1881-12-31 — Page 4

J

TEA IN AUSTRALLA, The following "letter signed "merchant" on this subject appears in the feal L'imes-

Most fun-gravers in Ceylon will take been going on in Melbine betwren those interested apptively in the sale of

Intimations.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Intimations.

mesvny kind; the re-adressing und

It is found! turning are done by women At the women show a capacity for their work equal to that of the men, but at HONGKONG AND CHINA GAS COM-nearly half-a-century is well known'; and their power of enduring corseentive kaligr

:

PANY, LIMITED,

125 $ 1258.1,900,000|3

[No. 5761,-DɛIBER 31, 1881.

Di-Closing Quo- vilerul, tations, Cash,

3,734.00 30 +116 % prem.

Stocks.

12708, 09 Shares,

Paid-

SHARE LIST.-QUOT TIONS.

Working Rezerve. Value,

DEC. 31, 1881,

Account

To

will: CLOSED from the Inst til the thProxius, both days included,

A. NEWTON, Manager.

am.

| Slate in Lomiou, as

from the results hitherto hained, it may confidently anticipated that supporters Trolite the New Company, ne surplus

be divided amongst all contributors

Yaugtsze them. Tay

I118. Union Soci an the Train, paid

mes of Shareholders, a ina Truviera of braiques,

China For the convenienco

Insura rangements will be made for the transfer of

BANKS.

K. and Shai Bank....

40,000 8

INSURANCER.

at

It i

the Head Office in Hombreholders in the

POST OFFICE NOTICE. Unclaimed Correspondence, Deo, 30, 1881.

Abouolo, Angel Alio

1

an interest in the war of words that he iscloscab but five E Trinafer BOOKS of this Compray (will now will reesivo a landsome rotura | Nth, China Ins. 1,900/T). 2,000/T). GOO|TI. 238,600TI.251.064.91 TL; 75:†[T]. 1126 p. ah. | Alilok, Mr

1,200 TL 950 TL 950 TL 600,488 TI. 18,447.56 12 % TL 800 500$ 2,5008 5008 381,7875 437,088.58 8144.278 81600 cools 1660.008 500g 470,000 8 91,928.40 20% $1550

62 + 8290 as well as in Hongkong, Chinese Ins. Ce 1,500$ 1,0348 2008 100, $78$ 42,859.79 and for their registration by the Company HK. Fire Ins... 2,000$ 1,0008 2008 701,8428 220,847.818718025- 5008 100$ 433,9848-103,029.88 18% 8206

it by a means the seine. Not only dock Ruturier Letter Office do itavog retum-

it can be well as

statistical

value, a bowing the sort of letter Indian wel China Font, and say and park that pois through the fet, of will think like ungelf, that to s

T für simple.

jab Furlar Hongkong, Duzember, 15, 1881. amount of energy has been displayed by which trees that are ill event the partizane on either side? Calling ontstrellas. We fiel at only every con in un doubt very pleasant to those who leable article which can be found in a

ix

Imbowlasher's day, but Int loggin, dulge in it, but it is

penbruker's or Birds, beast, Peptile, sh, insets! goterally augusel to hi: thespective of

nge, and others. A sort time ago a are trancing a hard

with miskeient argons was among the tymponiry trensfres

departament. Shortly Lebar a fized and a to worry Uner point. Giles

ad dung my at iniings in Melbourne

e. They had their way bl spithels aient, making me evening show fisicitly dist) found assertion with regard to the produce from picked in the gu tea, ut, when spel overnight, pel to be living whose male their phoneses se interested

follow able it, while nowatory have les powe and owity.

mert it was matters worse by attacking

as portal, as Ling

that me of the ex graceful manner, individuals, wh. pin.

nxit appreted that

512

L

is an interests Ingenel to differ from rog from the closel

their own. Plus feand which the agents of

ય

AH-YON & Co., BJP's. COMPRADORE, JALLASTER AND WATER SUPPLIZE,

STEFRDORE, of the S

the

Proprietors.

Oil's Stone and Coal of all kitus, -

MISCELLANEOUS,

China Fire

Ins. 4,000$ STEAM CPANIES: proponed to offer Old face à preferential Allotment of Shares HK, O. and M.

the extent of their to Company t in the Now present ititerest in the should be ad-

Applications for Sharus through the overa Agacies of the Old Hongkong and Whanje, of this simedressed to, the General Agents direct or Keep on land and for Sale, well sorted Office, in the annexed form, and will be re- colved in Hongkong, Shanghai and London

instant, at noon, the 24th mil Saturday,

The only Contract suteral into by the JAUDINE, Company, is one with MATHISON & Co, as General Agents

Copics of the above Contract, and of the Menahan and Articles of Association, may to inspected at the offices af blessrs JARDING, MATHESON & Co., and of Mesara Chi. Imp., 1874 6,276 £100 BRERSTON & Worros, Solicitors to the Company

Shipping supplied at the shortest mutive with all binds of Bullest and fresh Pro visis of module changes. 39 Viso HE STREET.

Indian Tea 4152, 10 push the sale of that | zord list iiniged gone from, sight, and the Hongkong, June, 15, 1881.

ויין.

article you make telers think that low-wr was hormonely widen in his. the tea hat a merits of de diyisive parts. copia de

"cosupnem it, and was duly likely to fleer-bes into which: 4 |

}}#inst

Tens hug

hrs cenonly not fice

Now time are elimate and

a feta In yet fun

Ways of pushin; the sad of a sticles and when in later kiud ay usulthey are here likely to defeat the cook they aimat. I am

tross f

1ja82

WINDSOR HOUSE, Nos. 18 AND 19, Buso, YokCHAMS.

teal Lyon Do be some playful above well-burnished HOTEL con

"mamis-fine-view of the Harbour and It turned out that, the mine hte

in large Veranid, which makes this the sters untouched except cose Shipping; and the budding is supounded

vintisivert- juntaskanja; but

Indid it to all that the Coolest Hotel in the East

Charcos From. S.50 to 1 per day. thestusps in Elgin, and it had botigu certain that liest Covina Peran possess the envers wat een away at the Poster to bad and ship Baggage.

SMITH, SWIFT & 50. that will

sung their

dhesive gum cu tu backs of the stagge suveess in the market the weld, if those if it happens that the parch which

Volshaina, Japan, Sept. 1881, interested in their sile will

"Lo work to do their the proper dhoir way to this decorLugent eōntanc

oject, asthols as thus aliical role will only enacting objects, has deeped fruit. ier, lead birds, stalo inat, nisi For the confort of the tand to bring

the whole thing into vidienų, -Trdiner Toads, and was been for sume time,

jares gre sent in food, the lure

autis of tur vis!!

it stel

stealle growing unfave with the but if its Agouta cianur for estiuers

the saine way that a Chengjuk would

giant a'spurious article, a deten

נון

...

ANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED.

favored in Hogg with the

LOANS,

share.

Toto, Far.

Jdm, Jap Joaquin

Barrora

Long Closing 1

8 Lu King Shau 1 regde

Apair, Set Apkar Sol1 regd. Mary, C. R.

Jow & Co. Barrod, B. M. Mr1 Brrow, Hov.

Alfred Hi

1

2

Banett, Mr1 Brandt, Frautin 1 Branson, Dr G.A.1 'Ï Brooks, W. T. i Burchell, Rov, Wm. Burton, W. M. T tacion, Mone 1 Chung Chua . 1 Zale, R.

3

Collins, Wm. Jr. 1 Collyus, B. M. 2 Conceicao, Thercza 1 Conunly, John T Cro all, Capt. Jraik Danisor, Doris, E.

3

Demany Moner I Dunlop, Mr

Earl, J. Karl, J.

1

Maloues, Patrick 1 Mantrich, T. Mon Thoms Marland, H. "Murtingaars He

Msalall, Marsh,*;

Mask, F.

1 Malean. H. E. 1

Milar, Wm.. Nutz, Loon Pro, A. K. Parks, Sir E. Partington, J.,

1 Piaf, J. E.

Plast, W. Mr. Prentice, J. 1

1 rogd

Stobot 3,000,8

Dock

1008 768 Coast S. Navigation 6,000 T. - 100 TI, 1003 HK. & Wh'pa

10,000 $ K. and China Gas Co... 5,000 £ H'kong Hotelk. 2,000's. Crina Sugar Co. 6,0003 'kong Ice Co. 1, 2008. 'kong Bakery 60's

110,000

6% +$23 prom

78,932 T1, 81,474.04 16%

10£ 10 £

125 1258, 28,7668 1,489.20 1% +39 pm.

7,189

*100's: 100 1008 100 100 100

$2800 p. share

50$

Do

$250 3,101

$12 $8100

$5

$130 p.

Kates of

Interest,

Payable.

8.%

June30 Dec31

1877 16,040's-

100! sli

8.%

Fob.28 Ag. 3

39

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, 8th Dec., 1881.-

12

**

1878) 3,699 TI

1881 8,565 EL

600) all 500] "all"

87%

April & Oct.

June & Dec.

20% prm.

Sugar Deben-

tures, 18800003300,000-all-

-B%

Juno & Dec

3* prem

For year 1880,

EDVARD GEORGE, Share Broker

Grey, D. Wm. 1:

&c, all of the same weight, to addresses in

Gay, W. T. Hadden, Denry

a

the Ports of

to the Post

Each

Babagan, Mr Heigo, F. Hewett, W.

Hill Lorrain, W.

FORM OF APPLICATION.

December..., 1881: To Messrs JARDINE, MATHION & Co.)

General Agents of The Canton Insur") unee files, Limited,

Hongkong,

HRNTLEMEN,

close you the sum of S......being a deposit of $10 for Share on....Shares in the above-named Company, and.....request

mrs by the uger hogey, che lammer-of-18ha,fimiling the 3 bo nilut to that number of Shares

the exted it in lift-dete Rude the salin,

tich Polsatthe cinco of the asamining a Th

and they will find that they have bears can fur le don sad investigated Jelising into the hands of weir Diveries

111,

damaging their sen entse by their vaiss

directes sal. Bixtremes in mod this

that the disis phaile penetrating er the roomdie Shatins a shee of

bad and the best of icly to fait lasts of of fit plane-jould ad

if the

nas at alle a pitch, il a dva

the chipios neglect, begieid asjonaris !!

senseitice

biblity of the Sharides to the band of their harves.

DATE OF FORMATION AS AN UNLIMITED

I found thing should be

rannine | to Think ago out of shows that it contain cost pe aulslavier,

aringistaration | in it with a few talermydag th

wasu soreleigur me (2% For the sine reason en comecaled into spory. It frogment- pesalat anddivised letters, when

their way to tig privado spite. Toss

称

Tidura in India as well say in the pr

Brut Neve me from tay trends"

the series has de rallara

far

of it, by resorting to violent agains whether arguments worth Lave buch Bur more dicis.

JA STRANGE VISITOR. :.

fine toontaith cuspues, sonic; tones to n werg lage amount

CAPITAL,

COMPANY, A.D. 1856

$2,500,000 10,000 Shuns of $250 per Share, 850 - Bare being pail up, viz: $10"

plication, and $10 ye to be made. purther calls, Shares will be receivel ody in Hongkong, Shanghai,

Audion

Ch

Ahmadting Camaitice.

atts of course istny to return, sunt in The Hon. 1 1, of Messrs Turner &

to their own fe OVERY -

ents thichal DLAY, E, i Alesers Bieloy Still, in

the

& Co. A curated sold in Calestraat with are sold by an paper of the gutatus in the Cauta Zoning are cute, unahiran F. D. Sassos, Esq., of Messrs D. Sassoon,

Sons & Co hagical fastens of a solitong the Witignuty, beets, which are metantly fool in Jetter which has takett up its alanis in the forest, put there by thires wise bave trans: were the contents to their ori penketa, v also fretiontafond in the

cuves egelesine there,

apon in the Novernler, theagh, means an appears earlier pet of the Tha Wilaya saustberich kun timality thud, be

A.

T. MANGER, Esq., of Messrs Dongles Lagunik &C. Livingston & Co.

E DARBY, Esq., of Messrs Gibb,

or plan, duped in them by fenails.

have it their houses without paying The Holl. F. B. donsson, of DCSHTA balil his out. Finkime, however, Jardine, Matham & Co. (Chairman.)

•~es birds of the wild back, distigenials | chot way attach a behet tu cho kay?

specs, allowing a keeper who bought so paddy for in approach within a short diat tide, and show dang ang my wipśmians of alarm when man long

માણ caine up quite

it.

me deid of 1 Innor, lais singing rehin the way look out for a dier ist more wolvent pecuper. Pieau) the old potue of the Dad Fetter Olded a pakar dotief arose that all inquiries as to fem a disub orissant, or as to soldiers or & hay whe hivi ma ben heard of by their Frnds, laakt in munde

le flures

Among the first visitors to pay their res pects to their old minnatice were sour: members of the Hor my Comudtee of Ma

of the Garden Theoccasion as nagement

Some of the applirections of letters are Las the habit of the species to which they as the to. Neill was bil belongs have her kngthily describol i fog a long time in contred of musele perplasic, the Calcutta gisher, and a set forth song queered adheut to wir readers. enght by certain similarity of Boar extract day be of interest (

De Plus peculiarity Time above journal anyag-

the mention 41700

14

the socio fís regarding, promopigel, but never seen it writein

Bandares,

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

Salinitors.

Messrs. PRETON, & Worrós.

Auditors,..

A. P. MacEwen, Esj Hexey Surr, Est

General Agents.

Messrs. Japse, MATHESON & Co.,

Hungtong

PROSÉBETON.

GENERAL desire having been ex-

favour of forming pressed in Limited Company of the gld: establishel

es dested, as it joured gumally, of the parisien visits to our of the sed marant for Rowland Hill," de wester itary Wide will as host bryght out by having apperantly often heart the worl Trellor," Pourine – to Whkah it a feleman is seale to, 54 Slapin. Thur leuing, chuteisties

are felles times out in beintesudal for die belongs. these,-viz that it

i forme person who cainel End, as CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, that it is a migratory bird; and the its

spring, bite aru kay to go grious Ins

"; a young clerk in bean decided to constitute a New Office, to Jaktury -1882, Bammor, and man some probably on the other, now to bis work, Lathes this to be commence businnas ou 1st

la-

or among the reely erstes in eastert. Mears.

Fand

it

the banks of me of the of central set the Bark and File Another is JARDINE, MATHESON & Co, of China.

of a firm, add addresses it under the general management of Messrs.

Turkuslih, localities Trimp which it oily he hired Private the regiment will he closed to the st. Deccubor,

MASON, WHEGÐRAS NAV Maine Sacssit." the REA

parle c

tho acrent

to more enial and winnier South, rothening

Neur te ha

in the king take to bus papi The dress. A

All its relating to the Old Office

1881

For half-year ended 33th June, 1881. To 30th April, 1881.

Hongkong Rates of Posta Hongkong, Bangkok, or

Chinn, may deliver them Office nnstamped, the postage being then charged to the sender's account. bateli must consist of at least top.

(Herised Jan - 1882)

owing Statements and Tables Iftles are given in cents and are, fos up the terms of the ompany 8-Pro-etters per half entace, for Books and spectris, dated the 8th December, 1881 any Patterns, per tau ortaces,

Newspapers over four ounces in weight are charged as double, treble, &c., as the case may be, but such papers or packets of papera inay be sent at Book Bate. Two Newspapers must not be folded together as one, nor must anything whatever be inserted Printed except bona fide Supplements, Butter may, however, bu enclosed, if the whole be paid at Book Kate. Prices Cur rent may be paid either as Newspapers or

herdly agree to accept this and to...... under number that ma per Share on and to pay the lalal by the said Pro- allaturit horizo you to register

ader of the mail Shares. | 1

agree to suderibs. the Articles of Assefation When required.

Namun in full.... Addr Description

Dute Rigunture.

Mails.

CHI MAIL STEAM

MITSU TISHI MAIL STEAMSHIP

Books.

4. Boxholders may also send Patters

18

Eden, r Exaout' I Esau, P. G. 1 Feulum, G. B. Froke, Thomas: 1 Fuller, Mrs W. R. 1 “Gerchio to-ren |-~-~~

a Andres Gomes Ma. Anta. 1

Hong Bing 1 Howard, W..G. Breflick, E.

velopes containing Patterns may be wholly James T. B. to the same places in the nine way En- Insolvini, Sigr. L. 1 closed, if the nature of the contents be first Jurgensen, Carl 9 exhibited or stated to the Postmaster Kuaff, Moonr

Led Lanth General, as he may consider necessary and Lancu, Moner. approved by him. Printed Circulars may use James be inserted in such Pattern Packets.

Adam

1

reg.

1oard

Fés, Charles Roid, David': Romedics, P. X. Robertner, M. H. I 1 Bocher, Moner L. 1

Rodriguez, Cellnin 15 Rose, red. Rubely, C, Roboly, O.. 2.Scharrer, M.

Shum Foo & Co. 1 Bilva Auto

d'Arenja.. Spanning Osborna Spelkons, F. Spreckels,

Col. A B

3 regd.

2

1 card

1

1 card #

Ban Goon Wa Frigid..

Symes, F. Bag

Tavares, Mr Morton 31

1

1

Tippy

Townsend, A. M, 1

Ungher, Jupiter 2'

1 Walker, B. N. 1 rogd.

Walters, W. I 1

1 1

Willis, Kor. E. B. 1 2

Webster, Mise

1

Wong Show

-1

Wong Your

1

I

Xavior, Policarpo 1

1

Zealand, H.

N1 card

For Merchant Ships

PARCELS. The public is reminded that there is no such thing as Parcel Past to Europe, &c. Much trouble and diap- Adam M.

Simpson pointment are caused by persistent attempte to send small valuable trifles through the Alex. Newton Post. Fans,

Arbias

Jela, Tay,

2.

Laltforonio

2

Liberty

I

Cominoreial Papers signify such papers Fancy We, Articles of Dress, Anzie B. Smith 2

and similar

COR presents aro as, though Written by Hand, do not heartinently being refused, the senders having Astoria the character of an actual or personal corte often spent more in Postage than would Augusla

Berwickshire spondence, such as invoices, deeds, copied have paid the freight by atonnier, No music, &c. The charge on them is the same refund can be made on such parcels of the Catherine Mardeu 1 as for books, but, whatever the weight of value of Stamps obliterated before the ChandlerĄ,

packet containing any partially written

paper, it will not be charged less than 5 nature of the contents was discovered.

contr

The sonder of any Registered. Artiola may accompany it with a Return Receipt on paying an extra fee of 5 cents.

The limit of weight for Books and Com mercial Papers to Foreign Post Offices is 4us. Patterns for such offices are limited STEAM TO YOKOHAMA VIA TOBE to 8 ounce, and must not exceed the

dimensions: 8 inches hy 4 inches by 2 AND INLAND SEA,

inchies

COMPANY.

HE S. S. NIIGATA MARU, Cpt. WNA, tine hurt. on or about the 31st Instant will be despatched as above)

FRIDAY, the 6th January, 1882, at

Countries of the Postal Union. The Union may be taken to comprise Europe, most foreign possessions in Axio,

Local and Indian Parcel Post.

Charles Robinson 1'

Chellam of Wes

Hartspool

Leeches

1 Lorenz

Lothair Lucy

L. C. Troop Marthorough

Z Mannion

Mary Melpomene Midlothian

Nelson

Nostor

Chili's 5 1 New Era Christina Redmond 2 Northern Light

2

1

Circe Citadel Corandelet County of Brito :1 Coba

Evelyn

Olto:

Prinz Fr. Carl

Pym

Queen of India

Queen of the Sens 1 Radbef

Ramblerí

Raven.

1

-11

6 Rockhorst

3

2

Serapis, ..

Shamrock

2 reg Shui Chi

Salway

1p. ed.Sonth American I

1. Small Parcels may be sent by Post at Book Rates between Hongkong and any of the British Test Offices in China, as woll as to Japan, Macao, Pakhoi, tho Straits Sottlements, and India. They must not Darlington, s.o. 1 exceed the following dimensions, 2 feet Dartar th long, 1 fent broad, 1 foot deep, weigh more Delin

2 Dharwar than albe, nor be smaller than 3 in. by in. Such

parcels. may endorsement, Ellen

he wholly closed Don Quixote whi Reed they bear this PARCELA, CONTAINING NO LETTER, but any

Endysrion by direction. of the may be Peter General. In the Case of Parcels Excelsior

oponed

Cargo relived on board and Parcels Japan, V. Africa, Egypt, Mauritius, all for India, a, doeleration of contents and F. Nightingale 1 the. Office up to ONE p.m. of day of auling. America, Mexico, Salvador, Brazil, value is required, a printed form for which G F Moniz The Registration of Harrington, No Bill of Lading signed under Feru, Chili, Venezuela, The Argentine is supplied Bralia Freight

Helone All Claing must be sottled on board

Parcels for India is compulsory.

2. The following cannot be transmitted: before delivery is takon, otherwise they

Farcela insufficiently packed or protected, Hendretta, I will not be recognized.

or liable to be crushod (as handboxes, &c.) Opium, Ginas, Liquids, Explosive sub- Ho stancos, Matches, Indigo, Dyestulls, Ics, Lotspar Mant, Fish, Game, Fruit, Vegetables, or whatever is dangerous to the Mails, or likely to become offensive or injurious in

RATES OF PASSLOK.

Bibin Steeruge. .. GO $15 20 75

To Kank

YOKOHAMA & NAGASAKI,

40

SAMRAT VIA FONOLLAMA, 120

30 KOBE,..... 95 Repection is mais on RETURN CABIN

PASSAGES.

CARGO and PASSENGERS for Nagasaki will be transhipped to the Shanghai Mail. Steamor at Kalu.

For furdur Particulars, apply at the Corner Postinger Siret

Republic, Jamaica, Trinidad, Guiais, Honduras. Bermuda, Tabuan, Hawaii, with all Danish, Francis, Netherlands, Portu- guesu and Spanish Colonies.

"Countries sur in the Union. The chief countries not in the Union are the Ans- tralasian Group, and S. Africa.

Postrage to Union, Countries. General Rates, by any route-- Letters, Post Cards, Registration, Newspapera,

10 cents per o.

3 cents euch.. 10 cents.

2 cents each.

loved state in the Sopii confo teambut ceriilmates amoris flat treasures the Office wound up, no ability what | Commny's.OFFICES, Praya CENTRAL, Wes: Books, Patterns and 2 cents per 2 oz.

wide to gemeralia the degrind, winded as follows:

This is vertity that I attended Ms.

over facing taken over for outstanding risks or otherwise, by the Now Company Tha le rendes orai before winter her lust illness, at this she died accept as re-insurances," any of the out- Conqoy, however, will be at liberty to place to spring. Eight or nine mes d its life are this saint in fliese northern go hung plence then

Singstar answers gions, where its follows pair and real deir advertisements as to the beardins standing risks of the Old Office which they

Ay dean wivisable. bat the nuseial habits of our Calent

altà legion of chilich beer

Allow

Young

drugerk

thereof.

rson,

112

P

The business of the Office will in Marina La Vistor incline us to dratlit him with chinas to state tinet Inant a lady, but that Insurance in all its braches, as shown in firmed bachelor-tool. If he left a ne the father of the cab is a perfect gentle the Memorandum of Association, and the buhind him it night ag a satisfaction to lor and ages, wal, that I hast-made with a view of dividing the chief share to say that changeof souafitution now succeed has been to know, thut un grass- v

wilower in Calcutta fa his conuinct is es

ems reproche, When the in- iar little buyi fa envelope containing of the profita, amongst all contributors of stinct of migration couną upon him he sul- jpair of spectacha is wit, apparently by a Preminn, instead of the whole protits being don y lunvis our Zot, generaly departing servant gai în lamdun, i

bly dear

as heretofore, manongst Sharehol urly in Folitary, and long, Ledions and her in Yorkshire, in the white line wish dars only.

:14 his dight towards the green palings.

There is a letter by a mad The i profts, declared from time to North.

The journey of her Widget inst this sing a cant to appear on time by the Congalting Committou, will be ertain day for judgment in the next work, appropriated as follows, and in the follow- extend over thousands of sales, but how when the letter is dated. A woman | ing order of priority :--

1.Interest at the rate of 10 per cont we have no meus of knowing aeeu is eated by the pregalsut

per aum (non-culative) on the rately, though it probably dres natextand of burying people Ative, and signs

Jail up Capital of the Office and it It is the habits of Wid-by her professionl me of

Am the

will provided by the Articles of gous to ly in thaks although not yurgan Frothers and by her general nune of Association that od interim payments geous zero, sul a few are known to come by fars The attention of this co

ay be declared and distributed half-- ay south as Calcutta; but whether or not our artment is particularly walked by the pro

She friend joins unself in his plan fight tons to this baleful cautran. a flock of his compas, always rires joutes, with such truth ar fervour and departe abe."

What an gd position to be placed

king be fakes to secontalish the wonderful weited to say at the ti

The above account is extremely interest in A man un Cheshire writes a letter to ing, and shows that the dumb create take the corner and jury who are going to hold fanvios to places as well as human beings, aquest on him after he has committed though instances of this kind ro ore fascido is full of bitter complaints Either, however, his quent strong quadrupla titan with the act his friends. feathered race.

are failed him, or he enue to cake one cheerful view of life, for he did not cigit aicide after all; and thus the letter renched the Retariod Letter Office

fot the Cheshire Coroner.

3.

yearly

In the establishment and mainten

auce of a Reserve Fund of 2000;000-

(Five Inndred thousand Dollars),

H. J. H. TRIP,

Agent,

JAG Hongkong, December 27, 1881.

STEAM FOR

SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN: SUEZ, PORT SAID, MALTA, GIBRALTAR, ERINDISI, ANCONA, VENICE, AND LONDON; ALSO, BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND AUSTRALIA, N.B.-Cargo can be taken on through Bille of Lading for BATAVIA, PEйSIAN. GULF PORTS, MARSEILLES, TRIESTE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK AND BOSTON

In making a rotuen all conftiba-THE PENINSULA AND ORIENTAL STEAM

tork of preanimui, whether Share- Julders or not, in proportion to the aments of { premium paid. The Reserve Fund will be formed by and appropriations of aptore than 30 per cont. of the profits of the year, after of a 10 per cent. dividend to payanent Shareholder

CAN

NAVIGATION COMPANY's Steam-ship PESHAWUR, Captain E. J. BARER, with Her Majesty's Mails, will be despatched from this for LONDON, vid BOMBAY, on MONDAY, the SE 9th January, 1882, pn.

Cargo will be received on board until THE RETURNED LETTER

10 am on the day of aniling OFFICE,

Fursula and Specie (Gold) at the Office The Interest accruing on the Reserro until 10 a.in. on the day of aniling. In a very amusing article on the General

Fund will be the

property Post-Offee, the Saturday Ferte has the

Silk and Valuables for Europe will be £50,000 IN TRIETY MINUTES. -Ata anunt holders, and will be ilistibuted pro rata translipped at Point de Gallo : Tea and following on the Returned Lotter Depart ment of this wonderful Government estang of the fontiers of the Congregational amongst the Shareholders as may appear General Cargo for London will be conveyed Bliabment

lly lately held at Charing grous Hotel, must expedient from time to time.

tzi Bombay without transhipment, arriving The Reserve Fund will be credited as, Th most carious department of the Post Lead, Mr S. Morley M., presiding, it

san by the ordinary direct Ofice, and that most fortils in odd and was resolved to celebrate the jubiles of the above provided for until it slall reach one week later than by route via Galle, CA will be maintain For further Particulare, regarding amusing incidents, is the Returned Letter Coagregational Union by the creation of a $500,000, at which sain Ofice, of Margate Street It is here th which to pay off hudahts on theed by further appropriations on the four-FREIGHT and PASSAGE, apply to the

*

of the Share....

all letters are sent and spetiel, the swners Congregational chapels, and to improve the going basis, as may be neossary from time PENINSULA & ORENTAL STEAM NAVIGA

remain the property of TION COMPANY'S Office, Hongkong. of which cannot, for some reason of other, comes of the ministers, Upton

Shareholders and will be applicable only to

be found. If human ingenuity can discover that the fund should be £5000, Mr.

headings

S.

The Contents and Value of Packages are

Comtu. Papers,-

There is no charge on redirected corre spondence within the Postal Union.

Postage to Nua-Union Countries. Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, and Fiji, la Torres Straits, Letters, 10; Be gistration, 10.; Newspapers, 2; Books and Patterns, 2: Via Gelle, Letters, 26; Ro gistration, 10; Newspapers, 2; Books and Patterns, 2.

transit

"...

3. Parcels are as a general rule forwarded by Private Ship, not by. Contract Mail Packet. To Ind they are forwarded by the P. O. and Indian Mail Packets only. No responsibility is accepted with regard to any parcel, unless Registered, and then only to the amount of 210.

The public are cautioned not to con- found these facilities with a Parcel Post to Europe, &c., which does not exist,

3

Tlaze

Star of China 12rgd. 1 Sumatra

Tamer

I Tea Cornishiro 1 d.

Tecamach,

Tonnaliias

J

2

8

"

Helen Marion

3

Three Brothers

Tiber

Titan

Triomph

1

1 Tweed

2

Yanora

Wakefald

2 rogd. Wanderer 1

Waverley

Highlander

Langorler James Watt ⠀ lave Packet Kate F. Troop LATINOL Larch, 3.6.

2:Wilhali

Wm. Hates

fareil 1 regd 19 J Yorkshire Leonits

1 Zellox

H. M. B

J. Hopkins, 1 letter, H.M.S. Albatross, J. Mooney,

1* 8. Cleverly, L

I-born, 1

+3

Vigilant.

J. Fitzgerald, 2 letism, Victor Emanuel.

DETAINED."

It is necessary that the following rules Brown, David, J. M. Customs, Takow, 1 letter,

vente, be strictly observed.

Expungado, O Shaughat, 1 letter, 5 cents.

Books, eto, without Covers. Biz Publique, Baletin Official de cromodo Estado da India. Boston Herald,

1. No Letter or Packet, whether to be rogistered or unregistered, can be received for Postage if it containa guld or silver Natal, the Cape, St. Helena, and Ascen-moucy, jewels, precious articles, or any sion, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Letters; 25; Re- thing that, as a general rule, is liable to gistration, 10; Newspapers, 5; Books and Customs duties. Patterns, 5.

LOCAL POSTAGE. ·

Japan, Sian and the China, Tongjin, reet (d), Cochin-

pines,.........

Macau, China,

Hongkong,

Philip

(1).

《ཚ

1

General Local Ratos)

cents.

per fon

Books,

Par

Letters

sack

Cards,

Posteels and and Prices Regis

Newspap

sper 2 da

·Patterns

Current

| tration.

centa

cent

Treish

rach

2. This Regulation prohibits the sending of Patterns of cutiable articles, unless the quantity soat be so small as to make the sample of no value.

pulia

Decougaosche Coumet. Flensburger Nachrichten. Frankfurter Oder Zeitung General Unzeiger. Graphin

3. The limit of weight allowed are as Journal Amasant. followi

Books and Papers to British Offices,

5 lbs.; to the Continent, &c., 4 lbs. Patterns--to British Offices, 5 lbs. if with-

out intrinsic value; to the Continent, &o., 8 oz.

Indemnity for the Loss of a Registered Article The Post Office is not legally responsible for the safe delivery of Registered correspon dence, but it is prepared to make good the contents of such correspondence lost while passing through the Post, to the extent of $10, in certain cases, provided ~—-_-_-_-_- L. That the order duly observed All the conditions of Registration required.

Kicing Kuler Zeitung. Leader. Mittheihingen.

Physiologisch Laboratorijun, Rotterdamechs Courant. Standard.

Statistische Mittheilungen. Stratford-upon-Avon Herald, Textile de Egon Times. Züricherosebe Froilagezettung,

NAMES OF VILLAGES &O IN OR NEAR HONGKONG (Corrected Spelling. )

Ban Tsun Shai wan Sh-taal Po Sham shui Po Shau-k Yan

Shek Tong

A-kung Ngam. - Ap-li Chou, Choungshan Hou, 2. That the latter was securely enclosed Chung Hon.

chung

Wan. in resinnably strong envelope.

3. That application was made to the Fo-pang. Postmaster General of Hongkong immedia-w

ately the loss was discovered, the envelope Heung kong Tea being invariably forwarded with such appli- |-(Aberdeen), cation unless it also is lost.

That the Postmaster-Gonoral is patis

Shek tong Tan

Hol

Hok-taui Wan.

Sheung Wand Shui tsing Wan Bo-kon Po.

fied that the lose occurred, whilet the gorges Hok-an Kok, pondence was in the custody of the British Hung-beung La. Postal zuministration in China, that it Hong-hom not caused by any fanit on the part of the

Wan

sender, by destruction by fire,

or shipAKSARAY IS

nor by the dishonesty or negligence of any

persen, not in the employment of the

the writer qu the person to whom the letterfuson, a well-known member of the aty meeting contingencies deemed exceptional required to be declared prior to shipment. is addressed, one or the other gels it donner archimed, "That's all nousuuse I intend by the Consulting Committee, and to Shippers are particularly requested to or later. But in many cases tats in imposso give £20,000 10yself." He afterwards equalising Dividends. For the incre effect note the terms and conditions of the Com- blo, either because the addresses and the at his name down for that unonut. Mr sud soourity of the Shareholders, it will be pany's Black Buis of Lading

(d) Via Singapore, 19 santa,şil ure wa

waiting, or we illegible, or Morley followers with a gift of £5000, invested apart from the other Funds of the

Passengers for England are now booked

Rej Helezen Hongiong, Canton, Eng Yongkong Post Office. ara erroneous, or else because the parties and in thirty minutes £50,000 sab. Company, is much special securities as the

Way Consulting Committee may from

Tundon, instead of Southampton, as a conte are dead; or have quitted the neighbour scribed

heretoforogoro hood, leaving behind then no clue to their ACCORDING to the quarterly return of the time select,

After providing for the 10 per cent in. Intending Passengers are informed that whereabouts It is

the Peshower conneɔts at Galle with the how illiterata

Company's steamers Carthage, from Aas- tralia, and Ancona, from Calsulta

n

time to

to

A MOLVER, Euperintendent. Hongkong, December 30, 1881. PRUSSIAN NATIONAL INBURANCE COMPANY OF STETTIN

imintalligent the line of our Conceal the resident poputation

thens the United Kingdom in the middle of terest to Shareholders and for the Reserve the people still that only one letter in this yone was estimated at 34,930,095 her fand and interest therein in manner aber

to be do delivered. Carelessness of England and Wales at 20,065,400, of mentioned, the remaining net proffs in too, has almost as much to do as ignoranog Scotland at 3,744,679, and of Ireland at each year will be divided as Bonus amongst with the faulty addressing or fastening 5,129,950. In the United Kingdom the all contributories of Fremium whether such of letters, a year 78,000 letters con births of 278, 170 ohildren and the deaths contributories are Shareholders in the Com aining articles fi value passed through

the of

persons were rugistered in the party or not, and in proportion to the 143,510

contributed by and 22,000 sticles escaped three months ending 30th Sept. The remount of oet premium contribut department; and 22,0 The may covers in which they wercorded natural crease of population was then respectively. Acencias

It is mtended that the

of apped. Two-thirds of the latters, the aus 131,672 The registered number of

ABB Undersigned having been appointed dromes of which cannot, be found, are faraons married in the quarter ending 30th Old Olice, established at all well-known

AGENTS for the above Goutyany, are eturned to the senders. Each official opened was 122,052. The birth rate in the ports throughout the World, shall be con-

THE and made available for the New prepared to Grant Insurances agala ap Mily from 500 to 600 letters; and abont United Kingdoni in the third quarter of the inuud,

Lat Dutransfers 100 inquiries are answered every day? They 1.6 per 1,000, and the death rats. Company after bank pening is done by men, as the contents 1.3. The marriage rate in the seond The success which has attended the works the m

ing of the Old Office during a period of Hongkong, May 10, 1881. the letters opened are often of the most quarter of 1881 was 14 per 1,000.

from

the

Local Delivery

or

1. All correspondence posted before pm on any week day for addresses in Victoria will be delivered the same day, and generally within two hours, unless tire delivery should be retarded by the Contract Mails, N

24 Invitations, c. dan generally be delivered within Vittoria at the private houses of the addresteds rather than så in Aces of business, if a wish to that effect

be expressed by the sender, okhorw

áriably deliver

DIT

So the nea

3, Boxholders Th 10my82 1s, Divi

Ubung

5. No compensation can be paid for mere Kung Kok. damage to fragile articles such as portapita. Lep-sap, W watch, hantaumely bound books The Min which reach them destination, all a broken or deteriorated condition.

NOW READY

PRICE, $1.00 COMPARATIVE CHINESE FAMILY LAW!

BEH PARKER, A Cait be obtained from KraLT & WALSH Hơng

M

kok

Mong k

Tai-long Kung Tal-pang Hi Taiping Stan