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No. 7305.—JANUARY 11, 1887.]

Tue following are the Orders of the day

for the mooting of the Legislative Council

to be held on Friday next, at 4 o'clock

1. First reading of the following Bills

(a.). Ar Ordines fur promoting the

Rovision, the Statute Law by

ropealing certain onactments which

Ive caused to be in force or have become undÆCESITY.

on which I pointed to St. Julion

the card.

THE CHINA MAIL.

1

I take this opportunity of pointing out (formed a few years ago), which is workud registered under the English Acta, and indie Line...Speed 1 kota... 12.50 knota observing that Eastern freight had still stimulants to all the bodily functions, and

that +:

would be a perfectly simple and easy (b) An Ordinance to amend the Lax way of saying, Army of the Loire, 6th

respooting Defamatory Wards and December, Forest of Funtainebleau - Livel 3. To restine consideration, in Commit-least for the puppets of refreshing one's tes, of the Bill entillat Au Ordinance to amond Ordinance No. 8 of 1870.'

3. T ga into Conquaitted on the falinning

Bills:-

(a) The Post Office Ordinance, 1896.

own memory.

75 Au Ordnance to amend the Pro-E. H. PARKER.

missory Oaths Ordinance, 1869.

FOOTBALL MATCH.

CELTS T. SASSENACIES.

A football match was played between two

tome representing these aides this after-

were the sides:-

UILTS.

H. N. Thompsan, forward.

C. B. Laurie,

K. J. Mitchell-Innes,

F. H. May,

J. S. Laggo,

D. Mackintosh,

R. W. Brown,

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가

J. H. S. Lockhart, half sel.

dx.

Q. W. Dickson,

M. D. Graham, full back.

SASSENACHS,

H. Broke, forward.

R. W. BreekA

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J. Q. Edmonds,,

G. H. Potts

F.H. Shepherd 1,

C. H. A. Gleig,.

C. A. Cornish,...half back.

J. Bromwell

D. Saunders,...

quarters back.

C. E. Holworthy, do.

A. H. Jackson

do.

H. Bayllar,...full back.

The Celts had a large admixture of aw

it was evident from the frat that they were not a match for the strong Sassensch team Stewart Lekhart stoutly deferided the goal onseveral occasions and brought to the ground,

TONKIS.

OBSERVE my braw freend Tonalt Spruce

is cutting jokes to the Shanghai public at

also threaten to seize relatives in China of

Chiesa residents in the States conform to Chinese law. The proclamations are dated the 38th of the 7th moon, 1886.

a

China Line..

11 20

Mr

violent exercise in blankets have disap-

We do not yet know, indeed, by what special

Is the country,

And is the air healthy in this village ?. Excellent, monsiour, excellent. One can become a centenarian hard in a little while."--Frenal paper.

Parmok, you told me you needed the alcohol to clean the mirrors with, and here I find you drinking it, Faix, muan, it's a drinkin' it and braithing on the glass

Gi'na doin','-Life.

5201

Quotations HONGKONG, January 10. OPIUM-New Fata, canh,

Old

cant.... Now Benares, casli,... 505/007) Old

cash,... -

+3

##

New Malwa, cash, 500 Allowance, Teels...... 28/66

Old Malwa, cash,..... 520/40 Allowance, Taels 86. Persian, Oily, cash... 370/420 Allowance, Tasle 16/32 Peratas, Paper tied... 400,486 Allowance, Teels...... 49

Exchange.

Hongkong, January 11.

Bark, Wire,

On demand,

17

30 days' sight,

Crodite, 4

נן

4 months' sight,

Documentary, 4monthe sight

On demand,

On Paris-

Credits, 4 months sight,

On demand... Credits, 60 days' sight,

On New York-

wizo, genta? M. Vapordau, with a merry vessel and cargoes by peczy, the assured,quently not ablo thereto. Nor is it, intermediate ports es route to and from future time to raise capital by debenturònty af nitrogenous or albumtuold food is re twinkle of his eye, at once said without whose aid these call either portaps, gazarally know that a Bed Brindle. The following are the outrastedor debenture sinck; the company almall quired to replace the naturl daily waste of have existed, nor reached their present company established beyond the United conditions of the present and futuro ser possess the necessary mora for doing so is flesh; for only about 100 grains of nitrogen, the most direct and advantageous Warner, or an ouneo and a half of albuminoids in Preast Service. Now Service. In the half-yently report issued in June food, are really necessary. Eat tao albumi- position, being utterly ignorel, except in Kingdom may carry of business in this vices as regards apeod, &c. - 榖的

tba ose of the National Marine Company country as a tituited comgary without hey

the directora were under the necessity of voids have a further offeot of acting as

10 32 DA system peculiar to itself. Several of would also appear that it not only need at, the Casina offices are perely mutual in prin- but cannot, so register itali. There may

Payment £360,000"

further depreciated as compared with those this of enabling the body to assimilata and £260,00

which had provailed in the orresponding us more carbon than it could otherwise do. ciple, and give the bonus to shareholders certainly be a question as to the status of

Beyond the alteration in spood and in six months of 1894-1885. Tosach a tent By this greater activity of the functions only, a few of them grasting it to the as- the shareholders of such a company in re

the rate of payment, the only novel foaturo was this the case that the company's froight more work is also done within the body.. surad whether he is a shareholder or not, gard to contracts made in this country, na Their probls vary, of ecurse, and may be to which the better opinion secus to be, of importance in connection with the new roverite had lost £50,000 in the half-year. Thus a most diet becomes uasful in order to said to result in declarations of bonuses of, though there is no decision the subject, Burvicu will be ties curiage of the mails ria Since that time the returns, though still austain prolonged exertion, while at the at present, Tho overland first part the financid year, lighty it off fat even when the body in at rest. But say, 10 or 15 per cent, to 20 per cent, or that the Consts would deal with them in the Sue und, usland of by the Egyptian unfavourable, have, by comparison with the anma time it tends in some degree to works more on the not premium paid; or, taking accordanco with the constitution of the Railway, what may be considered the feir represent company, and not inpute to them a greater route, as it is called, with which this comproved, and the result of a contrast in the this tendency may be very easily overbal- I congratulate the China Review on iteative offices, the Guion Traumes Suciety ability than is imposed by their own pany has been identified for nearly half a working of the whole period with that of the anced by an excess of meat or other al- healthy tone of ohcorfulness, evidently in of Canton, the Couton Insuratos Offes, the statutes

There Chinn companies aro pru-century, will thus become thing of the last financial year shes a deficiency, not as brainolds: for, as was said before, any As stated in the last report, the at one time might havo boon feared at the exesas beyond what can be worked off goes

Tate of £120,000, but to the extent of £79, to increas the stars of fat. epired by my jovial friend the Editor. North China Insurance Company, and the bably registered under the Hongkong. Or past.

Yangtsee Insurance Association, thes aver-dinaticon of March 4, 18, and Marcla 6, directors have also tendered for the con-

It is carious how all physiological truths ago return may for all practical purposes 1960, which are practically, with trifling voyance of mails to Australia, but the delay 742 during the year. It certainly seemed

local modifications, transcripts of the Jing- nased by a refereuse of this matter to the to the directors this time last year bat (when they are truths) come to agree with be put down at, say, 20 per coni.

Under the circumstances it is not to blisli parent Act of 1812: They are there. Colonies hus prevented any decision from freights must then have reached the lowest common experiance. Thus the labourer sats possible lovel, but nufortunately the expori fat bacon to sustain his working power, oudered at that the two London companies foro limited in the gume sense as the being arrived at up to the present time.

The neroptanes by the Right Hon.ence of the period to which the present with beans or lean meat to enable him to dislike the practice, with its evitable re- English companies, but with this very im- the expense of the British Consul, one anlt, of the mutual offices; but whether or portant difference, that to get information Robert Bourke, of the important post of report refers has shown that such anticipa digest as much fat as possible. The Irish of which he and hoped to be. Now, I not they are justified in attacking them innr to unfores the provisions of limited liabi- Governor of the Presidence of Madras, tion was altogether of 200 aanguino a man living at home on potatoes can not di

the manner described another matter,lity it would be necessary to go to China, created a vacancy at the

vested year now under review thero has been an himself an navey, he drops potatoes and noon at the Racu Courat. The following may tell Mr Sponed that I, for one, amand one upon which divergost viowa nyinstead of to Somerset House. And beredincalers, acting upon the ard, and Hinoharacter. Since the close of the financial gust enough to got fet; but when he hires in homeward Australian takes to most and bread. The athlete in preparing (vicariously) a vast resortiment of be, and doubtles are, held. Speaking I may point out that, as they issue shares in them, have temporarily nominated Me unprovement

boon rather more training, or the American cowboy, eas we ineline to the opinto their various customers in different parts Samuel Stew of Gladstone to occupy this freights, and there amples. Mr Spence has had many a for ourselves,

Tho alderman aleo enta meat tussle with me in his Consular and wig-and-ion that the adoption of the extreme of the world, the issue of the shareholders prition. He, Gladstone will therefore activity in ontward froights generalis, but mest largely, but he keeps down fat by

messure referred to in a mistake which is very extended, which, under certain cir. oma forward as a cndidate for pleation to in Indian homeward, and especially in exercise. gown capacity, and I knew his open nature may have consequences not easily forecumstances, might be attended with no-seat at the board at the amal moeting, Bombay freights, there are no encouraging largely; but as he does not take exerciso and the directors have great pleasure in fentures yet discernible. It is satisfactory to he grows corpuloat The disciple of Bant. too well not to be sure that he will admit acon or guarded again. It is not al-pected dieultios and implications.

The English or capitalist underwriters, ramending him to the approval of the note that the passenger traffic continues to be fog takes to and a chop; but it is the ways the best areed that comes scatheless having carried off the must black ores in out of the fray, right and justice being in and the China or honda nsterwriters, parano proprietors as a gentleman oainently quali sustained, and that transport paymonts have meagreness of his dist, and not its compost Fair fight. That at least one Soot can see these days no important factors in the different aims, both landble in themselves.lied by his experience as a merchant both mitigated to some extent the deficiency in tion, that reduces his weight. 1 short, joke, and even make one, is now abund-adjustment of diferences I sees to us The former endeavour to make the security in this conuery and in India, to render freight returns, while the expenditure con barring disease and excluding extremes, antly proven: but that a British, that is to that if, as is the se, the exigencies of they have to offers as gued as possible, while valuable assistance as a director of the continues practically at the saxe point as last every one may keep himself in healthy ava dition by only avoiding excess of anything, business rendered it absolutely essential the latter rely upon the attraction of the pany. The directors take this opportunity year, although tho milcage has boon some. say. English Conant has gone down an low that the mutind companies should establish bona. How far the former have succeeded of recording their sense of the cordial cewhat increased. Against this, however, The sum of every rule is, that fat is the in their object it is not necessary upon the operation which they at all times received must be set the unfortunate stato of ex- evidence of excess of food over work.-St, that he can't meet a Scot feren one of branches here, they were bound to se not

in the interests committed to their charge. pramint occasion to shor, especially as in Mr Bourke during his connection change, owing to the increased depresia James Budget. the amekle house) on the jocular arena is

But apart from this aspect of the question, formation regarding them is so easily neces with the company. Mr Henry Bayley, the tion of silver, which has male the com solemnly denied by E. H. PARKĖL it must be concoded that there is liberty sible; but, as information about the mutint senior managing director, having recently pany's loss on that account heavier to the

for all, and that there is no reason why offices is more difficult & obtain, it may be expressed a desire to be relieved, in some extent of £17,000 than it was in 1884-6.

The directors regret that the loss of the Tax Chinose Minister at Washington and from starting to murrow on the usual will take as a typical office a very old-ostailutiva duties which appartits to that failus, together with other minor charge, new London company slumle be prevented well to give some more detailed account. Imenare, from the more atduona aduin-

Upon office; the directors have thought it right to falling upon the underwriting accounts Consul-General at San Francisco oach says principle, although, if sucessful, a dead blished and highly respectable one. in his proclamation that he is there toast might be made against it. and it might looking into ita accounts, I find that in 1884 comply with his request, under conditious prevents any distribution from that source 120 on the present occasion. They now beg to have to rm the gruntlet of advenue criticisin, it paid a bonus of 224 per cent., in 1885 of for which a precedent was established govern the Chinese,'

and besida undurgoing farther trials. Tha ad- 25 per cent., and in 1820 of 25 per cent the case of Mr James Allan in 1872. That recommend a dividend of 6 per cent, per that they are to be cupmondod for not be rucates of the two Condum offices to which The permium income has been steadily is to say, Mr Barley will rotain his seat at annum, of which 2 per cent. was declared coming U. S. subjects

They reference has been made contend that the decreasing since 1894. and this is further the Board and remain a member of the ad interim.

The editor of the Leader, Corvallis, Ore- bonus of the China companies is not given shown by the fact that the total acentulat Napagement, although with reduced ema-

gon, is to be hung for murder.

The ovent to the rightful owner, an intermediary step-ed funia in 1686 are about 121 per cent. lesa uments, while he is at the same time freed to considerable axtunt from connection

TRAINING AND WASTING. should be celebrated by the profession. wen, who have not had much training, and Chineso afforders in the States unless the ping up reang it; but this virtuous; than they were in 1832 Whether this 15 with the daily routine of business.

The extending passion for athletics makes He is the first editor hung in this country. indignation is quite unwarranted and un- owing to a general or particular cause I have

the science of training a question of general It is going to great lengths to furnish an for the occasion is natural y expended in lus within that period Iren, I believe, fil the directors believe that in mauctioning the most part conducted on on national priu- necessary,

and having been raised apparent. po uloans of knowing "bat, as underwriting Bagley entered the company in 1545, bo- coming & managing directer in 1867, and

interest. And, luckily, training is for the item for his paper. vain. The person who, insures the goods, profitable, it is probably the latter. Tak-

mentioned they are applies for the policy, pays the prorfum, ing the acesante published this year, I find arrangement now is the Pelting Gette of the 19th day of the and is answerable therefor, is to all intenta that the premium insant is unoh larger equally studying the best interests of the ciples. The old potions of raw beet and the company and recognising, as the proprietors peared. But some idene na to physic and the mid-s and purposes the principal in the truene-than several of the rammers and Thompson made 9th moon there is an account of a

prad-n capital and

Of the peerium labours of a gentleman who has passed times much hard. The mischio is in- would wish them to do, the meritorious sweating still survive, duing no good and ɔne or two good runs, but there was no (or, cs Mr Meeny would save it, Majoris untitled to the bonus, aut no company incong I find that about 00 per cent. was back bone in the team. Among the Sastreuerst), named baring booneuld or would wah bim whether he intend paid for claims, and bont 15 per cont. alenost a life-time in their service. The creased then it becomes mongery 108 10- Even in do- sonachs, Saunders and Holworthy seemed suspended on the sole authority of a trestai.ed to keep it himenifer, it in exceptional (rather a high percentage) for expenses arrangement referred to will, however, des eight to a feed lin

And coupled stances, he were acting as an agent merc. This leaves 34 per cost for dividend and excitate the appointment of a third to be doing the most work, but all played He is apoken of ne

ly, whether he intended to hand it to his bonus Now, we are told that the present of managing directors to what it originally now and the wa ars told of some wonder- managing director (thus raising the number vetio life some curious methoday are employed to get rid of obesity, and every very well, the dexterity with which the ball with a captaru na. The pait are principal. In these days of keen competi- reduction in premium is abat 35 per cent.

tion, there is little or no prospect of any Unless, therefore, a more prostable business and until recent times wash, and to this fal system of specific. It is worth whic was passed from hand to hand earning often

spoken of as

though in intermediary gaining a pucuniary advantage be done than in the pass, which in this ci- post the dicectors, following, the example of then, to consider what are the real mathnis Aluadmiration of the large company of spec- command of a bily of men. Both the at the expense of his principal without

enmstarines neems hardly probable, there is former times, desire to appoint one of the tators. At the conclusion the result stood colonel and the captain had command each the haturskog auta pospect of a dividend or bands in the crampang's managers, trained to a know. by which, without injury to health, over-

vigour increased. and to maintain otherwise argues a deplor immediate Intere. But if the businessge of their fars, and distinguished by bulk may be reduced and strength and throu' goals and two tries for the Sassenach of a , just as a colonel and a captainably scanty nequaintance with business prove to be less profitable, or if there should zeal and capacity in the transaction of bus Modern physiological research helps us a against nought by the Celts. The Sas-

may command a gunboat. The corretts matters. Whilet showing anh tonder and he a further reduction in rates, it may be recommend the der Fencurian leg to good deal here. That ka to the experimenta This recommend that Mr Frederick Dallas Barnes of Gorana payaiians and to the orclul sent.chs had two touches-down in self do- is commanded by a, who, unexpected solicitude for the interests of nudeAsary to call up farther capital. fence and the Gaita nue. The goals were gording to Mr Mesoy, intist be a Liens Principak, one of the London ofhoes offers company, in fact, appears to have relied be elected an ordinary member of the observations of Dra. Parkes, Smith, Pary. On Loaidon-

very houry discount, under such civenos apou a continuance of its past success, and Bard as a preliminary step to the office and some others among ourselves, we now

of managing director being conferred upon all made by Saunders and the two tries by General, or Vice-Admiral.

stances that in all probability the principala not to have anticipated an interaccine strug

It is rather in the position of him by the Board in terms of the deed of know some facts with tolerable certainty. will not reap the benefit of the concession.gle. Holworthy.

The longest pame plays the boldcat game. Such boing the case, the remarts the ad general who raassos Tia forces in the field attinent. Mr Barnes, who entered the action food is converted into flogh and blood vocates of these offices naka under this without having large reserves to fall back Mervice in 1859, was in the East for several and inae, nor how precisely it is used up ANOTHER PIRATIOAL ATTACK IN 稱長壯

hand are unworthy of condemtion. It upon, and it requires the genius of a Napo-years, where his post was for a considerable may not be out of place to mention that lan to secure victory under such cicent-ne that of Agent at Shanghai, while du- by the work of living; but we do know the maintenones of vitality. Of these mate. The Raphael, one of the bouts of the new Iz is proposed to fortify and colouise the two of the more important China offices constances. I hope I may not be thought to ring the last seven years he has filled one accurately what materials are necessary for cerned in the presont discussion are actually be discourtumus in suggesting that possibly of the chief appointments in London, inriala skoro sro, great dirigiona The Erst River Service in Tonkin, conducted by loop of land at Stufen, between the present

which capacity, and by his own are not Napolanus. These supanies have werit, he has gained the through confidence anally matted progra Albuminoids. Meaars Marty and d'Abbadie, was attack-and the old Hwang Ho, known as Marine) and most of the Loadon.com puutes,

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These resemble fish in composition, though In 1876 the directons reported that they are found in various percentage in On Bombay- ad by a band of pirates opposite the vil-

and that they adopted the mutual principle had practically a monopoly in the past of and approval of the Board forming part of the pasture on their inceptions when that office was in China buaitress, which has been very inara.

Wire, grain and vegetables, and ara neccnty for lage of Mag-dou on the 20th December of the tulotch and Hangkin [ Arechin] embro. Elis, it appears to as, renders Live, Thuir shareholders will, perhaps, have aupplemental charter had been granted to

On demand, at three o'clock in the afternoon. The

triboy of the Ikh Ohno League of Mongola. the present attack on them the were inde. reason to regret a descent into the arsus the company, enabling them to issue the production of Resh. Next there are

fensible. We are informed that the shot to of general business, aut of which is far 300,000 of debenture stook in lieu of on the fats or oils, which go to make fat. But On Calcutta- boat is employed on the line between Dap The Hwang He changed its course in Kang-fensible as been aile is merely the from being lucrativo. In addition to this qual amount of debentures which the com- fat is also made out of the third class,

Wiro, ... cau, Phu-larg-Thuong aad Haiphong Dur bi's time, and since then a tract of about procursor, four others of perhaps greater their underwriters are at a disadvantage pany then had afloat, and the proprietor; the group of starchy matters which in-

by a resolution at a special general meeting cludes augar sud the paip of vegetables On Shanghai- ing half an hour the pirates, armed with 10,000 square miles has been fertilised. weight remaining au resurse in the locker in-having little practical knowledge of gen

bold immediately after the half-yearly and fruits. It is, however, important to On demand; ... in Old Frond-atract, not to mention that eral business, which has been chiefly unt quick-Bring guns, fired on the boat and The tract, however, suffered rauch during the company stationed thurs is reported to ba - ducted by their capitalist brethren, who meeting in Jews that year, consented to

30 days sight, remember what has only recently boen riddled her with holos. By chanco M. the war with Yakoob Beg. Some of the prepared to vapaud about £200,000 in its have bought, some of them rather doarly, the aceptance of ant simplemental charitablished that fat can also be formed in Gold Leaf, 100 fine...

tar and authorised the issue of stock ac- the body from the class of albominoid food, Sovereigns, Leroy, a merchant, and M. Perrat, an em-

imigatora hold from the Mongols, some warlike operaticus. Perhaps the shareholders their experience. The foregoing remarks ployé in the Marine Service, bappened from the Temples, and some from they like to express their views on this point, are, I think, worthy the attention of the cordingly. It the belief of the directors if a surplus of it is eaten beyond what is.

It is doubtful if such a policy will be acoess- mercantile community in general and of the wheu subsequently paying off the daben-

required for the maintenance of the leah. I would bares is question, that it was not necessary be on board, and fortunately they had Board. It is proposed to place 1,000 Chifu; indeed, we believe that so far it has been autun! aflices in particular.

In fact, two parts of surplus albuminoids (Takea at Mesers Falconer & Co.'s Presaites, brought their Winchester carbines with

De troops it three divisions on the tract, quite the comfury. As regards the opinion respectfully urge up the latter the disse debenture stock previously or even will make one of fat, while it needs

of Lloyd's, we are unable to find that flea visability of pausing before entering upon sultanasly with such payinent in order and a half parts of starck or sugar to make BAROMETER them. Along with them, came Corporal giving eack man 7 English acres, and leav-infnential corperation approves the action a warfare in which the odds would seem toto comply with the terms of the charter, one of fat. Nothing, therefore, is gained but that the stock could be issued at bay directly, in the way diminishing fat, by Bonifay mud three soldiers, who were going the rest to the local Mongola o pap of the two London companies, nor have we be so clearly against them. - I am, &c,

GERARD VAN DE Jasne, P.U.Á.,

if required, provided the original bor- ing to Haiphong on their way back to their debts out of. The nearest town is

bson' able to ascertain that the gentlema

any solience of diet which aim at diminisha- rowing powers of the company were in doing the enusumption of either pure fata or Auditor to the Committeo' who pats in an appearance from thnk yar- The passougers of the Raphael Sarartsi, and it is proposed to station one ter has been deputed to express the viena

The opinion of the constarch and sugar. Fat is the product of a France.

way excceded: of Lloyd's, &c.!

pany's legal advisers did not; however, defended themselves with vigour or civil and one military officer on this new held there; in fact, members of Lloyd's Sir, Will you allow mu to make a support this view of the case, and it surplus of food, no matter what the food poral Bouling placed his men in bghting tract to arrange disputes. It is proposed isgivings upon the present campaign, if have since learnt that one or two insurance desired to issue debeaters stock, it would

generally look with great disfavour and small addition to my letter of yesterday. I appeared that if at any time the company may be. It is formed whenever the body! position and a sharp light took place with to abolish the army of Tu-tang they are not actively husite to it. It is, offices domiciled in Shanghai and not in bo necemury, according to the terms of the character of the dist may have a consider the pirates, who wore at a distance raping Fa, which eats Tle. 84,00) a poury and to morcover, a curious coincidence that the Hong Kong are not registered under the supplemental charter now referred to, iu from 100 to 300 mistres, the small stenter pay the new troops out of the money saved gentleman in question and the working colonial ordinances, like the Hong Kong the first place to issue new debentures able influence in working off fut, by affecting the amount of unconscious werk performed Spirit of the agitation are counccted by companies, but under the English Asts in similar exactly to those which had been making its way slowly down the river

family ties.

London As my desire was to be as fair as

There was till recently an idea among followed hard by the whole band of pirates

We shall watch with interest the result possible to both parties, I hope you will gaid of, and subsequently to pay off these by the body.

debentures again by issue of debenture. on the bank. 3. Laurent, commisaary on

of this struggle; but in the meantims must permit me to inaké the above reservation,

Lock. While, therefore, the ocmpany's scientific men themaclsce that work was confess that ad for our sympathies are with I am; &o., GERARD VAN DE LINDE.'

borrowing powers remain intact, it will be however, is now proved by a number of

by waste of muscle or flesh. This, board the boat, was shot through the |

The following article on the war of rates the muttal offers, as wo think that the

Nov. 80.

evident, from the foregoing explanation, careinl experiments, including some made breast and died three days afterwards which has recently been declared between principle they have always acted on is right

that the manner of using these powers is upon Weston during his prolonged walks, at the Military Hospital at Haiphong, while the home insurance offices and the mutual do, to the due advantage of all concerned. and equitable, tending, as it carnos tail so

THE F. AND O. COMPANY. needlessly hampered by the conditions of to be an error. Work is done by consump Hongkong Observatory, January 11, 1887,

the supplemental charter in question, and Private Lotz was wounded in the hand. offices of the Far East appeared in the Statut

The Report of the directors to be inid accordingly the directors have applied to tion of carbon, which is chiefly drawn from the fat. Onchon is consumed in the work If the stoner had bear sicured wrong, of the 20th November. The author, we our opinion that the London companies before the proprietors of the P. and O. Govement is an additional supplemental done in maintonsuze of the body digestion, which often happaus, and would have been understand on good authority, is a gentle many years ago, and that they then and to be held at the company's utlious on Dender which the powers of the company the additional work in which wo waluntarily generally were not sufliciently progressive Company at the forty-sixth annual meeting, charter in order to simplify the conditions girenlation, respiration, and so on-and in excusable in the confusion, all on beard man who formerly lived in Hongkong and sure have failed to give to their assured the 7, is as follows:

may be ex sosed. The conditions of this employ ourselves. The first is represented would have been massacred, notwith who left the office of the Union Insurance titled, B far as the division of profits was for annual report. The balauos virtually agreed to, and the following ex man of average bulk is at the rats of about

consideration to which they wore fairly en-

The directors have now to submit their farther supplemental obarter have been by the loss of carbon daring, which in a standing the energy of their dofenes. Society of Cauten some four or five years concerned.

sheet and accounts show that the not surp-serpt from the same, which now only 100 grains per hour. When awake, even The party of Frenchmen had at their dia-

Ins for the year, including £9,902 brought) awaits the approval of the Queen in posal four infantry guns of the model of

The action of two prominent and wealthy

The following lettere relating to the aarde forward, amounts to £185,101, which, after Douncil, will explain clearly to the though at rest, there is yet so much extra pro- work going on the inere azt of thinking 1374 and two Winchester carbinos. The London Marine Insurance Companies in struggle have appeared in The Times :- dedacting the interim dividend of 2 per prietors the conditions under which the and in the slight motions of the body that Manila... 29.92 84

12, Laurence Peautocy-lane, armament permitted by law is only six initiating a war of raton has for some weeks

cent, paid in June last, admits of a further company's

powers shall be exercised the loss of carbon rises to 120 graine per Haiphong. 29.9 Cannon-street, Ladon, Nov. 29,

dividend of 3s per cont., which the directors it shall be lawful for the directors honn Moderata exemisa, saol us gentle Hongkong 30. percession guns, which would have been excited, ad is still usciting, much sanment and discursion amongst merebants, shippers,

'Sir, I have been very much interested now recomand to be paid, a balance of for the time being of the company at practically useless to oppore such an attack underwriters, and insurance brokers. For in a correspondenes which has recently ep 29,102, being curied forward to next year, any time hereafter frem time to time, as walking, wakes it 950 gecuina por hour: sud Amoy.... at was made: The French Government of several years some of the London offices peared in your colous about the Barions Since the last report the Sumatra has been they shall think fit, to create and issue quick walking or hard work makes it 500 Foachow.. 30.04 68

have indulged in foulings of jealousy, and conflict between English underwriters and

food which would sustain as doring sleep Naganist., 30,25 the Protectorals do not seem to bo alivo to have taken uwstrage in consiguenon of China tho China, or mutual, officea, Into the gold; this reisel had boyn in the service for debentures or döbentere stock, or INTLY Brains Thus, the quantity of carbonaceous Shanghai..30.00.49

twenty years. In Jane last

one and partly the other, but so that must be multiplied by five to authes during Wuatuck, 30.35 2 the serious state of the country, for and other mutual companies establishing merits of that controversy it is not my pro invited tenders for the construction of two the aggregate amount of the principal sums a period of hard work. I this quantity is quite recently they refused Moers Mety themselves in or about the sacred precincts since or desire to enter. But it has user-steamers of large size, viz., 6,200 tons, with secured by an debentures and of the not supplied by the food, it must be drawn and d'Abbadie the authority to arm the pulines lastases, of leading the London relative positions of the combatants may be thees vessels were given respectively to shail not at sny one time exceed £800,000, process of wasting, by taking exercise with Haiphong. 30.02 69

from the tissues of the body. This is the Bolinao....32.07 78 90, of the Royal Exchange, and there issuing red to me that a few remarks about the proportionate engine power, and the orders capital amount of such debonture stock ofices to form an erroneous idea that a se of interest to the mercantile public, because fesans. Oaird and Co., of Greenock, and such debontures and debenture stock to

Hongkong 30,14 69 82 25 inenthicient food. bear interest at the rate of 5 per cent. invasion of vested rights had thus it will be seen that there is at essential Mesars. Harland and Wolf, of Belfast.

Thus the regulation of the bulk of the Amoy30.18 62 en nuwarrantably made. The impression difference between them. English under- Recently the directors have considerad it per annum, or auch Fato as the dies baidy is simply a question of supply and de- don will open thair ages to the necessity of scams to have deepened of late, and to have writers comprise Lloyd's and the compar advisabia to order duplicates of these ships tors may at the data of such issuemad. If we supply in anysort of food more Shanghai,.-

ripened into animosity in its most viruleaties. At Lloyd's every underwriter is re-from the same baiders, and there art, determine, upon the terms that the than the work to be done demands, the Nagasaki.. 30,06 form, the bounds of endurance and the cul- quired before being permitted to do busi therefore, now four of those large aeamers principal sums secured by such deberi The attack on the Raphael was made at ninating point, having, bron reached a few peas in the Room to give security by trust under construction. During the past six turas shall be repayable at such time or surplus is alors up in fat. If we supply The barometer has risen avez Luzon and the same spot where the gunboat la Mi wasks ugo, when the two companies in quoz. funda for a large sum of monoy. Thus months the company's steamers have run times as the directora may at the date of less than the work demands, we must draw

Work and food are the two factors... Now, for N.E winda continue moderate. The trailleuse was riddled with balls about a tion, namely, the Allianoo and the Marine thera is created a vory tangible reserve their voyages with perfect regalarity. The auch issue determine, and that such deben- upon the stores of fat formerly laid up. is falling along the coast of China Gradiecta Lusteauce Company, discharged a heavy pro fund. English companie have, I believe, walls have been delivered panatsaly at ture stock shall be either irredeemable or the carbon which does the work is almost temperature is eather high, the hamidity month age. The band of pirates was aur liminary shot into the enemy's country, in with the exception of the two great every generally much in advance redeemable in such manner, by purchases prised on Sunday, 2nd January, by a budy the shape of a notices to the effect that they rations, availed theamulys of the Limited of train, and holly is that aur ky has in the surist er by drawings, a tus cree: wholly exhaled from the lungs. Drugs high and the weather cloudy.

have, therefore.

marcely any effect on the are prepared to accept risks to or from Liability Act. This Act (or rather set of Lean continually handicapped by the delays tors may at the date of issue determins.' result. If they have any effect in prevent- For Cathay and kindred regiods at a ra Acts from 1862 to 1886) was at first re-canead by edicts of the Egyptian Quarantine It will thus be seen that as regards the ing the formation of fat, it is mainly by in Hongkong Observatory, January 11. · duction of about 36 per cent. () on the carded with distrust, but the feeling has in Bored. Several atuamers have been anga- extent of the company's burrowing powers inring digestion. Nor does the process of current rates. Although the advarates of requut years disappeared, and it is now gad in transport work, both in India and they are neither mare nor less than those sweating do much more. The perpirs 1 BAROMETER, fedased to Sa degrass Fabren. those companies defend this hellicosa pro-looked upon as a sort of trade mark of in this country, during the period to which which have existed during the last twenty-two ton of skin carries off vory little sold at nail, and to the laret of the eas in inches, ten the

years, but as in the tops and manner in ter Men in training, therefore, may drop and hundredths cedure on averal grounds more or less bona fides, by reason of the regulations and the report refera.

adopting specious, the reason for it is not altogether restrictions with which a company

The directore have the pleasure to an which those pervers may be exercised, it both these practices. If the development ohe better (as the Yankees say) on his dealt to divine, as will readily be admit-it is surrounded. Any que, for a spall fee nounce the Postmaster-General's accept will be observed that there is a greater frou of strength is their object, it can only be Fahrenheit. Comte d'Herisson story. There is another ted when we state that the China offices are paid at Boweraut House, may learn all that ause of cae of the day's tendors for dom of action propused to be gestal effected by cultivation of perfect health;

twenty-years-wan' equal to the occasion. Rowing steadily in public favour, maints, ac requires to know about the capital, the conveyance of the ludis and China under the terms of the new charter, aud that is be attained by a moderate use baridity of six maturated with moloture boing-

100 if not entirely, because they divide practiservas, and shareholding responsibility of mails, indiar a new service, to commence which, in certain circumstances, may be of good food and as much exercise us can be When my respected and cheery friend Meally the whole of their profits with the rany company registered under the Con-after the terminutiar, of tlu present contract of the atmost value to the company. It taken without over-fatigue. If the redas. DIRECTION OF Wars, to two points Vapareau of Paking, (one of the alliest sons upon whom they rely for support sud zanies Act, 1862 to 1830, or can obtain which runs to January, 1888. The dura la cartainly with no immediate prospect of tion of weight is wanted, there most be less

existance, namely, the assured; whilst all this and oven further information at the tion of the new service is fixed for a period reborrowing capital, which the director food and more work. That is the broad 6. STATE OF Aivazo, à line sky, o de Frenchmen going), and I were diaporting the profits of the London companies go company's registered offic But although of ten years from Feb 1, 1836, and pay take some oradit to themselves for having rule. our Chiness in a Laden pot-bons pro direct into the pocke's of their shareholders, most, if not all, of the thing conspanies ment for the same will be at the rate of paid off, that they have applied for this "As afroady observed, however, the pro-cloads, d drizzling, rein. f fog: g gloomy, hhait, lightning, a ovazat; p passing akowers vions to getting ourselves op for a gala day the greater number of whom perhaps having offices in and about the Royal £283,000 par annum. The service wil modification in the company's powers; but portion of the several constituents of food y squally, r rain, mor, e tanedar, y vigibuity,

clergymen, widows, &c-are, it may be Exchange ara called 'limited, it may comprise, as the prosent service does, in order that in the eroul of its proving has some important indirect influouts on its (w dow (wat), at the * Darby," the waller rather stumped vsumed, more at home when in the pul not be know that they are not registered weekly mail to Bombay sud a fortnightly either to be necessary or politic at any assimilation and use, 4 very small quantis ( 27. Bay, in untos, katlia and hundredths, the dull-headed Briton by saying 'Which pit or distrist visiting then when insuring under the English Acts, and are consmail to Shanghai, the steamers touching a

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