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WOMAN'S SPHERE.

They talk about a woman's sphors,

As though it had a limit There's not a place in earth or huren, There's not a task to mankind given, There's not a blessing or a woo, There's not a whisper, yes or no, There's not a life, or death, or birth, That has a featherweight of worth,

Without 'a woman in Ik

HUMOURS OF A GOVERNMENT OFFICE

the landlord's and other obimus on quarter-

day; but os à large majority on the officun MOTHER

question aim bachelors who live in lodgingu, and for whom quarter-day has therefore no terrors, the wisdom of the arrangement is

not very patent test the clerk gets twenty

The statement hyo pounis the third month requires modis fication. He would get it if he others, he was treated to pay his income-tax at the end of the official year; but the authorities prefor to put h

him out of temptation's way, and so deduct a quarter of his income-tax from each third mouth's pag. art, as a wholesonus mural discipline, they calculate the tax on the whole of his income; but, at the end of the year, they retum, if he claime it, the tax on the one hundred and twenty pounds which is exempt in the case

of the tax is soinstimes returned in

THE CHINA

Malls

MAIL

SEIGEL'S

OPERATING PILLS,

FOR CONSTIPATION, SLUGGISH

LIVER, do

NLIKE anny kinds of cathartic

medicines, do not make you feel worse before you feel better. Their operation is gentle, but thorough, and

The annoyances eu often complained of by those whose evil genius has driven them juto daalings with governments; the form alition, the endloss delays, the crooked ways which prevail in the temples deuf salaries under four hundred pounds a unattended with disugiceable effects, dicated to the worship of Red-tape, are yo An artistic Snish is given to the such as nausea, priping pains, &c." commonly supposed to be part of a

bave a receipt for his cunningly devised ayatem invented by jako by making him give a

by over-pay serumal days before he gets it.

Seigel's Operating Pills are the paid and overbasing officials, whose one

The sharp practics displayed in the col best family physic that has evor Ucen object

to embarrase,

humiliato,

and

lection embitter the lives of such of Her Majesty's kind. A clerk who had exhausted his or discovered. They cleanse the bowels as are not fortunate enough to dinary leave, took "French" leave for from all irritating substatices, and leave 10. belong to their own haughty and exclusive

sive day, for which delinquency. notwithstand caste. If this be an, it may be some consis protests, he was ducked of a day's pay, there is'n beulthy condition. solution to the said lieges to learn that the At the end of the

of the year he

he clained the The best reriedy extant for the bune authors of the system are also its victims turn of the income tax, bot on that amount that the wielders of the red-tape sourge which was atempt, but cu the whole of his of our lives-constipation and sluggish do not spars tesir own bucks. Let us ex-salary, on the ground that the singpige of

singpage of liver amine a few of the atripen it inflicts.

day's gay had brought his income balov

A clerk wants -hat-peg fixed up in his

CODE?. Be pats forward a

ward a requisition,

re-

the minimum chargeable with the tax

These Pills prevent fevers and all His claim was at first refused; but he ap-kinds of sickness, by removing all pealed to the Ineous Duty Commissioners,

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STEAM FOR SINUATORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, MARSEILLES, MALTA, GIBRALTAR, BRINDISI, VENICE, AND,

LONDON

Mails.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.

NOTICE

STEAM FOR

BINGAPORE, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID TRIESTE, BRINDISI, GENOA, ANTWERP, BREMEN & HAMBURG PURTE IN THE LEVANT, BLACK

SEA & BALTIO PORTS; ALSO, LONDON, NEW YORK, BOSTON, BALTIMORE, NEW ORLEANS, BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND GALVESTON & SOUTH AMERICAN

AUSTRALIA,

NH--Car can be taken on through Billa of Lubing for BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULF PORTS MARSEILLES TRIESTE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK AND BOSTON.

PORTS.

THE COMPANY'S STEAMERS WILL CALL AT SOUTHAMPTON TO LAND PASORNOBES AND LUGGAGE.

N.B.-Cargo can be taken on through Bills af Lading for the principal places in RUSSIA.

THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL BRAM

NAVIGATION COMPANY's Sloan-ship⠀⠀⠀ DECOAN, Captain P WHO"

with Her Majesty Mails, will be ched from this for BOMBAY, on WEL the 11th Apri, at Daylight,

Gold)

1888, at p.m., the Company's

Intimations.

PUBLICATIONS.

No 7677 MARCH 31, 1888.

POST OFFICE NOTICE. Unalaimed Correspondence,

March 20, 1888

HINA REVIEW-poblished once In Banor, Miss

Two Months. OVERLAND CHINA MAIL for every Barnest & Co. B

Loch Rap:

Late. Pay

CHINA MAIL OFFICE:

FAN

1

Lub Yes, JJ, I

Andersen, A.

K

Leish, the Di

Ayan Singh

reg.

Li Ah Foo

Leang Ping-hol

Bleohort G0.

Moltind,

Boord, Je

Mannder Ar

Bisbon, HS

1

Maston JST

Bowker, G. HI

Idas, M.

Beaitis, Mr.

Mall Singh

reg.

Beasley, Ga

Muller, M.

Weekly Mail. CHINA MAIL Ivery Day,

Order for Printing and Book-binding promptly executed at MODERATE CHARGES.

CHINA MAIL OFFICE, 2, Wyndhash Street (behind the Club.) NOW READY.

THE REVENUE OF CHINA.

A SERIES OF ARTICLES Reprinted from The China Maul WITH AN APPENDIT I and may be had at the

THIS PAMPHLET is Now Roady,

OFFICE OF ITS PAPER, Mess LANE, OLAWFORD & Co., Menata. KaLLY

ficials-initialing as the one great feature by whom it is allowed,As the tax at 'poisonous matter from the howels. p.m. on the day bata ou boardSteamship PREUSSEN, Capt. C. POLE, And Mr. W BREWER'S.

after being initialed by a number of

shiling."

in the work of a government departmens that time was very high, he gained much They operafe" briskly, yet mildly, with antil a day before sailingWoody Cargo will þu received on board

finally roaches the individual who directs more than he had lost by the docking of

After a decent interval, his pay the workmen,

and his day's leave besides. The out any pain. the executive arrive, generally in the plural triumph over constituted authority must

If take a severe cold, and are and number, proceed to

to survey the room in also have counted for numething, for

for a vil which

threatened with a fever, with pains in operations are to be undertaken, and surrant, too, is human. to fix on a site for the hat-peg. "It night Leare beyond the ordinary for the bent, back, and limbs, one or two be thought that the clerk who set the ball does not, however, as a rule ontail a-tolling would be fairly good judge on

It is Dearly al- duses of Seige's Opera'ing Pills last point;

but it would be very ways granted, within certain limite, in cases will break up the cold. irregular to consult him. The executive, of sickaçan or of domestic bereavement having earned a

night's repose,"

depart

What constitutes the fever.. up other misfortune. ond after--perhaps in less

BUDD

thau a domestic misfortune is, however, a difficult week you-another workmans appears on question. A man who had just lust bis the scene with a selection of

Hammers, mother,

BOTSWK,

these dire conse

ચવો.

prevest

A conted tongue, with a brackish

AY, MONDAY, the 16th day of April,

Curgo will be received

natil with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, Parcels

and CARGO, will leave this port as above, at the Office calling at GENOA, 2 p..on

Shippi Tos, Silk and Valuables for Europe will

Orders will be granted till

at Bombay, arriving o

transhipped at Colombo; General Cargo until 4 p.m., Specia and Parcels until 8

one week later than p.m. on the 15th April, 1888. (Parcels are 1 by the direct route via Colombo, nut to be sent un board they must be FREIGHT

For Further Particulars regarding left at the Actor's Office). Contenta and

the RIGHT and PASSAGE, ∙apply to⋅ POLAR & ORIENTAL. BERAM

Value of Packages are required ЗІКАМ NAVIGA

hu

TION COMPANY'S Office,

The Contents and Value of Packages are required to be declared prior to shipment nota the terms and conditions of the Com- Shippers are particularly requested to

Passengera desirous of insuring their bag.. gogo can do so on application at the Com pany's Office..

EL WOODİN,

Superintendent

mails, places, and-if he happens to hit to applied for special leave to enable taste, is caused by focl matter in the pany's Black Bills of Laling geopo

to attend her fanerai and make 30Xe

as to the futuro of his Arrangements

remember them-Eut-pege. Having find arran

stomach.

A few doses of Seigel's Operating Pills will cleanse the stomach, remove the bad taste, and re- store the oppotite, and with it bring good beuith

Oftentimes disease, or partially de-

on a site of his own-different from that and orphaned brothers and sisters. chosen by his predecessore, and of course was refused, and he was cbliged to tale different from that desired by the clerk-rate widmont

Next-your,

horing pay. he proceeds to fix up the pag, and some sted his ordinary leave, he applied for

love withmat pay, as h times completes the work in a day.

he was about to get The position of the per though eminent married anel

experienced is not unnatural ly artistic, is inconvenient; in fact, it pre- destro for a short honeymoon.

Much

to vents the closing of the room door. Ee his surprise, he was granted leave with pay. does not deny this when it is pointed out As the famo Board had dealt with both cayed food, canses sickness, nausen and to him; he merely remarkee that he cannot cases, it seems that to the wificial mind the diarrh. If the bowels are cleansed exceed his instructions, which were to pat death of a mother is a less grievous dunce- up 3 hat-peg, and that to tako ono down tic calamity than the taking unto one's self from this impurity with a dose of requires a fresh set of instructions. In a

Seigel's Operating Pills, these lis few weeks, after the inevitable requisition,

agreeable effects will rinis, aut rood liealth will result.

these are given mure worknien nirive, the

tie

wife.

ot so, however, the death of a father.

A eartain light of the quil once upon a offending

pog is removed, and the door is time asked for a week's love that he might closed onec again. If the second requisito bary, bis father. This was really Lion is cunningly worded, the second set of granted; and so much sympathy waB CX-

Seigel's Operating Pills prevent instructious may include the fixing up of Prossed by his chief that he thought it all-effects from excess in outing or the pag

in a more convenient position but god opportunity to borrow some filthy to negotiate this successfully requires great luers from his sympathiapr 4 gallant ad drinking. A geod dose at bedtime tast and experience.

piral who had to be causalted as to the renders a person fit for business in the

Does a clerk want a handle taken from leave was also symultry pounds. The morning

and ho too bled

day or

an ordinary four

and fixed on a baize- to the tune of some covered dour! After the usual formalities,orplan then tour his departure A

horny-handed so of toil puts in an two afterwards, there arrived a visitor, who sppearance, unserows the handle, throws it wished to see Mr X the cephau. Mr X's in a corner of the room, and prepares to gu chief explained thus he wasn't to be.

the

Buen

These Pills, being Sagar-coated, are lensant to take. The disagreeable

On being rentonstrated, with for leaving in fact he had gone away to bury his father waste common to most pills is obviatod."

undone half of what is required, the sature But,

said

P.

O. S. N. Co.'s Office,

Hongkong, March 29, 1888,

بیخید

U. S. MAIL LINE.

PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHI COMPANY.

THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIL

525

OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND Trovoning

The Steamer has splendid Accommodation

carrios a Doctor and Stewardoor. For further Particulars, apply to

MELCHERS & O... Agents.

Hongkong. March 20, 1888

Insurances.

NOTIUE

THE MAN ON INSURANCE COMPANY (LIMITED)

CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED.$1,000,000.

نسية

THE have Company is prepared to no- cept MARINE RISKS at Current

Price,

fff Cesta

BALL PROGRAMMES FOR SALE DEW SHADES AND PATTERN.

CHINA MAIL OFFICE,

2, WINDHAM SERRET,

January 20, 1888,

WINTEE TIME TABLE..

THE KOWLOON FERRY.

STEAM-IMUNCH

Bockmann, I reg. Mitchell, MrJno, 1

1 Mortimaro, R. HI

Ben, Miss MKA Ben J

Moors, RF

Gregor, B. B.1

1 Nakola, P.1

1 Norman, HI

1 Norwood, 5 J, 1

1 reg. Perno 1 1 Pope, FAI

Pazkor, I.

1.

1

reg.

Bling Bingh 1 reg Borten, W Boncho, J. J Butler, E. Chang Shing Conperus, Carstars, J. W. Conife, L. D. 5 Campbell, Goo, Petoraad, J. Y, Daniel, A. A Onib, W, 1 Dodd. B. N. 14 Ray, Jr.NAMS Drd, 4. 1 Bantall, A. Dyer, P. A 1 Rosenthal, V. Devarens, Grg. Rose, 1. Doth & Co., H. 1 Rolph, Dr J. W. 1 Dalbourgo & Jaffet Budel, J. Duchemin 48 Santos, B Edward, W. W, 1 Savage, 13, 1 Erakia, B. 1 Schembri, E. J. Edwards, Miss M8 Schmidt Foletcher, S.I. BI Bajsh, Jan1 Franklin, T. M1 Faith, Mrs J..5, 1 Frater,

Strapban, B. Silvestre, R. P. Sheppard, G. WI

Bettio, 125 Sentance, WY, Z- Salney

coigne, Major Foote, Mrs 2

Gordon, W1

Grand & Co. Giles, M. &

2

Gregory, Bar. Ail

Fourie, A.ZĀ

Hill, O

I

Huddle, Capt.

1

Barbear, P.

Taylear, C. W

Thomas, 8

Toolie, Z0

B

Hunter, M. 1 reg, Tabell, W. T. 11 Beolter, M 1 Tinrich, R0

17

Hansen, P. L 1 Trias, E F 1 1

Haug, Greg Habean, P.

Teary 1 teg

Thompson, G, 1 Temporanes, Haill

Hobart, E, F 12 Horulook, R 2 Ibrahim, B. - 1 rog. Vorlard Jeron, Fa

Wataon, Dr JJ. 1 Inversen, J. 1 Wasanobis, Langlands, D.- 1 Weber, E. F Lees, Rob. 21 Wing Hong Gagl

Tas Fong

DETAINED: Bahu Singh, Shanghai, 1 letter,

1 Vox-festy I

1 rug.

MORNING STAR Buna DALY

88 a FIRRY BOAT between Peddar's Wharf and Teim-Tea Tour at the following hour-This Time Table will talos effect from the 172 OCTOBER, 1887,

WEEK DAYS. SUNDAYA Lau Yon Pada. 1 Leaves son. Leaves HK Inveda K'hon. Lemisa MM. 6.00 AM 7.00 AM 6.00 7.00 AM. 8.00 8.30

8:00 8.60

9,40

all parts of the Woeid payable at any of its Rates on GoODS, &c. Policios granted to 12, 45 12.30.1.11.00, NOON AN

AT YOKORIMA, AND SAN FRANCHIDO. Arenales.

US Mail Steamship CITY OF

for San Francisco vin Yokohama, on PEKING will be. despatched SATURDAY, the 14th April, at 3 p.m., the United States, and Europe. taking Passengers and Freight for Japan,,

Through Bits of Lading issued for trans- Ports, to San Francisco, to Atlantic and portation to Yokohama and other Japen Inlant Cities of the United States, via Over- land Railways, to Havans, Trinidad, and Duinerata,

ata, and to ports in Mexico, Certral suel South America, by the Company's and

of which is explained to him, he states that the stranger. Fam his father! FOR SALE BY ALL CHEMISTS, Daua condecting Steamers:

replied the officiala man of fow

dout his instructions, and ex-words-1 don't know anything about Mr

he has carried our

presses a mild

do

ordinary deprise that he, a specialist X's private affairs; I enly know he is gone

to the rain.

Abould work which

apportains baize-door departinont

Geverament servants, however, are despatch great

when put on metile. This was illustrated some age, when dynamite explosion

heir of

yeari

building for damage in th

tho week of mourning, Mr

GISTS, AND MEDICINE VENDORS.

PROPRIETORS:

X. returned, looking very disconsolate. A J. WHITE, LIMITED,

LONDON, ENG.

AN IMPORTAST Discover is Auced

Pasage Tickets granted to France, and Germany by all First-class Fares granted as follows To San Francisco

e fines of Steamers,

To San Francisco and return 6200.00

available for & months To Liverpool,

To

To London....

other B

350.00 325.00 330.00

T

WOO LIN YUEN

Secretary,

HEAD OFFICE, No. 2, QUEEN'S ROAD. WEST. Hongkong, December 2, 1887.

For Merchant Ships

Eidivald, 8.81

Tillian

1 New City

Plinio

18 Pr. Wilhelmin

Ruby

27

9.00

"

9.00 10.15 10.15 10.30 10:40

1.30

5 P.M.

2.20

100, 15,30 P. 1.00 2x

2,00

3.00

1.30

9.00

2.30

3.30

8:00 4,00

15

Allenoze, $45.

Atholl Clan Grant

4.60

5.10

5.25

5.40

4.505.10 6.20 5.40

0.15

11

Eclipse

13 Santanuel

1

2349 6:30

6.45

Foyle, sa

1

Fasi

2

Bex Swallow Shmese

8

Gustav & Oscar 1

St. Fomedia

Heinrich, 7.8.1

Stanktre

die

Lock Eck Leander Lock Lilly

I 3psroel

Iparcel

1

1 reg. W. Siogfred

Westmeath

QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COM

PANY.

THE Undoraigned, AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates

NORTON & Cars:

Agents,

1340

Hongkong, July 16, 1887,

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE Undersigned, AGEY of the above Company, are authorized to Insure against FIRE at Current Rate

GILMAN & Co. Hourkong, January 1, 1882,

14

expected to bury you."

At the end of

When asked by his chief how he fared, ho pulled a very long face, and said that he had had the melancholy satisfaction of seein the last rites properly and decently broke the glass in the windows of a public performed, and so on, adding, that of in the Paris Figaro, of a valuable remedy rates,

seeing

popean points at proportionato office and several aoighbouring houses. enurse he felt very deeply on the subjects for nervous debility, physical exhaustion, Officors of the Army, Navy, Civil Service reduced rates granted to Tho mon sent to repair the

the bat that no doubt time would lighten the and premature decay. The discovery was and the Imperial Chinese Custome, to be government

that some lead of his affliction. A rep the thing more than

ordinary was expected of

father when I was a young man. When an early grave, We learn that the Rer.esenrers, who have neid full fare

1 pavë I lost saved him from miastable existence DP

on application. thet, displayed the most feverish uctivity, er. I can sympathise with pot made by a missionary in Old Mexico; it obtained a

my took out sashes, marked them with you lose your father, gu ou your pour Joeoph Holines, Bloomsbury Mansion Japan (or vice wrap) within one year will be at San Francisco for Chian or cabaliaci aures, put them back, took friend. I

pleasure of

ul year poor Bloomsbury Square, London, W.C., will allowed a discount of measurements-appaatly for new carpots father's acquaintance during his lifetime;

10 % -2 This allowwice sawed a blocks of wood, and generally but he called here a few days after send the prescription, free of charge, on

does not

through to apply to manifested their

fares from China Japan to Burope appreciation of the fact deal, and I had a short conversation with ceipt of a salt addressed stamped enve- and that it was an occasion on which Eaglaud him. Now, this was most irregular; and

lope. expected every man to do his duty. They

for

p.m. the day red on board until à sending

previous to sailing. ParcolHE Undersigned having been appointed being for you! was thi when next the poor old gentleman dies, do

Packages will be received at the office until Agonts for the above Corporation are Indios, do,

5. p... same day, all Panel Packages propated to grant Insurances as follows:-

be marked to address in I should

in foll; valus rante la required.

Marine Department, Gunsatur destued to point boyond San Francisco, Invoices to accompany Cargo in the United States, should be sent to the Company's Officer in Sealed Envelopes, Francisco, addressed to the Collector of Customs at San

result

was that in a week all the window ny abimet in

were completely boarded up preparatory to if you being glazed. It is true that on the buried progably can, arrange to have him

to be back here to most him in Good-

evening of the day following the ex-

ex- casu he calls aga That's all

plosion, a largo private institution

morning.

door, which had been equally dantag. Exit Mr X. ust perhaps an outwardly ed, had regained the status que se regards

madder, hist certainly a much wiser man. its window in a most irregular and un-in dimination of ordinary leave; and it is) but this result had probably In some departivents, sick-leave counts

the year when the ordinary leave has been taken, and is therefore safe front deductions much more unhealthy than the beginning.

which vor

Government Notification.

No. 56. ARBOUR DEPARTMENT, The following Rules regarding signalling at the Peak are published for general in formation.

By Cominantly

FREDELICE STEWARD, Acting Colonial Secretary, 1883.

sawAL STATION, VICTORIA SHAK, HONGKONG, 1823 Fest chove Sea Level, 1.The Union Jack will be hoisted at the Mast Head when any vessel is being

2. The Commercial Gods of Signals for all Nations will be used at the Station.

cignalled. That want of ponce which voxes public

beon official manner, very revolting to the abserved that in these departments the en instinct of the order-loving civil servant."

observed that in hose dopier than in those Hongkong, 17th February, les Order, which is heaven's first law, is also where it does not ao count. This rule has the first law in a government office, another curious affect: it tends to make the Nothing is over "rushed through. If

alend clerk thinks his rank entitles him to better candles than those served out to bin candice, the quality of which depends ou the rank of the user, are much affected in the civil service, probably because they are acu appears to be chronic with a large worse and dearer than gas or oil--he gets nonber of servants of the Crown, and his principal to ask the

sometimes places them in awkward and odice-keeper to re quest the Under secretary of State to pray ludicrous situationa A ganlteman who did 4. When Signalling to Men-of-War in the Under-cecretary of the Board of Works not affect the 'resdy-cash principle in his the Harbour or in the Oling, a White Ea

sign will be hoisted at the Flaustad, and at making for

bin

zoom; and find-

an inter 5.

how to reotive the

to more the Board to grant the Secretary of monetary transactions, having caught sight

. C direct the office keeper to issue it

3. All Signals made by vessels in the Offing will he repentac.

permission to authorise the Under. He come to get the Mast Head of the Man-of-War

State the superior

the office-koeper gets the directions, the colleague as

dark

to

anid

the said

of

will be

For further informastimi as to Fassege aud Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, No HOA; Queen's Road Central,

C. D. HARMAN

Agent Jongkong. March 24, 1888.

Stacks,

BANES.

THE LONDON ASSURANCE,

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER OF

His Majesty King George The Firet,!

4. D. 1720,

here, in London, or at the principal Porta Policies at current rates, payable either

of India, Chitis and Austrabs.

Fire Department.

7.000

6.00 6:15 6.80

76.45"

There will be no Launch on Monday and Friday, on account of cosling, whared (o, except under unavoidable er The above Time Table will be strictly omstances. In case of stress of weather, due notice will be given of any stoppages.

NOW ON SALE

INDEX

TO THE A

CHINA REVIEW

from

VOLUMES ITXIL 1LIST OF CONTRIBUTOR 2-ARTICLEX S

S-REVIEWs or Book

4.- LIST OF AUTHORS REVIEWED.

50 CENTE

PRICE,

To be had at the China Mail Olive, MCAST. KELLY & WALSH, Messrs. Lass, CRAWFORD & Co., Hongkong; and Maasra KRILY & WALSH, Shanghai,

FOR SALE

COMPLETE REPRINT, in Pamphlet: Form, of the proceedings in the RECENT LIBRE Care of

A

**

REGINA F PITMAN, containing the whole of the Proceedings at the Police Court, full report of the trial in Criminal Sessions, with connected Corre Policies issued for long or short perioda at spondence and comments of the Pross

To which is now added a Report of the Dans of

surrent rates.

Life Department. Policice sued for sums not exceeding £5,000 at reduced rates.

409

HOLLIDAY, WISH & Co Hongkong, July 25, 1872.

498

PITMAN F KESWICK AND OTHERS Price per Copy, 50 Ohara China Mail OFFIOL

Rembler, 6.8.

The Lady Torkidetz Taiyuan

Baoks, etc. without Covers.

Bombay Gazette.

Bauddha Randba

British Workman,

Book of the Croat. -

Electric Baptist M20,

Fireside

Frankfurto Narionten -Fireside News.

Garden

General Anzeiger,

Hobce Bueras, ... Illustrated London, News, Journal Societe Nationala Koowledge, antrated Magazins.

L'Ilustrazione Italiana,

Le Petit Marseillais, Liverpool biersary. Mittheilungen,

New York Herald. Tandera Amtasvie

Scottish People, Standard

Signs of the Timna Weekly Sentinel Review Wet Gry

Money Orders.

Money Orders ase-imed at Hong Long and Shanghai on the following coun trics and places --

Madeir

Malt Mauzitier

Perfoundland

Zealand.

Amoy

Asore Is

Belgium

Bermuda

Canada,

Canton

New South Wales

* Cape Colony,

New

Deylon.

(Constantinople).

MATCH 31, 1888.

Balances.fward Last Dividen

SHARE LIST QUOTATIONS.

¡Nos. of Patue. Sharis

When a Steamer, or the smoke of Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corp, 60,000 $

is sighted, the Compass Bearing

towel-at

We at the Yard

will

nntil the

Mail

Steam

INSURANCES

121

Paid, PosrTION PER LAST REPORT

Reserve

all $3,000,000 20,9051 30/ for year working aloto Dec. 31/87 £100,000 T 406,132,00

Tia 25.65 for

1886270, buyers alle 60,000 T

3,000.707% for 1886 T 108, sellers 2018

675,000 $**$14,012, 96 25 %; 1886 ---

887 nom .268. 2508 508

84,240, 04:20 2 230,000 $ $20, 87.00 10% for 1887072, buyers 251851 1,091,4863 262,243.30329,80 for 205815

172,031.938 6 for 1886 570, buyera 100$ 20

17,000

19 79,494 625 % for 1880-819, kalen 75,832.62

$27, asles-

eurotary kind of dandlen By the time, gave a few hurried diction to his Steamers Arra, and Distance off at the terhings ara perkapa past; next win- come visitor, and then 100k op a strategis, fast Head, will be hoisted: If, when the North-China uzurance Co. Ld.................5,000 € -

another makertes are position under his ORD. Clearasol is made out, she is not p used, and as he adopts a different classifica-arrival of the enemy,

Tue,er, the Vessel's Distinguishing. tion of his goods, all the correspondence being either a conscientious man or an unsubstitute for the Compras Signal, and in Urion Insurance bocisty, Co., Ltd. 10, 0605231

will be Insurance Company, Ld.... 8,000 £ Bad requisitions have not much practical ready man or perhaps wishing to have a

anchors. Unus Traders Insurance Co., Ld.... 24, 000 $ 83,3 little jake p result, except to make a precedens.

be kept flying be kept up fteen Chinese Hisurano Gu, Limited... 1,08 2008 28,711 $ 125,771.298 % for 1886 8185· expense, failed to

to The

Distance Signal

Canon Inrurance Office Co., Ld... 10,000 Most Crown servants are great sticklers carry out him instructions, and murely re minutes after the Steunter is made out. for form, though whether, in adhering marking that his friend was somewhere

If the Stenter in a regular Mail Hongkong Fire beurance Co, Lid,.. strictly to systein, they do not cocasionally, and would no donht be back pre Stanmor a Gan will be fired, and a Ball over Chat Fire Fra Co, Ld. 20,000 100 23:

d... 8,000 $ try to poke a little fun at it, is a doubtsently, requested the newcomer to take the Enolidi French, or American Ensign, Straits Fire Insurance Co., La. 20,000/ Insurance Company, Ld. 40,0008

1008 Straits

Insurance Co., Lt. 0,0001008

STEAMBOAT COMPANIEŃ. STEAMBOAT

question.

his friend'a at

The

be kept

anchors for

Signal and Symbol will be hauled down, will be kept up until

seat. He took one-that jest vacated by with the Distance off at that time, will be This culpabia touduney may the absconding debtor, at the very desk nn shown at the Mast Head The Compass bo detected in the following case.der which he was hiding. a certato tax is paid one year and not the next, the clerk who keeps the re-

Now, the unfortunate fugitive was a man The Pall and Ensign Distance SignattK, C, sud M, Steamboat Co., L3, 40,000fg: cord must enter opposite the name of the of a corpulent habit, and vary dignified the vessel faxed was the reason for the discontinuance, withal the day One of Her Majesty's subjecte having one very dusty was very hot, the floor was a tying for half-an-hour, and Douglas Stearnship Co., Limited 20,000

his prison was a very tight

at each successive half hour to show indo-China B. N. Company, Limited 18,387 £ Your paid his cares and shortly afterwords fit. The slightest movement would betray the Distance off at the tinies. Wher, they shares issued 31, 212 E the debt of nature, usturalty failed to pay him. His position was neither dignified vessel is between Group Talaud and theme and Matila S. §. On, Le 3,600 the former the suding Fear The nor comfortable; and he could only console Nord will be hauled douse Die ELLANEOUS,

The succeeding nuss Daad was entered in the proper hitself with the reflection that tire was on Steamer is not in the Harbour when it is kong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ld. 12,500 8

formality of crossing

his side. The tradesman, be reflectei through

Posut

column but as theurlooked, a reasca go at last; and if he could only hold too dark to distinguish.

his name was

the Distance

had to be given for non-payment on the ill then, all would yet he well But the be exhibited at the West Ved Bght will UK, and Chins Gas Co., Limited. 1

Arm, or a

New Shares,

third year, sad the clurk gave a very cup of his misfortunes was not yet anchors Yar Hongkong Hotel Company, L

Arm until the River Sieners will not oper

not he signalled.

pheal All conceivable systems have and other the furniture or Canton will be made known by showing ongkung Joe Chopaty, Limited...

Alitt

650,000 $

3

200,000$

#40,000) +200,000

127,3208

3,606 30 31/87

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buyer

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all

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rise from bis place and leave the room, The issue of pay to oigil servants has leaving the energy free to wander at will. The approach of other Steainers from Macao China Suga Company, Limited... exercised the ingorisity of generations of about the place

le the National, or House Fleg Symbol

andytubok Hangkong Bakery Company, Li the annual salary at the end of each month,ever, did not stail himself of hie

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enom port

8. If a g

Lizon Sugar Chamay, Limited In one of the largest departments, a very anity Bat if his bump of curiosity was high rank is on board an incoming vessel, & Pork Tin Mining & Sting Co. humorous system is in foxes. Suppose if imperfectly developed he had a wonderfal similar Flag will be shown above the Ball Punjom & Sanghie Dun Samated

clerk has a unlary of two hundred and organ of patience. He waited nearly to Mast Head E

year one month he gets her more nearly a fortnight, it seemed to

an or the Flag alone will be hoisted at the sixty pounds

Mining Co the third month excolytive pon same and his vistim until this quality was exhaust. The approach of Mon-of-War and Sail & Son Whart & Godown 06 17,000 6100 the third month twenty five pound This ed, and at last he left. The pricing Youself will be notified by their proper song Rode factory Co., Tid 3,000 50 1 makes a quarter of bed

of led hundred and biaty

soner, with cramp in

in his

Symbols and National Colours, or House A. Watson & Co., Limited 8,800 $ 100 l completes & qnarter's pag. bis heart, sorored, with Buat and humid Flage at the Quarter of the Tara, or at the HK. High-Level Tradesys 14 1,20

twenty tion rushed through another door to hnd Yard Ar

bsen tried. except using one-twelfth off rate himself up for lost. The one at Yard wing that after of Perak Sugar Cultivation Co 5,000,T."

released

100%

pounds

and

being the

pounds,

aud

goes on as before. This stop and visit with condign punishment the mis- Note The Distances of vessels will benead Travel 1884

3188

#500

PAT 1700,000 TL 250

from his pay during two month, to erable wretch who bad betrayed biat Battunated from the Peak, and will be made

be wided to the third month's allowance, lils desire for vengeance was his undoing by means of the Numerals which arqattach-

may be supposed to spring from paternal Turning a corner, be ran into the arms of ed to the latter in the table of Maga

olicitude for his welfare, as it gives him & his preditor He had suffered in vain.-

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