &c. The charge on them is the same closed if the nature of the contents be first Apkar Set. I regd.Les Janson
·INSURANCE COMPANY,
LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE-1, ROYAL EXCHANGE BUILDINGS, LONDON.
prussed in favour of forming a Limited Company of the old established CHINA MARINK INSURANCE OFFICE, known as THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, it has been decided to constitute a New Ofice, to commence business on 16 January, 1882, ander the general management of fears.THE Undersigned having been appointed JADINE, MATHESON & Co., of China TAURNER in HONGKONG and GRINA for will be
All axounta relating to the Old Office ́
closed to the
the above Company are prepared to accept 31st December, 1881, ever being taken over for outstanding risks ing usnal Discounts. or otherwise, hy the New Company. The.
ADAMSON, BELL & Co., Company, however, will be at liberty to
Agents. accept as re-insurances, any of the out-
riske of standing
of the Old Office which they
Hongkong, May 3, 1891.
3my82 advisable. The business
as for books, but, whatever the weight of arhibited or atated to the Postmaster Ayew & Co. a packet containing any partially written General, as he may consider necessary, and paper, it will not be charged less than 5 approved by him. Printed Circulang may
be inserted in such Pattern Packets.
1. Lin, Jap Joaquin 1
Beilward, W. A. 8 Bartol, B, M. Mr. Barrow, Rov.g
Alfred H. Bellasluptos,
Medmo Caroline
Blour, R.
1
Barrera e
1 Loong Cheong I
La Hung Shan 1 regd. Macy, U. H
Maloney, Fairlek 1 Marittid/H
1
· Martin, Min H 3 1 Mushall, Maruki!",
She would, always insist thumb Ermly down the rim of the plate, more propitiona occasion, the adroit young. and the Office wound up, no liability what MARINE RISKS at Current Rates, allow- to 8 ounces, and must not exceed these Post. Faris, Curios. Articles of rose, Brown, Howel R. 2 Mexico Canal 9.
upon
there
ere in black or meates tint She wonki
impress
leaving often than not its
m020
stalk round with the vegetable dishes on a
tray, and dab what she thought a sufficient Gurrea counsel has summoned thirty witracses to prove the insanity of the
1-
centa
-The sonder of any Registered Article may accompany it with a Return Receipt on paying an extra fee of 5 cents.
PARCELS-The public is reminded that there is no such thing as Parcel Post The limit of weight for Books and Com-to Europe, &c. Band, mercial Papers to Foreign Post Office is to monec, Buch trouble, and disple rundt, Iranlin. 1 Co 4 lbs. Patterns for such offices are limited to send amal valuable trifles through the B, Dr.G.4.1 1 Markoll, F
Brooke, W. T. 1⠀⠀ Korean, H. 8. dimensions: 8 inches by 4 inches by 2 Fancy Work, and similar presents aro con Barchell, Rev. Wm. 1 Millor Wma inches.
tinually being refused, the senders having
Cagh, Ettore 2 N.R. means No Registration.
often spent more in Postage than would Canion, Monse 1 have paid the froight by atcamer. No Chang Chue 1 refnad can be made on suah parcels of the Cols, R. Countries of the Postal Union.
value of Stamps obliterated before the Collins, Wai. J. 1 nature of the contents was discovered. Collzua, B. M. 1...1 This Union may be taken to comprise
Conceicao, Theresa 1: Europe, most foreign possessions in Asia,
Connely, John 1 Japan, W. Africa, Egypt, Mauritius, all
Crowell, Capi. Its 1 Danison, E1 N Amories, Mexico, Salvador, Brazil,
1 Davis, E. Demery, Mons 1 Republic, Jamaica, Trinidad,
Guiana, Honduras, Bermuda, Labuan, with all Offices in China or Japan, as well as Earl, J. 1 regd.Bing Lotrop, time by the Consulting Committee, will ba
to Macao, Pakhoi, Singapore, Penang, Earl, J. The net profits, declared from time to tHE Undersigned having been appointed Danish, French, Netherlands, Portuguese and Malacca. They must not exceed the Edens, Mr. Ernest 1" appropriated as follows, and in the follow
countries not in the Union are the Aus-5lbs. and Spanish Colonies
following dimensions,
· Countries vor in the Union.The chief ing order of priority
tralasing Group, and S. Africs.
quantity on each person's plate, heading Feither remonstrance nor black looks. Aoner. Guitean shows. great uneasiness may deem of the Office will be Marine THE SOUTH BRITISH FIRE AND
cut the same place, declared that this the trial approaclics, and feigns illnessurance in all its branches, as shown in
Lho actual one, who, upon
in order to procura a postponement. He
warping all persons to attempt no violence changeof constitution now effected has been
bor mistress one evening ringing for tights, published an address to the public, the Monomadum of Association, and the
โม
MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY
OF NEW ZEALAND. --
Incal Parcel Post.
1. Small Farcels may be sent by Post
2.
Pao, A. K. Park, Bir H. 1 Platt, JAE. Prentice, J Ren, Charles Beid, David Remedior, F. X 1 Rocher, Monge L. 1 Bodrigues, Celinfa à Bone, Geg
| card
The cooking, is usaged against hit, as they probably will be shot i made with a view of dividing the chief share. CARITAL £1,000,000 (One Million Sterling) Peru, Chili, Venezuela, The Argentina Book ratta between any of the Post Dubsi, Madlie, Q. 1 Bham Foo & Co. 1
arked whether who would have them boiled or fried. by thos untrained helps," I will if they do so.
of the profits amongst all contributors of leave to the imagination of my readera.
Premizal, instead of the whole profits being MARX Twain, in his humorous appendix divided, as heretofore, amongst Sharehol In taking a horsy, furnished or unfur- nished, it must not be forgotten that the castricities of the German largers only.
unwieldy and Babci-like erections which uage, gives a number of specimmons of the are construeive by this word builders, fost found in the dictionaries. he derinan tougue iude itself easily to composite performances, and they are on any pussle to the native, bonuse
to
May
more ground it has attached, the more often will the services of a gardener ho necESSILLY, and they are expensive Juxuries, nothing of the plants and seedlage required. jobgardoner receives from thres and six- per diem. Gas, used
A
Cause
uvor to be
ponse to five out a house contain-e comes in contact with them ourly in life
in odoration
ing the number of ronis designated, would orally, i well as in printed literature. cost something like £2.10 a quarter; averag. There is no lengthy word formation, how
all ing
"round" winter and summer. With roject to the cost of food it is difficult to ver, amongst Mark Twain's selections of
specimens which can
for a comparo What is one man's moat is an oment with the huge anunoth of a apeak,
I think it a other's poison!"
a porson in tonda staying in England for two or the non-stantive which we find used Finall Isolenmity, both in the Nachrichten of Basle, and in
in the Montags Zeitung of Often, and which may doubtless be found by the woker in ather Swiss newspapers. and
years, it is the better and cheaper plan take an unfurnished house for tho
Bu
period,
it nagoriling to means and taste.
if sold in good condition, will his unique word is the expressive
1. Interest at the rate of 10 por cent. per annion (non-cumulative) or the aid up Capital of the Office; and it will be provided by the Articles of Association that al interim payments. may be declared and distributed half. yearly.
In the establishment and mainten. aneo of a Reserve Fund of $500,000 (Five hundred thousand Dollars). 3. In making a return to all contribu•.
tors of
premium, whether Share- holders-cr not, in proportion to the amounts of premium paid.
The Resorve Fund will be formed by.
Unlimited Liability of Shareholders.
RISKS, at Current Rates, allowing usual AGENTE for the above Company are prepared to accept FIRE and MARINE.
Discounts
GEO. R. STEVENS & Co. Hongkong, July 1, 1881.
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS DY THE BRITISH PACKET- The British Contract Packet Perona will be despatched on MONDAY, "the 26th December, with Mails to and through the United Kingdom and Europe tid Brindisi to the Straite Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, India, Aden, Mauritus, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar,
This Packet carries no mails for the
Australian Colonies.
Postage to Union Countries General Rates, by any route --- Letters,
10 cents per + oz. Post Cards,
3 cants each Begistration Books, Patterns and Nowapapara
-10 cents.
2 cents each
13.
2 feet long, 1 foot Ecow, P. G. I not deep, nor weigh more than Fenlum. G. B. The parcels may be wholly closed | Freke, Thomas *1 if they hear this special endorsement, Fuller, Mrs W. R. 1 "Parcel, containing no letter," but any Garcha to renĮ parcel may be opened by direction of the Postmaster General,
Uanun. Papers, 2 cents per 2 oz. There is no charge on redirected corre-is spondence within the Postal Union.
Postage to Non Union Countries, Hawaiian Kingdom :-
Letters, Registration, Newapapore, Books & Patterns,
always realize a fair value! I have had also comprehensive title which a party of Gerannual appropriations of not more than 30 many enquiries with respect to the Bedford man Switzers, living in the French cantans, per cent. of the profits of the year, after N.B. Park ostate; those dwellings of the follow has deliberately selected as an approxi era of cult, within five and twenty minutes mately comploto definition of their occup Shareholders.
a 30 per cent. dividend to payment of ride of the "little villago." I have, at tion and their political views. They call different times, paid visits to the houses themselves" The Winterthurorhandwerks Fund will be the property of the Share MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET
The Interest accruing on the Reserve. about-to one in particular not a stone's burschenvorwärtsgrupp. "To render it into throw from the picturesque "Tabard" inn. I have discovered that the worship of arts English word would have been a feat holders, and will be distributed pro rata The French Contract Packet Amasone Custa Rica, Nicaragua.
yond the power of the lato Thomas amongst the Shareholders as may appear Curlyle It tells us in one breath, that most expedient from time to time,
does not eliminate the old Adam in either
men or wODAN.
Pu
drume
endlows
to
will be despatched on MONDAY, the 2nd January, with Mails to and through the United Kingdom and Europe, oid Naples; to Saigon, Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, Madras, Calcutta, Aden, Egypt, Malta, the Australasian Colonies, Pondichúry,
and Gibraltar
Cult and club, those who define themselves by this almost above provided for until it shall reach The Reserve Fund will be credited as theatricals,
flirting Hopping,
loss word are immigrants, that they are $600,000, at which sum it will be maintain. and dances, are not their sole amusements, of German race, that they are artisaus anded by further appropriations on the fore
the diversions their souls though perhaps
the souls apprentices, that their politicul views are going basis, as may be necessary from time love. For my part, T would as much
and that PH | very
they have con- to time It will remain the property of advanced, Indian
txatundent, a hill station or stituted themselves into a distinct faction.
the printers, and the Goneva papers, in by the Consulting Committee, and to moeting contingencies deemed exceptional suding the Carillon, M. Fazy's journal, equalising Dividends. For the inore effect which takes up the cause of this factional security of the Shareholders, it will be with a name too long to print, have come invested apart from the other Funds of the to a common agreement to call the sixaply Company in auch special securities ne the The following hours are observed in closing
The Vorwärtsgrupp."
10 None.
a Andres Gen Or. Chan
Rabely, d Rubely 0.
Sr. Da.
Spanning Gaborne
Brogd
I
Spelkans, P... - 1 oard. " :
1 Buitenham, F. ALL
Supokele, B. 2
Tipp, F
5 Townsend, ABGE
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cotia.res.
I have heard of several ladies whose ambition to furia one of the select art coterie was only exceeded by their desire to get out of the charmed circle wife the novcity was worn off; but the monarch of the little realm, is a business man da wall as an esthetic. Yuu either bay, your outtage or take sundry years loasu but not lease unless yanr thereof; and last, but not income be pretty well on to six hundred year, don't dream of it. People do say that Society, in that blest abodo of cult and quiet, is composed of those sort of people whom no one takes pleasure in pleasing and leaves without a pang. It is often said Chung-shan Hom of the B. P. wathotos, as of small country Chung Hom.
caroles
by
A-lung Ngain. Ap-li Chau.
NAMES OF VILLAGES &o, IN OR NEAR HONUKONU.
(Corrected Spelling.)→ ·
San Tefin Bhai-wan. Slani-zoni. Po. Sham-shui Po Shan-ki Wan Shek-o. Shok
driven together the wish to be Chung Watt. singular or by necessity, they are the
Fo-pay manners of the great world left behind. B. Ha-wan P. beaux and bolles do everything in their Heung-kong Tai
Anne solitudes that is done in town, Qusen
(Aberdeen) only with more languor and ill-humour.
flok-teui. Yes human virtues and human follies must Hok-taui Wan. be co-existent; for I found many of the B.
Hok-ün. P.B ganial and pleasant enough; but," fok-ün Koki said the friend to who I made the remark, Hung-hang Lo respondent of the Englishman.
hom
*** you don't live among 18."—Lady" Cerungan.
Kai-Jung Kaz Kan-lung. CAPTAIN Spsight, one of the Government Kau-pui Sheki
Koki
inspectors, reports that the Union of Swine inung..
ford, county Mayo, is without an equal in
any part of the world for poverty and Lap-up Wan, wretchedness. A succession of bad seasons Li- Mun
has left the people without clothing, bed Ma-tau Chung. ding, or anything but the mizerable hate in Ma-tau Kok which they live, and which generally con- Ma-tau Telin. six of one room only, with very low walls," Waln and very imperfootly thatched. The only Ma-th covering of the family at night is in nine M
'old
faw
bagi
bad quel, Boo
to
kok
Shok Tong
egani.
Wan Shai-tsing Wan, So-kun lo. Tri-kok Tsui..
HB Kung
Taiping Shan. Tai-shek Kuk. Tai-tam. Tai-tani Tuk. Tai-wan. Tai-wong Kung. Tang-lung Chau. Teat Taz-mut. Taim-sha Tau
iTe
Wan Tung-wa. (Hospital) Tung-le Wan Un Chau Wan-taal Wong-kok Taun,
Wong-ma Kok.
Wong-nai Chung- You-ma Ti
asses out of ten an
be Ping pawned, or a
have found," Ngong-shăn Chau. Caylain Spaight salda the mother and Pak ahui Wan, children sitting on the mid floor eating Pok-fa Lam
mall, wet, ill-grown potatoes off the floor Bai-wan Tess. Sai Ying-pun, with a little salt and nothing else, not a 'l Sai
N.B.Documents should not be dated col or plate being in the house. The male portion of the population are away all the Year of Kwong-st, which is the style of summer, and this year their earnings have. M. the Emperor of China, and is uf hot been as good an unnal.”.
course applicable in a British Colony,
-Consulting Committee may from time to
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After
providing for the 10 per cent, in.. terest to Shareholders and for the Reserve Find and interest thereon in manner above mentioned, the remaining not profits in each year will be divided as Bonus amonget all contributories of Premium whether such contributories are Shareholders in the Com pany or not, and in proportion to the amount of net premium contributed by them respectively.
It is intended that the Agencies of the Old Office, established at all well-known ports throughout the World, shall be con- tinued, and made available for the
Company.
New
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by them
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by the Company
at the Head Office in Hongkong.
the Mails, &c.
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