A DAY AT THE MUSEUM READING
ROOM.
THE BIRD TRADE.
THE CHINA MAIL.
it is ovidently a very rough one for many people. It is not at all likely that such a -- tight into the regious of pure rosson would
Insurances,
by attempted in connection with any -THAMES AND MERSEY MARINE tetest not having its centrs at Now York. There is not the lonst neersity for the
INSURANCE COMPANY, policy in ro
LIMITED
The bird trade, donle with the British One of the genuing sights" in the songbird, and for its purposes the British Metropolis, and the one most certain dogbird is other the list, the goldfinch, please and astonish strangers; is the great The lack. Twice a your theas Brisah liko the British publie it. Reading Rotunda, devised by the clover birds, vory meeld make for the Cou adoption of the destrictive
director wliose bust looks down from |
I clunge,
m the o entrance door. The visitor and tinent. From all
alica, the Mid denly introduced enn hardly concurl his Northern Court af Englandi, wonder and gratification as he gasas round tricts, and from the suburbs of the capital,
ahormons chamber, as hoity, airy, they make their way down
over the
at
the
from
South
A
BRAD Ortur-1, Roral Exquarum BUILDINGS, LONDON,
ton to silver suggested by the Secretary.. The President stutos that 102,
102,000,000 of standard dollars have been cointed to lato, They but at the same time that there are only and vast; so still, and yet no crowded; They do not troup together in those unmer-laven $58,000,000 pilal
they are ктері, int
Bocial
$4.000.000 of
of thorn in circulation. This E Undersigned having been appointed
in the Govern-t comfortable, and was like
warn,
Lupi private
AOKN-in HONGKONG-and-ChIKA for library. In the centre is soon niedops hordes which blacken the sky when thecht trauries for which there is apps the above Company are prepared to accept
where the officials and swallows set out on their migration, but are really no usa. But there is a financial MARINE RISKS at Current Rates, allow circalar
enclosure,
compact little bodies af misstateraont to be mut hero. Those flatsing sind Discounts, directors
ctors sit and carry on the business-of-ated in
ten, or
officen. So they hang istle. Upon thoin the silver
make sa.ot a good and pafect
avastx thon, with his nets sprund, readers or writers--for
hind decoy- there are far more of the latter than of the birds trained, and all his arrangements con- former-sit and work. The reader's dusk plete. The bird-eicher hisself in is almost too lexurious. Nothing more
convolved. There is a
duze
the room, commands from it rad their way southward who this latetrer certifientes me based. Those silver certifi
view of all that ate the desks
un;
CATIVAS.
devised could be fect for a hurvice must
・complete or thou chose et three kindy apologetilly as necessary, as perlinps use- does it differ from
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SVCT AN
silver certificate
a
LÁDAMSON, BELL & Co,
Agente. Hongkong, May 3, 1981.
Smy82
THE LONDON ASSURANCE.
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER OF
His Majesty King George. The Firal, A.. 1720.
کابینه
E Undasigned having beun appointed Agents for the above Corporation are prepared to grant Insurances as follows- Marine Deuartment.
FE4, 1882.
SHARE LIST.-QUOTATIONS.
Stacka
iSharen
Nos. of Value Paid-
Working Reserve
Laat Di Goring Quo
やすみ。
Account. 'vidend, tätiona, Cash,
BANKA.
HK.
and Shai
Bank. 40,003 1258.1358′1,900,000,8 3,734.00 30/ - †118 % prom,
INSURANCES. Nth China Ins. Yangtzo Ins.... Union Ins
intramed
Trators
Tasurance....
--
1,000 TL 2,000 T1. 600 TI, 238,000 T1.251,004.01 T1, 75 +TI, 1175 p. al. 1,200 11 360 TI, 350 T), 500,488 TI. 18,447.56 12% 880er div.
5008 2,500 9 5008 391,7878 437,088 68 6144.2761000
[No. 6790 FEBRUARY 4, 1882.
ISCO per share 10% 49280 ax div..
$71 $960
600 $1606.00 500 475,000$ 11,328,40 20% 781600 ton Ins. Ofice 10,000 S 2008 Chinese Ins. Co. 1,6009 1,000s 200$ 100,378 12,864.70 HK. Fire Los... 2,000 8 1,0008 2005 701, 8428 226,847.81 China Fire Ins. 4,0008 500% 1008 433,0843 103,020.08. 18% $$200
HK, C, and M.
Steamboat.... 8,000 $ China Cost S.
Navigation 5,000 TI,
MISCELLANEOUS.
HK. & Wh'pos
Dock....
ELK, and Chin
10,0008125§
5,000
Gas 0008
'kong
Chin Sugar Co. 'kong Ice Co. If'kong Bakery
6,0008 1,250 $ 1003
LOANK
Chi, Imp,
>
-P
1874 0,270€ 1877 16,040
Policies at current rates, payable either
31
3%
*
coytus are discharging the functions of money
well ast Tu Government is the piper bascelti gold or
the metal. The does live; but and speaks of hits the commercial value as to date
of issuance, of the
In no
no respect cortificate. of chairs: stuffed leathers, cane-buttoned, ful, but not muuta. He looks squething the business of the country, if our legislators
what. But the
there is a larger place for silver in or highly polished maliogany so the most like a panchor, or a perlhar, or a gipsanenly be induced to concede is. There to this nice matter, mayi He has that unipistakable, Bayour bost him are at this rannans in circuition Thi the
The height of the telves.
calculator,
which dealings with feathered croatures Tited States 822,015,762 of one-dollar Below, there in a
nod 622,244,123 of twox. These the hat; it mean to develop, For ten or gloves mouths notes for stowing away' place Dr
notes have increased $6,000,000 since July front, to
to the right, the renler lets down a of the year he inay be a shoemaker in a
shaker of carpets, or a ↑ Bat,
by the process of small padded shelf,
he can puder of small fous. He lives and carries on ties into and ones. We have here
1979,
changing large away his books for consultation; to the left, deer of small a beck-stand comes out, ingeniously cou his business both hi Jusinesses at total of $44,880,884 of all es usaping trived to move in any directions on a swivel Brighton, or Hastings, or Dover, and it is the place of silver. If those notes had been urs, to rieo or fall at any angle, with any just now that he devátom himwoli to the would be bo, and i at silver tollars in hore, in London, or at the principal Ports
withdrawn, as suggested frequently, there birdenchi wit rack. In the contre la an ink-stand, with
with 2 duty of
His stack-in-trade for
'sund that the can the Treasury as Bowercial nations steel pon, and two quills; there is
heavy
it on his hack--in fact, de carry if on GUTY
None of the great paper outter, a Lloiting-pad, and pross-weight to keep the book pen. Surely his mok when he goes forth in the early with some currencies have
paper in such 11it
before the dawn has risen upon the all denominations as pors afont. The all de an being is not fearly, so woll providal deepy town, to sprand his nets on the downs lowest Banks of England rise to t
or, dyatt felts. He has half a dozen eul hints, $25. There are provincial bank notes for home that there had with to which are very valuable to him, ai which or $10. There are no interestinto book-tasos standing apart, fiul ferents indexes to reviews
he would scarcely part with just now noles in this country between 8 and $10. with that, wolerful to the
Many dozens of their fullow If all the lives were withien, and no THE IT RELE which the intimatious Samuel Palmer la restares they have lot ints enjitivity, aper was allowed to circulate under $10,
Iris way t
And then he has his pair double
nota
which every silver dollag in the Treasury would at the lie on i
like tides, backwardls s
the grass patches of Ciupeut my lie in deimad, together with all that the old as well as
the rate of at as through the current
$2,000,000 I have notion this patient thy lip, and on which they close and fall per month for a numbers.
uth for a long time to conie, The eroin and his assistant at their day when the ropes are drag at the right moment of the fives, arar in circulation in ing hat useful work. The next step is to tent. His calf-birds are aprend Found 209,579,073. This is the best solution of consult the catalogue-a library in itself, heat in the tell, he vets are in the silver question that is possible at this without detriment to debtors whose two readiness, it is and
ass folica are dispusel on lave de conc, and the tack of sarks, bend probably rayloro, nad specially le a large wind intortant interest-with "few exceptions,
also a
this purpose is.
240
atings forwards, through with is blank space in between, over which could be coined a
tha
it
18
(div.
POST OFFICE NOTICE.
nclaimed Correspondence,
Feb. 3, 1882,
tate. Imp
Aloydula, A.
in Andras,
1
Capt. I. C. Spear, Set Aplar Sot, "..
yew & Co. Barton, H. Bonnett, Mr
Maloney, Patrick I
Manters, Chs. E. 1 Meng, H.
Marlund. E
8 March, WB
1 ngd
1
1 led
1 regd, latin, Mrs H.-8
Ang
.1
1 rogd.
Afvall, Murali):
1rgd. &Co.
-Brandt, Fimulin --4- ¿Frewer, Win. 1
Brookhơmio Arthi,† Brooks, W.
6% 823 proni ex Calleja Antonia
Campbell, frs g
Gordon
1008 768 133,000
100 T1..100S
78,032/TI. 31,474.04 10%
125
10£
10€
60,0008 1,480.20 4% +49 pin."
7,489
'anion, Moneo 1 Charee, F. Clons Santa, M: 1 Cole, R.
..
+ $00/05 p.sh.
$1623. $130 1
shure
Davia, Mado
Emel Madme
Modelius
1
Этоп. А.
· 1008 100 1008100 100$ 100 50 $50
Rates of Interest.
3,161 85 $950
Payable.
Ju30 Dec1
B 7
Fob 28 Ag. 31
April & Oct.
8
Jóns & Dec/)
3% pini.
8%
Juno & Dec.
To 39th April, 1881. $ For your 1890.
100 all 100 all 1978 3,693 TI, 500! ป 18818,665. 500 · all of India, China and Australia.
Sugar Deben-
tares, 1880.000$300,000 all Fire Department. Policies issued for long or short période at For half-year crated & het Dec., 1881. For m6-year ended 30th June, 1881, earrent rates.
Hongkong Rates of Postage.
(Revised January 1st, 1882)
Life Departmenti. Policies issued for suna not exceeding 20,000 at resliced rates.
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, July 25, 1872,
MANCHESTER FIRE INSURANCE- COMPANY OF MANCHESTER AND LONDON,
ESTABLISHED 182
In the following Statenients and Tables the Rates are given in ends, and are, for Letters pe half ouice, for Books and Patterns, per two guntes.
]3 * r*Ha
EDWARD GEOREB,
Shave Brober,
Sc., all of the mine weight, to addresses in Hongkong, Bangkok, or the Ports of China, may deliver thom to the Post Office unatamped, the postage being thon charged to the sender's account. lutch must consist of at least ton.
Each
Gellius, Wm. Jr. 1 allyus, B. M. 8. Douecies, Thereza i Dady, W. H.
Derieny, Moner I
1.
Er Lee Hong Fisher, O. M. Freke, Thoma i Fuller, Mrs W. B. 1 Gauino, E.
Giles, Harbort Qomes Mn. Anta. I Guthrie Jos · 1 fadden, lienry 1 Heige, F. 1
2
Seney, D. F. H. 1
dervay, D. P. A. 1 omstrook, L A. 1 Hong Sing Howard, W. G. 1 Howard, Mrs Geo I arétlich, E.
Hughes, Jab
selviui, Sigr. L. 1 fames, T. H
Mall, E.
-Off, Felor
Pang Aling -Pac AK-
1 Pariah Edwd1.
Partington, J.E. 61 Elerco, W. P. Pight, W. Mr
' all, aft
Lagem Made)
Boxing
Ras, Charles Remedios, F. X.
1 Rony Edwd
1
Rolextvu, M. H. 1 Rocher, Moner Y1 Rosa, Gen Rakely, C. Rakely, C.
Kabely, .
1 Saholor Otto
Sekoter, Okto
Do
Slaney, Gen
I regd.
X 1. regd. 1
Sau Foo & Co, I regd.
1 Bilva Anto
daranjo
1 card
`I mad
Situ Sri Riceels 1 Spelens, F..
Sprati, Wm. B. 2 Spreckels; 1 Gol A. B.
2 2
Stiebel, Caļ non
Sun Goon Wa
I regd.
Symós, PS. 2
1. Tavares, Mrs Marton 2.
Tavės, John
ed. Thnilior, Moner
1 1
1
4. Boxholdera may also send Patterns to the same places in the same way. En velopes containing Patterna inay be wholly closed, if the nature of the contenta be frat Kedny, 1 exhibited or stated to the Postmaster Kennedy, Jobu G1 General, as he may consider necessary, and Kia Fanng, Miss 1 approved by hint. Printed Circulars
may
circolar enclosure or table whica forms the for the South of. France, trung dong,tin largest and most important single inter- Capital of the Company £1,000,000 Storling papers may be sent at Book Rate. Two bo inserted in such Pattern Packeta, povēni
ventral
bed his cult-birds Here is the whole alphabet,
ut company, over His
pipe shrifly, he whi hundred and
he whistles after a bidet in the country. likes faltion, a fresh-caught lark tied by the There is New York finnin pro- leg or the
by wing to in the ground grun, as there is an Ohio one. The New over which the nets will fall flatters up into fork motion is contraction in the interest
of which is paid up' £100,000 Reserve Fundupwards of £. 120,000 £250,000 Annual Income
A
as found in
in nearly six M.S. felio volanes,
ole purple calf, anti yat being perpetually the corners being tipped with metal to
Tom against wear and teaT.
150
י,
bo
'far:
Leen!
1
Tipp, C. P. Townsend, A. MƏL Underwood, Valtie, Miss A. 1 Yourlies, R. P. I
Mra 1
1
1 regd.
1 regd. Willis, Mra
Walker: Capt. A-2. Ward Prof, H. A.1 Warren, E... Webster Franvia 1 Wobator, Miss..... 1 1
1 book Trọ Choa
1.bk,
1
I regd.
"Zealand, H.
1 card
H. M. S
ur, the unfortuniste travellers who hope of lenders.. Prosilit Arthur and Secre; [THE Undersigned have been appolated/whole bo paid at Book Rate. Prices Curto Europe, &c. Much troublo and dian? | iu klage Sian 1 regd. Yong Show
ary
wwces fthe
Agents for the above Company at Hongkong, Canton, Fouchow, Shanghai, und Hadkow, and are prepared to graus Insurances at current rules,
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, October 4, 1808
LANCASHIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY,
(FIRE AND PE)
CAPITAL, TWO MILLIONS STERIN
Newspapers over four ounces in weight are charged as doable, treble, dc, as the caso muy be, but such papers or packets of
Lim. Jap Joagniati Newspapers
miast not folded together as
Barzera Lip Gooh one, nor maat cnything whatever be insorted
PARCELE The public is reminded that | Givingstone Samail i except bona fide Supplements, Printed master way, however, be, enclosed, if the there is no such thing as Parcel Post Long Gee Long Les may be paid either as Newspapers or pointment are caused by persistent attempts ucdonald, N. M. 1 ed. Wong Your rent
to send small valuable trifles through the Musy, G.. Commercial Papers signify such papers
Post. Baus, Curios, Articles of Dress, ns, though Written by Hand, do not hear any Work, and similar presents are con- tinually being refused, the aenders having the character of an actual or personal carre often spent ure in Postage than would spondence, such as invoices, deeds, copies have raid the freight by steamer. No mysi, &c. The chargeur then is the same as for books, bub, whatever the weight of refund can be tone on such parcels of the value of Stamps obliterated before the a packet containing any partially written inture of the contents was discovered!" paper, it will not be charged less than 5 cents.
Bouks
The sonder of any Registered Article may accompany it with a Return Receipt on paying an extra fee of 5 cents
Local und Indian Parcel Post.
. Payne,
SJonker,
S., Fly, 1 letter.
Melor, H.M.B., Albatrore, 2ieltore.
17
For Merchant Ships
Lete. Fap.
Adnio M.
Simpson
Lodge
Lonchop
1
Loraz
Lothair “Lacin
1. Small Farcels may be sent by Post at Book Rates between Hongkong and anglex. Newton
Judrė
but any
stab
Dumbelgr
Lucy
L. 6. Troop
Marion
2 Martha Colb
Now Era
Maryama
Ceylon Birce Melia
Northern Light
1
Peari
omen
1
Pyra
dwin Finley
Red
1
Rachel
1
Raton
Biote
Σ
1 Ribstan
nor be smaller than 3 by 2 Brzes 10 Such new
may be wholly closed fromblityo this special endorsement, PARCEL, CONTAINING "NO Ltion of the parcel may be opened by Postmaster General. In the Case of Parcels for India o doclaration of contents and value is required, a printed form for which Parools for India and Ceylon in compulsory. is supplied gratis. The Registration of
examination of the catalogue would to cress the pest and reach the French coasttary Fulger pre both from New York. The of itself result in many curiosition. The tight swerve in their flight, hesitate and sex from which the New York idan las authors rejoicing in the name of Sinith fit ke just To overt all to fed has been sown by some of the or four of the folin volumes. Popular yure killed.. The cocks are all caged. Now York pigs, witch, in terordance with writera or clinical ill half
And in a moment the nets are again open the interests of that volume, or
axction,
juve always I the call-birds are awaiting their oppontnald cutmetion to the last innumerable page, as the case my he
limit But. England hasa couple of volumes to itself. Our bindcatcher is n every morning le the idea will to
tadoro cork crew, but
lase kings in their
but his day's work is done smabatted, not only in which went concern cup So with the fore the twelve strokes of non have been of what is known as the silver Statea, but
by tho order, and
eusk. France. Periodical publication,"
GUM. "P. P.: dashed and hammered from the tower of the of the debtor Status generally. If they in the notationi, has quite a catalogo of re-ull down below. Some times Le truer to their constituents than they are to. their own. All these and, incre are here be go with him a good day's take, the pete paty, they can accomplish anything they found gathered together to the Runber uf
Having
oressed over their fifties; sustines may desire that is right. The aavan Re- Bome twenty volumes or so. They are rarns cold and cross, with only half-a-presentatives and eight Senators whom the orderad alphabetically according to citing else that is Wifter behind his tutong latin States have, are the natural leaders Calcutta, &c., the case that is aluing behind his shoulders, of this movement. In one cospect only is
The limit of weighf for Books and Com- of the British Fost. Ofices in China, as well inuio R, Smith 2 Antwort Antwerp magazines and journals being much for the supply and the wire the question in local me, which concorns
mercial Papers to Foreign Post Offices is as to Japan, Muvas, Pakhui, the Straits 41ba. Palterng for such offices are limited Settlemouta, Ceylon and India. They must vbuing put. alphabetically. To holy those of tow let us see what is the de-only for States and overal Territorius.
by its unang but not mad. Well, ia round numbers it is about At bottom, however, it is a national ques-Tag the Rise FIRE on dintensions: 8 inches by 4 inches by 2 long. I foot, broad, 1 foot deep, weigh
Undersigned are prepared to grant to 8 ounces, and must not exceed these pot excel the following dimensions 2 feet Augusta who know a magdux in some frosk luzens a wook in the mere article of Ition of great moment to all the debtor: Buildings or on Goods stored therein, uniches. its country, a general
London, hawovor, volumas is givan.
hagra linnets. That is what Whitechapel States set of volumes to itself. There is
al Seven Dials count to is also a
receive frin the Silver, besides, is the monor of small Gouds du board. Vassals and oti Hulls of wonderful music entalogus, extending to Bus Counties. For it is to be considered reconnia. Nine-tenths of all the transac Vuals in Harbour, at the usual Terms some thirty or forty fulio volumes, and at this does not melude mortality, and tions in the United States should be made and Conditions. marvellous so-called catalue"
Proposals for Life Assurances will be re- the flat mortality is a heavy item in reducing in silver. It is the money in which of prints, which has now reached to four or these figures. Perhaps for out of every are paid. It is the circulating medium of coived, and Transtuited to the Directors
for their decision. Åse volumes, arranged chronologically. The alt-dozen of these little creatures, so the reinil stores. It is the money of five musam reader in special type.
tainly bright and spry the warning of their cap-hatcher, the grover, the milktrant and the Certainly
If reivel, protection will be granted on xa genuine Workers woulture, will three days after drop and pine slewmaker. In short, and witant inrther three-fourths are makers, copyists. One is
minazed at the drop from their perch. The bir dilecution, it is the Lodian-likesti
patiefied and d
diligence
ever gets shows
his price integrendent of contin.ady of the people. Perhaps, they will not in the wearisonic duty of col-udies, and his price on an average is stir it much longer to be kicked about lating, carried on with an unflinching con- 25. d, a dozen or cock lionets. The hens statesmen who have inore sympathy scientious by son wizened Drynedusi, valueless, unleas from the very unge with the large investors mid fixed inco
gosterative point of view which the poses than they have with labor who comes work after week,
tho "through the folio lite by law. There rer is induced pola. But when weases. We have, perhaps, gone as much are fair" danezels," who work-like my are to goldches, we contradict the pro-ent of our way to secure the co-operation of vorb that Fine feathers do nike fine appearance In
the outside world in the solution of
of the tá their drudgery.
They have is". The gullinch is mut as good a silver problems as we ought, or as there was a volume of old letters before tamm, which singer as the linnet, but he realises just any necessity for. The time las arrived to they copy out fair for some literary ma
a shilling as against the -pencetak up the question and dispose of it for who has cash a and
the halfpenny of his year
WHITY
and in the manner that wil b mired enduriülves,
1 best crowd of
of rustlers sition. Every
increases, while the Read paris. And soon he will riau very much conduce to our own interests. Tot the ing Room, in spite of re-arrangement, re- price. Christina is a crucid time on the other afterward follow if they are an incli- mains pretty much the same after twenty
entrix trade, and a tecognised period for all.
att. Fed But wo hare, strength
tenough to settle years or so. When all the scholars of
ali to U
to the charges.
Onco Christams is the problem in our own way. The first step new schools and universities are
are in fal
will be a couple of shil is anifestly to retire the ones and twos, work, tlo
will become set pressure
Fragendi, eruulin a whakade way, and the and if possible the fives, in paper. We shall Yet, there never can be found any real hos will alust be as salcalde as the cocks, then have a large and useful sybern for the
and no room, of winlever size; biwi your was, an unusually bad time in the ciradation of alvor,--Beening Bullitio, be found auflicient to hold their trade. The heavy spring alus
Blowers roadors of the nation." There are a few killed all the young goods in the nests,
ang-clerk and whose
serious | te
desks set apart, like- compartments
partments in and the autum exill
interfered with th
antin
Life.
incompe
and
4 A LIST of the persons who lost their lives.
of the title-page and on certain lid not yield us at home,--Cole.
far ladies only, and one fight and reduced the captures. This year by the fire at the Ring Theatre has been railway train, fi Of the standing jeste of the place-perfectly things have been better, and Whitechapel supported, too, by experience is, that and Seven Diale have slawn less discontent.ied by the Vican police. The Emperor there are left solitary and untenanted. But & has been a bad year for larka and celinues to show the utmost interest in
the future we east look to Germany and Spain to sup-Viema for the safety of thentra-gours. His Now, I believe, books are seldom stalen
precautions. 30
30 be adopted in a Museum book is
plus in the spring with what the autumis Majesty has visited the Opera House, and, a se ingeniously
after a long personal inspection, directed certain alterations to mado for the safety of the public. The Emperor, it
it is
said, will inspect all the other theatres in Vienna.
24
NEW ASPECT OF THE SILVER
QUESTION.
11ia reported that the silver men, as they are called, are not at all satisfied either with the recommendaties of the President
be
Excelsior
I p.ci.Birgirader
1
Countries of the Fastal Union. The Union may he takes to comprise Europe, all foreign romessione in Asia, Jupon, W. Africa, Egypt, Mauritius, all N. America, Mexico, Salvador, Brazil,
Chili, V first class Lives up to £1000 on a Single Republic, Junaion, Trinckul, Oniona,
Venezuela, The Argentine Honduras, Bermuda, Labuan, Hawaii, with For Rates of Premiuinis, forms of paul Danish, French, Netherlands, Perth Parools insufficiently packed or protected, race De
2. The following cant be transmitted:Nightingale ka foals or any other information, apply to
guere and Spanish Colonies.
Grace Deering. 1 r liable to be crushed (as bandboxes, farmoris Coentries NOT in the Union. The chief &c.) Opius, Gh, Liquids, Explosive sub- countries not in the Union are the Ausstances, Matches, digo,
Dyostuffa, Ice, tralasian Group, and S. Africa.
Bleut, Fish, Game, Fruit egetables, of Indretta, whatever is dangerous to the Mails, or ifhedoston likely to becoz offensive or injurious infames Ynt trapsit.
Xata F. Troop 1 Faconora Lettforenie, Laborty
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co., Agents, lungkung & Chepton.
“ Hongkong, January 4, 1667.
ANG TSZE INSURANCE
ASSOCIATION.
Carral (Fully Paid-up)....Tla, 420,000.00 PEKANENT RESERVE. Tls, 230,000.00 SPECIAL RESERVE Fuss....Th. 188,936.17 RUTAL CAPITAL and AD- j.
CUMULATIONS, Zird >...Tls. 988,936.17 April, 1881.
Directora
FB. FORAES, Esq., Chairman
W. M. Boyd, Esq. W. Mevius, Esq. J. H. PINCEVON, F. D. Hiren, Esq.
Esq.
HEAD OFFICE SHANGHAL Mesra RUSSELL, & Co., Secretaries.
LONDON BRANCH : Messrs BARING BROTHERS & Co., Bunkers.
HARD BLACKWELL, Esq., Agent,
08 8 and 9, Cornhill, Persetzs granted on Marige Risks to all
Large sums have been subscribed for the parts of the World.
relief of the sufferers by the fire. Thi
Subject to a Charge of 12% for Interest
Lady News correspondent saya that son Shareholders' Capità, all the Provis
nauy persons have offeral to adopt the of the UNDERWRITING BUSINESS are 4-
of the children themselves. The Arcli-
RUSSELL & Co., Agents.
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that it becomes worthless for other purposes, and cannot be offered for sale without certain detection. Every print in every volume is thus stampod-it may he conceived what a labour this must be, in those days of
illustrationa. With out this
would to they epetaiaty in the world of in Reading made of of his Sterntary out the Trestion is Chodisme we de distributori queung all Coit butors question. When the question is fully the disaster that their number expects that of Business in proportion to the Promia easy" by overy kind of convenience and gained it will be found that a vast unbounded courtesy extended with proof digality even to the working literary man, of people wutside of the silver men have a anchess Mario Valeria, the Emperor's paid by them.
is Holford of Colorado youngest daughter, who is aged thirteen. deep interest in as-no-one-so-well as the present writer can been the first to give expression to dis-asked to be allowed, by way of a Christains testify,--Belgrusin,
Ratisfaction: The parallel which he at present, to bring up one of the children. tempted to set ay muy not be exactly cntract. There is a difference between ACCORDING to the Guardian, Port Said, chase of two millions monthly of silver for protection in Pennsylvania and the pur- which is described as having the reputa the benefit of the silver producing States. tion of being the most vicious and depraved But the effects are pretty much the same. place in the East," is at last about to have a temporary
cute which are now out, amounting manueld spiritual and moral wants-Canon Scarth, having been advised $6,000,000, should be called in and the Api Cho
act authorizing t
thoir issue repealed, and if, Chang-shnu Hom. to winter in a warmer climate, has volun- further, the law which calls for the coinage Ching Hom
to heign the work at Fort Said, by of two millions of sandari dollars aunthly
Wen. spending three or
four months there, hops should also be reposal, there is very g that before his return some satisfactory reason to believe that silver would
have been made for considerably from the prescut average of Herng-kong Teni arrangement may permament church and resident Chaplain, 5d, if it did descend to
not.
lower
(Aberdeen). He has left England for Port Said, the P. and O Company having Liberally provided at than was reached inmediately after Hak-tsui.
Gerina dealonetization went into affect Hol-tsui Wan. and the Latin Union had frem ooinige of the white metal.
Isuspended the Hon.
Hak-in Kok, The Secretary of the "féerie" in three this policy, because he the advocates Hung-haming La,
obvious and plain to look after its commended, the silver certin A-king Ngam....
teered to
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him a free passage out and home.
Tas theatrical sensation in Paris is the production at the Chitalat of the "Thoa.
sand and. One Nights," a
R
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to
drop
that it. would
NAMES OF VILLAGES &e.,
IN DE NEAR HONGKOKO. (Corrected Spelling.}) San Teiini. Shai-wan, Shuf-tsai Po.. Shami-shui Po. Shau-ki Wen. Shek-o Shek Tong Shek Song Tau..
wan.
sote and thirty-three tableaux, which is said have the effect of bringing two hum..
to exceed in magnificenes every spectacle England and Germany to a realizing
Fot placed on the Parisian stage. One
of of the unsoodness of the position they
the scenes represents the Court of Cleopatra, have taken in favour of the single standard K
coatumea,
Ludia,
Wanz
Wan
Shok.
Wan.
of full cry, followed by the same time, aggravate the effects of the Matau Telin.
The
Matau Wai,
in which figures a procession of three or of gold. There is ovary reason to believe Kung Chiang. four hundred persons in
in Oriental
thebauch a course on the part of our Govern. Kung Kok. as a setting to three live elephants procured ment would be attended with some disas Lap-sap from an English circus. The most sensatraus results to the nations in question. It Li- Blu tional scene, however, is ** la Chause In would, beyond much donbt, introduce fresh Mathu Chung fernale; in
of sixty hounde disorder into the in which
firantes
and, at Ma-tau Kok gros the stage in Buntare : the
decorations gola
are
absorption from Europe, which wo MAAL said to be
effects
now maintain. But we cann
ma the
Tuazon in
in Mosg-kok. to which reference is made without
Ngan Ping coms this creation of inficting a heavy blow upon ovary person gung-shun Chat, lage carpenter and scene artists" of in the United States who has borrowed Pak-shui Wan. sufficient importance to fill more than six mine, and
domes Pokfu Lana upon a columns with a description of the piece and tic
cindnetry. Poifically
gallop.
s superb,
and the scenic
unequalled uplendour. It is, after a withde wild the valuapart to
a spectacle at the bo yot M. Jules
orgram
the
The
Soulme Fot
only
mining of gold and silver. Sai-wer Tat
Wan,
Sng Wan,
So-kott Po. Tai kok Tsui, Tai-long Ha
lung Kung. Tri-pang Mi.
Tai
Shan
Tek Kok..
Tuk.
Tai-
·Tai-tsuk Tai-wan. Tai-wong Kung. Tang-lung Chau. Tent Tsz-mui; Trim-sha Tari. Teo-pai Tasi. To-kwa Wan. To-ti, Wan Tung-wo (Hospital)
Ua
Wen
Wan-tsai. K Wong-kok Tsün. Wong-un Kok. Wong-nai Chung.
N.B. Documents should not be dated Year of Kongas, which is the style of
of the actor. Imaginos London nowa. A Call in silver to 491 or 47d the ounce Sai Ying-pun. Yau-aia Ti paper devoting six columns to a niugle thea would close ont a vast amount of deep trical spectacle and yet overy London mining and some low-grade ore willing. morning paper has twice as much spies në the Gaulois,
If this is the only road to the double the Emperor of Chins, and is of standard as indiosted by Secretary Folger,
course inapplicable in a Brillah Colony.
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