Where cla
TWO VISIONS,
close the curring mountains dror, To cleep the stream in their embrace, With every outline, (curie and kno;
Reflooted in
ite placidiaco
The ploughmer stopped his team to watch
The train, sa swift it thunderod by; Sono distaat glimpse of life to catch, He atraits his engor, wistful eye.
The morning freshncas los on him,
Just wakened frens its balony dresins ; The Gravelen, begrimed and dim..
Think longingly of mountain streams.
for the joyous mountain air,” The frosh delightful Antumn day Among the hills The ploughman thors
Has a perpetual holiday!
And ho, as all day long là guides
Jis stond plough, with patient band, Thinks of the Gying train that glides Into some now, cachinated land.
THE CHINA MAIL.
the time of Henry Up to that time our far and no farther shall you approach ancestors were müre affectionate in their How does tho than who makes you by buth greetings than we, their calder-natured hands stand with the palmistry people 7 * In descendants, embracing and tising each he a good sort of escatum or not? Is ha a other much in the some fashion as our safe man to rely on and fract in an emer neighbors on the viler sideof the chitaneland gones 7. Certain poplu alan, like the others are accustomed to do at the present natives in parts of Afrim, just touch the motitent. The Iristerian who is pleased to tips of yene fingers with thoirs, and are not date the commencement of handshaking fuplassant soquaintances to'shake bands with; place of osculation and embracing about and yet when your ascet a friend who lag- Tan-
later on, perhaps when tobaccy was first ciently intimate termisk of persons to soll, under the title of ·
Government Notification.
No 50
the
Mails.
U. 3. MAIL LINE.
PACIFIC MAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
THROUGH TO NEW YORK, OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOvenna
[No. 7790.–June 2, 1888
POST OFFICE NOTICE Unclaimed Oorrespondence, ane 1, 1888.
Ah Glow- Abad,
American
Tradg. Coy Ben, Miss K 1
Borgiotti, 0.1 feg. Litton, A
Benonies, M. P.1.reg. Bailleton, H. 1 Chubby RA1 Camp, Mary D. 1
AT TOKORAMA, AND SAN FRANCIBO Bowler, T. 1 THE U. 9. Mail Steamship UITY OF NEW YORK will be despatted For San FranciBOO via Tokohama, on SATURDAY, the 9th June, at 3 taking the United States, and Europe, for Japan, Crawford, Mis L.1
Passengers and Freight
P
Killer, D. LI
Kanaks & John 1
Lory, A
Lassen, Fred.
Lant Laimbeer, R
Minton, Mr Murdock, Mins L
saroky, J.-
Coog MohrA reg Norol. N.
Meiller, M. Nam, J. Nicholson, E.
|| Through Bills of Lading issued for trans. Charton, E. C. potat portation to Yokohama and thor Japan Porta, to
to Ban Francisco, to Alantic at Crus, 1 Inland Cities of the United States, vis Cher Chaimsoka, Land Railways, to Havana, Trinidad, and Dyer, S
Carlyle, Oldum, J. Demorara, and to ports in Mexico, Contral Dold, G. B. X. bouncering Steamers Company's stid Downej A1
Castee, I
1
reg. North, Mins 25,
Pogge, Mue
1
2
Parnie, Inc. Roy, Tra
Edwards, Minila,8
the right of using his namo exclusively, to the well-known Lietig's Extrait of Meat Company Limited, upon the distinct under- standing that himself and his delegate. Prof
HARBOUR DEPARTMENT... Max von Fettenkofer, should noyee and The following Rutes regarding signalling control the whole of the Company's produc at the Peak published for genoral in- tion of Extract of Mant. When English formation are pu Courts of Law decided that anybody might
By Command, use Liebige name for any Extract of Mont
FREDERICK FFRWART purp
Acting Colonial Scoretary, Henry II's time is
is perhaps in error, as it guidly (ne but hatter when end who lan purporting to have been manufactured ac to his process, and of whatever is more probable the class embrace of guidly, perhaps) gives you her left hand, quality it might be,
cording
Baron Liebig's actise of Colonial Secretary's Ofico, acquaintances began to i- àiscontinned how
proud
it makes one feel to be on gut justice, and folgess was natur ly shocked. Hongkong, 17th February, 1880.
er to be and surprised, for this decimon... introduced into this country. This certainly the recipient of this seuns a probable surmise, as even in our laver One of the most unpleasant per Extract of Meat, an rutige which was not SIGNAL STATION, VIUTORIA FRAK, HONGKONG. present year of grace a man who has been sona to shake hands with is the Her manufactured I according. to hin
1813 Fest above Sea Levil, special direc smoking a
a cheap tiger or it tank pipe is wins man, who crunnt, pak up his mind tinna or under tho
himself or his control of
1 The Union Jack will be hosted at the certainly not the most embraceable object whether to shake hands with you or not delegato. In France and Belgium the Mast Head when any vessel is being in tho world and only
think what the to-who does not hold out his hand when you Cour's build otherwise, and if a purchaser signalind. bacco of Rslugh's time must have been like offer yours; but the moment you have with buys Liebig's Extract of Meat in these 2 The Commercis Code of Signals for However, whether Henry II did or did not drawn and ploksted your hand stuffs his countries, ho obtains that manufactured by all Nations will be used at the Station. begin the fashion of shaking hands, it is out, to, he again perhaps withdrawn again the Company. Extracts of Meat of mont 3. All now rapidly becoming arordone in England. fo soun for you to catch and, stinks it inferior qualities are sold inder the natac Off, will is repeated by vessels in
The fine fleur des pois, the creme de la This specimen may be onsidered and plass of 'Liebig's A number of other articles,
When Signalling to Man-of-War in crane, the quite too-too people, do not with his twin bure, the porenn, who dass such as Liebig's, beef wine, Ling's the Harbour or in the Offing, a White En- indulge in this practice us much a thie, not know which side of the pavement is perfect health sweat Liebig's perfect sign will be hoisted at the Flagstaff, and at upper and lower middle classes, for there r
| RED PONTS FAMing you upo, and who does a health lozenge Bood, &, are all articles
s'extract of malt," the Mast Had of the Man-of-War, Lintig
& When Steamer, Where life thrills keen to sight and sound, every one shakes hands with every one on sort of inibecile, dodging, cavalier sent by which Baron Liebiz ban not the Steamer, ipagated, 7 or the amoke of a England, France, and Germany by all Faucite & Co 12 Richard,
entering or r lanving room, on meeting on fore you in an agip of indecision. There with
the Compass street, and un aying, Good morning," is
is only one thing to be done
one with him slig
slightest
connection. The public, in its at the Yard Arm, and Distance-off at the Good
or Good-by. It is a walk straight at him and you are safe. All own interest, cannot, therefore, be suffi- Mat Head, will be hoisted. If when the wonder we English have not transplanted band shakes and
palmistry
minions, how ciently warted sysinet, perchasing any of vessel is made out, she is not a Mail Steam- to be experimented upon and those articles, in the belief bie irritating and glove-splitting kalut over aver, ruquinhout before nither trusting | book invented or guaranteed by the cele-substituted for the Compaesi
they have
Vestel's the aveer, t
be Distinguishing,
will the world. Certainly in Both parts of
and they shake handa na we do, but it is or depts anybody," The way a poraon i brated and world-renownal chemist Baron will be kept will be kopt up fifteen
it of carefully thought India
fying until the Ship anchors. by no means universal, though, to please babakus hands ought nut, to
influence
the Juates von
The Distanco ns, buit understood, foreigners now of all inst simido-intoded creature broathing:
SAT
Farson, why don't you preneha minutes after the Steamer is made out sto Sposial reduced Fatos granted to Hugo, P. 11 nations and all degrees, front the Dake to whether it be done in the
hting Idia sermon denouncing prize-fighting
6. If the Steamor is a regular Mail Officers of the Army, Navy, Civil Service Hoger F. I 1 Бу воке with us English people by asking our
people, the tithid,
Mitchell didn't shy, retiring way of Decause hands immoderately whenever they gef asthers, there is absolutely nothing in it a great deal. ver. Dourder)—Yna will.
win the
the battle by the English, French, or American Ensign,
obtained on application, Hogg, 0.1 Booth, B. C G. 11
Thorpie, TJ. Ied We may profer one way of hand-shaking
at San Francisco for Chuns or Tchucose, Jap I reg. Thompsom, O. 1 2 and Syabal will be led down. Japan (or vice versa) within one year will be Johan & Co., H. 1 reg. Taylor, Capt. E. T.I Visitor (fariously)-Do you mean to insult The
be kopt up until allowed a disccunt of 10%. This allmeca JOHOR, S.
Veylard De China | Jolly
15.Vital, E. for half-an-hour, E
Where, day by day, no plodding round
Wearios the frame nnd dulls the mind;
With ploughs and furrows left behind.
Eren so, tasach the untrod ways
Of life argtouched by faney's glow, That ever aliods its brightest raya - Upon the path we do not know.
-Coutury Magazine.
IN AN ALBUM.
The misspoli scraw
•
By some Paspolian
the wall, traved,
In sahas packed (ironic fiet 1)-
Lies eighteen centrics uneffaced,
While many a page of hard and sage,
Deemed once mankind's immortal gain,
night
and South America, by
the
Through Parage Tickets granted to Eletone, The 1
Flattering, its 1
Rose, T.-
Rubert; 0.
Rose, J. F. Fraser, E. II, 1. Rusps & Co, Frost, H, G.WIAMY-Titsblaj W.
Farelovitz, 1 rég. Santos, S..
traits-Atlantic lines of Steamers.
· First-class Fares granted as follows
To
To Ban Suu
Ban Francisco
$200.00
Francisco and return,
available for 6 months
G
То
350.00 329.00
To London
330.00
Giles, H. A.1
Glance, Miss J. 2
Goldborg, M. p.
To other European points at proportionate
rates
Grant, Rev. 1p. cd,Sachen, R. Gustafson, GA 1
Selwherer, E Sebastien, E. W.8 ed.Sidslinger, 3, G.1 Stockmann, J. 1 Sallwood, Dr. J.1 Barth, G.
the dustman, try to ingratiate themselves hilariously hearty mans boisterously think of it. Well, why didn't you do it Steamor a Gun till he fred, and a Ball over and the Imperial Chinese Customs, to be Hair, Mise 1 Summera, Mr
chanco.
A
the
npa of this or
or diyy oškur period
Lincoln Journal
naw
with the Distance of at that time, will be
The Ball and will be kut
Anchora
1
Nothing can be more dignified than the to anchor; hat it is to iterion whatever find a basin of water and soap out there at to Mast Head The Compass angers, who have paid full fare, zo- Harder, Dz way many Easterns saluto a friend; their Lof man's character. One of me? No, no, sir. I didn't know you were the vessel annhom Thstance Signal 2014 rough farez jrunkKirk, RA White, H Lost from Time's ark, leaves no more mark wishes for his welfare, of those dear to him, his friends, handla in an ecstasy, a posi
tp of Bomo tribes of Arahs, who setze every one nian and woman, firmly believe in the Paris F DISCOVERY 18 announced changed at mach successivo half hour to and Japan to Europian boned until Karmazee, L1 p. ed. Williams,..
Thane keels furrow through the main.
Chanco and Change our buzz's range
Is scarcely wider than a ly's; Then lot us fly at Famo-to-day, To-morrow be unknown and wise; And while the fair beg locks of hair, And autographs, and Lord knows what, Quick ! lot is scratch out moment's match, Make our brief blaze, and be forgot
Too pressed to wait, upon her siste Fame writess name or twe in doubt; Scarco written, these no longer please, And her own fingers rub them out ; It may ensue, fair girl, that
Tears hemos this yellowing leaf may see, And put to task, your memory nak In VaiD.
"This Lowell, who was he?' Fas. Krisach Lornell in Heartscase and -Kas
WHY THEY SHAKE HANDS.
A SOCIAL CUSTOM THAT HAS COME TO DR A GOOD DEAL OF A HORG.
expromed in few words, are to the point
to
an anarchist.-Lincoln Journal.
AN IMPORTANT
yet nothing can exdied the sublime imbect. live ccstasy, of gonial enjoyment, and make. unch other's right-hand thumb in their right he adored them, and was ready than and hand and go on through the entire list of there to shed the last drop of his blood and their relations, changing the grasp as each die for them; but he was ready for nothing relative is named "How is your father, f, the sort, only he know and practiced A grasp B's thumb how is your mother, what many other gushing hand-abakdra 3 grasp 4's thumb; how is your uncle, know and practico, and get the reputation of grasp ; how is your aunt, grasp; jour ne boing such "good talkurs,"" phew, your niece, your cousin, your grand. fathur, etc., grep, and
for a quarter of an hour. The Persian ALL THROUGH A WASHERWOMAN So much has been made of this royal ro
saves himself all this wear and tear by simi
If anyone who is at all curious in the art and permeates your entire aperately in love. Whom he was dea-
in fact of any
thapaytha Qucer.
..
of a valuable remedy for nervous debility, physim exhaustion, and promature decay. The discovery was made by a missionary in Old Mexico; it saved him from a miserable existence and an early grave. We learn that the Rev. Joseph Holmes, Bloomsbury Mansions, Bloomsbury Square, London, W.C., will send the prescription, free of charge, on
topipt of a self-addressed stainped cave-
tope.
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
*****
REGISTER.
JONE 1ATE. M.
Enmidity.
Temperati
WISA.
Force..
Treather.
Main doring
ply touching his forehead at you, somethingmance and the conderosion of a royal like your groom doca on being told to go kuse in allowing one of is scions to marty home, whilst the Uhiness; Burmese, and રા mere gentlewoman, that the story of the most other nations, do something nearly as Swedish roiguing family worth relating. simple
Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte en- Pray do not imaging that we for a listed in the French Bejal bärines, and moment mean to say the group of 8 was for a foug into a private soldier. The hand is always in bore; not at all, real motive of his enlistment was that his for who does not know and pige for land and heart had been refused by a pretty. the electrie touch which, beginning in your little
ttle washerwomen with fingers, works its way gradually un
you won't have me, l'ostock, 29.947 mid poor Jean Baptiste, I'll for AMI Tokio 20.72 when you hold the hand of one be dier.
Go for a soldier matter of statistics will be good enough to
the Nagasaki.. replied try and calonlate the number of people who loved. Who has not felt this The gentle heartless little Venus of the soapande; and Shanghai. 29.04 87 62
nihar every
day in London pressure and the unmistakable grasp of he went. All the world knows what hap Amos 29.71 84 meet each ing alone, to say her placi, either in
the
On love, that is haud-shaking, but the rapid paned afterivantis-how the young soldier Hongkong 30.71 83 provinces, or, du of caue of the young ladies and pose to the wines aliaty rate, and after Hiniphong, 29.78.30
in or at gentlemen of to-day, as, with rused albow, wards became Crown, Prince of Sweden, Colinsa.29.8.89 66- of England, and of whore quite two thirds limp wrist, and scarcely pressing fingers, and eventually reigned over Sweden and Manila... 29.76 33 57. we think we may positively nase
King
Charles XIV.
JUNE 2.AT. 10 A.M. handa" whom they do so nest, the numbers they give you a sort of horizontal shake in Norway as would
But what everybody does not know is Wl'ostock, 20.58 10 02 w probably appear absolutely inertia bored way, as if playing an imaginary
this that
meantime the little Tokio..... in the blo, and yet more extraordinary still it violincolla or double bass and not like it-
it is absurd,
and they will would seen that out of these rasny million middle of a
stop you in
in clae washers
washerwoman, who had married Borne Nagasaki.. of hand-shakes no two are absolutely simi hangoras to the right of you, hansins to the ing that her former lover was now a king, Amvy
crowded
with crossing to do it, dotto's rival, had become a widow. Hear Shanghai.. far. Why do wo shake hands? No one sp puare to know. It does not mean much, if left of you, and omnibuace coming from every she wrote him a nice letter, saying that if Hongkong 29.75 26
other
point of the compass. From Bond he still loved her she was quite ready to Haiphong. anything. Who has not suffered from, the meat to Buenos Apres, from Mayfair to bacore Queen of Sweden The King. Boliuav...] Btrong and hearty grasp of, let us hope, ardent friendship, when our perhaps where you please -Zanzibar-always, in
Majorea, from anywhere you like to any cover, had long age made other arrange- Manila...
and do now ringed hand is wrong with the fervor of nearly every language, is naked the same
idle aged washer- der was deck with respectful enthusiastic
tion by iotic question, gushingnum or affection
his story is ta ho souetimes goes next smashing tho
grent A mun, a friend, events of history spring. Had the little gile and confiding fingers, rally for the nerer is answer returned.
ent, placed at
Why are we your hand. How are you, dear old washerwoman of Pau Accepted Jean Bapat,
you inquire. You do not really tiste. Jules Bernadotte intead of tutoing compelled to atfer from our friends? chap?
her use at him, the throne of Sweden Who has not suffered from the man who, sare a rap how he is, but you ask it. His
answer ought to ha, Well, thanks very would have been occupied by another.
RABAT,
me jovial Herculan in dogskins, who for How are you! How are you but its wa, from what amk face, and
his mercy.
Who has not sufferec, from
How
· the
THERE is a new pamphlet out, entitled The National Bank Act The National Bank act of the present day consists largely of skipping off to foreign territory with all the funds.— Life,
Ir is a little strange that among all the eminent on who have recently writton of books which have helped me, none should mentioned the dictionary.
Nero llawn News
W. DOBBROK, Government Astronomer. Hongkong Gostreatory, June 2.
1. Banomien, zeduced to 14 degrese Fabron- nif to the level of the ses in inoben, kathy nd bundredths,
TEMTERATURE, in the shade in degrees,
Fahrenheit.
8. HUMIDITY, in percentage of maturation, the
100,
4. DIRECTION OF WIND, to two points,
FOLOS OF Wy, according to Beaufort Scale.
6. STATH OF WEATHER, 2 blue sky, a do-
bedclouds, drizzling, rain, log, a gloomy,
squally, rain, snow, thunder, & visibility, à haŭ, Zlightning, o overcant, y pasalog showers,
dew (wet).
mot
Freight will be received on
DETAINED, Ross, Miss, Sonthampton, 1 parcel. Rice, E., Shanghai, 1 latter.
For Merchant Ships
Lew. Pap.
the Distance off at those times. When the p.m. the day previous to railing. Partel Kohn, J. 17 Capt. D: vessel is between Green Taland and the Pakagos, will be received as the offes until Kirby, P. H. 4 Won, T. E North Point of Hongkong the Distance 5 p.m. sans day; all Parcol Packigan Signal will be hauled down. If the Mail stenld be marked to sadrass in full; rais Steamer is not in the Harbour when it is of taras is required. too dark to distinguish flags, a red light will Consular Invoices to
to accompany be exhibited at the West Yard Arm, or a destined to points beyond San Frances, green light at the Bast Yard Arm until the in the United States, should be sent to the anchors.
Company's Offices ins
in Scaled Envelopes, River Steamers will not be signaliod. addressed to the Collector of Customs at Bea The approach of other Steamers from Macao Francisco. or Canton will be made known
For further information by showing
aa to Page the National, or
Flag and
· Πστιες,
and Symbol and Freight, apply to the Agency of the at Yard Arm
Company, No. 501, Queen's Road Central 8. If a Flag showing that an Officer of
OD HARMAN, high rank is on board an incoming vessel, a similar Flag will be shown above the Ball
Egest. for the Flag alone will be hoisted at the
Mast. Hoxi
3. The approach of Mon-cf War and Sail
proper
ing Vessels vill be mutified by their Symbols and National Colours, or House Flags, at the Quarter of the Wart, of of the
Art.
Note. The Distances. of vesla will be estimated from the Peak, and will be made by means of the Numerals which are attach- ed to the lotters in the table of Flaga
H. G. THOMSETT, IL, N.,
*Harbour Master, die.
Intimations.
PUBLICATIONS.
'CHINA MAIL OFFICE.
HINA REVIEW-published once in
Two Months.
Allonore, sa.. Aron Atholl Angoste
Alox. Yoals Austin
2
Friars, 5.8; 19
822 Ashin Mara
*
Black Addor
1
Cathiona
g
Hongkong, May 19, 1888. Occidental & Oriental Steam-ct, ..
Ship Company.
TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS
TO JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND EUROPE,
THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS,
INE
Lustalond
· Late Pay
1 Langkat, 3.5.0 1 begå.
Lady Wed, 0.8- Monkblase,
a.. Make Mare, s. 1 New Guines, 19.901.
Flinto
Riklaride
Scatola, 8.8.
Sea Bellow
1 reg. Santanesi
18 Stameno
Clan Grant Columbus A Chow Phia, s. 1 Ontoor- B
Chum Ting, e. 1: Drachenfils, 1 Eidsvold, 5.8.1 Erato 1 Eclipse
-St. Filomen Staumadre de Sictoria, s Babtaine Barola
Star Queen Tariot, 8.5.
1parcel
12 The Lady Törtridal
Ernest I ragă. Iniyuan bizi Ijaweł
ATLANTIC & OTHER CONNECTING Fason, E.
STEAMERS.
Chaberto Arbil
Westmeath
Verdell A
Wm. Mallor WJ. Pirrie
1o. Lo Lasteurel
Wanlock
Foyle, s.a.1
Fulaga, 8.8 1
F. P. Bitchfield 1
1
Brin
Eranthis, s.
John Nicholson
4
Kathleen, 6.4 Lemder
Look Zally Louise
Connection being made at Yokohama,
Stormers from Shanghai
Books, etc, without Covere
THE Steamship BELGIO will be THE
despatched for San Francisco, vis Yokokaina, on WEDNSEDAY, the 20th June, at 3 p.m.
withi ports.
All Parcel Packages should be marked to address in full and sazie will be received
to ailing
OVERLAND CHINA MATL-for every the Company's Oes, until 5 p.. the
Weekly Mail.
OHINA MAIL-Every Day.
Orders for Printing and Book-binding
GRINA MAIL OFFICE,
2, Wyndham Street (behind the Club.)
The Overland China Mail,
when you meet him, holds your haad us it much, my cold is a trife better, and my family, and there would have been nomidity of air saturated, with moisture being promptly oxcuted at MODELATE CHARGES. it were a punp-handle for ten minutes, and unge much less painful. Does he may Princo Oscar to marry Miss Munck. wil not let go 1
it He that other who will not told on at all, hnt this? Not a word of allows you to do the shaking process for him? are you jolly day, ain't it? and he is Who does not know the man who simply go. A lady may occasionally condescend to say, 'Pretty well, thanks,' but this to ac hand to
to throw it violently away unusual occurrence.... Boizen your from him in apparent fury? Who doce
rot
Those lustund in palmistry and kindred fear the sort of spasmodie hand-shake who pushes you hook wards and forwards, to him sciences tell us that when we grasp a, so to and away from him as if he were sawing leprak, boneless hand, a hand which ap- through? Who does peace to crumple in your own, a hand with porpoudealarly not try to shan the man who works your no apparent vitality in it, to beware of its arm around is if you wore a birrel organ
ornor and that the soft and firm-to-the-have Who is unacquainted with the man with the touch hand is only possessed by an honest also asort that a thick, hard
1.-Money Orders are issued et Hong- clammy hand, who, as a sala, will not wait and is a eure sign of obstinacy and conceit channel wherein to operals he might fix it tries and pineos, at current rates of ex If some philanthropit would like akang and Shanghai on the following ceud- gloves? Why must we shake hands with him Yat we all do it; we dislike it; wain its owner. They tell you that long that the manufacturers would make tacks change
ho soos we dislike fingered, double-jomsed people cannot be that couldn't stand on their heads-Bing it, that it positively distasteful to us sincere if they try. What sort of sha-kamton Leader. yet, meet him to-morrow, and out cames racter, we should be glad to know, is the
Jou
dislike it much,
стол
7. Ram, in inchen, tanklin and handre diha.
Money Orders.
Madeira..
Mauritius, Natal
Amoy
THE DANGER OF CALEIRITY,The cele
Azores Is.
* Malta
Bangkok. Belgium. *Bermuda.
* Canada:
his hand cass more to îngulf your own, and man who gives you two agora: what brated chemist, Justus von Liebig, it is make you wish you had gone wherever you proportion of goodness or badates works well known, made a quober of most in- were going by another route.
behind one, and what do they make of the hales are adibly informed that hand man who holds you at arm's length, stiffly, portant discoveries, but, vell foreseeing the shaking, which is apposed to be a proof of with his arm like a pokar, as if, like Consulteng that might arise by applying his same wrongfully to a utmber of chemical friendly feeling, fost came into fashion in with the swoll on the bosch, to say thus articles invented by hitsseif, he confined
Stocks.
Nos. of Shares
BANKE Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corp. ¡60, 000|§
INSURANCEJ. North-Chins Insurance Co., Id...... 5,000 Yangtze Insurance Company, Ld.... 8,000£ Union Insurancs Society Co., Ld... 10, 0008 China Traders' Insurance Co., Ld....24, 0008 Canton Insurance Office Co., Ld... 10,0008 Chinese Insuranes Co., Limited...... 1,000$ Hongkong Fire Lazrancs Co., Inl... 8,000$
d. China Fire Insurance De, Ld..
20, 0008 Singapore Insurance Company, Ld 40,000g The Straits Fire Insurance Co., Id. 20, 0008 The Straits Insurance Oc., I.30, C008
́STEAMBOAT COMPANIMA.
HK. O. and M. Strambest Co., La.140, 0008 Douglas Steamthip Co., Limited ... 20,000) Indo-China B. N. Cantpasy, Limited 18, 387E
60,000 shares issted....
SHARE LIST QUOTATIONS.
Fairie.
[Pasch POSITION PER LAST REPOST. Last Dividens|"
Balances.fware
102)
Reser
JUNE 3, 1888
Chasing. Quvietums,
Vash
125 all $ 3,000,000 20,003.51 at 30/ for year
working ajeto Dec. 31787 160 % prent, sales
ts. 23.65 for
2004 Th. 100,000 T. 406,152.00 1886 875 ex div.
25 all L 50,00 T 250$ 251€ 83.00$ 20 $ 350 $ 50% 3,000 3 200$
2503 508 1008 20 100% 1008 20 1008 2018
675,00 € 600.04 $ 230,000 8 28,711 508 1,081,480 $ 650,000 $
20 all
60
200,000 $
13. #40,000 +200,000 127,820
10£
China and Handle S. E. Jo., Led............] 3,6008
miseELLANEOUL
10
50 all 8 20,000
15 all
107.19177.31£
100!
100 all
251
· 37 500$
+, $
100 all
New Shans.meran,
1,900 €
Hongkong Hotel Company, L...
3,000
50 all
50% all
H'kong & Vhampos Dock Co., Id. £2,500; HK. and China Gas On Limited, 15, 10087 10 all
2,000 she tanned. *****
China Sugar Company, limited......15,000 1 Ite Company, Limited... 5,000/ Hongkong Hongkong Bakery Dompany, Ld..... (600 Luson Singal Company, Limited..... 7.0003 Perak Sugar Onlaration Co...
Stag Co.
5,000 TI, 50 all-
* 5,000
Perak Tinie Dus Saastan |-|(40, 000$ 10 all
Punjom
Mining CM TRABALARIANS
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& & Kár, Wharf & Godown Co. 17,000
H'kong Roge Manufactory Co., Id. 2,000
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Société Fransise deCharbonnages 8,000cc 560 Fs,500|
Chinese Imperial 1884 Banim
1684 ****.*
1886.
* Baulbeefien af Dividend Fund,
A. 3.
di Tonkin
BALAANI
100 all
50 all
∙∙100 al
20,000 $
1009 B
3,868 600 21 31801 500 all
3,059,761 % for 1986 - (01. 07. 324,012 9636%, 1886 1886
245,240.0420% annus 269, sales 429,307.06 10% for 1887 74 125,771.208% for 1886 7165, nom. 252,343.3,829,80 for "e6 6392k 204,003.003 6-for 1886 $3
17,000
*17, sellora 79,132.525 for 1888 $17, sellem, un div. 75,832,02
7% half ye$205, buyers 3,096.50
Dec. 31/87 1153.13 9.% $54 sales and buyers 4,387.5,90 z for 1886/7 10% dis, seilera
18.680
$62 per share; buyers
1,901.32104 % for '87 31 % prem.
1.527.3.11
678,942
10 % and 2% 130 por mbare, buyers, fully
paid up
bonus for o 185 half year $170. June 30 1887 for 3
year $162 to June 30/87 420.60 16% for 1887 869
$ -514.6 % for 1886 805 129,303.18 Nona
cash
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nominal ellers Kolloza
105)
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T18
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910)
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None
Noue
tprem 869, buyers 411.47 18" for 188792 prem
75% prem,, base 30% prem
1700,000 TI, 250
Paych yearly, 30 Jane
Out 15
March & Sept
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Gibraltar, Gold Coast.
Данком. Hankow, Hawaii. Hoihow. Holland.
* Honduras, (Br.),
Hongkong
India.
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Italy. Увраль.
Lagos.
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New South Walos * New Zealand.
Ningpo
North Borneo. Norway Port Darwin Portugal. Queensland,
·8. Bala: Scyckolles. Shanghai
Sierra Leone: South Australia Straits Settlements.
Swatow Sweden. Switzerland.
nanin United Kingdom.
Dnited States. Victoria.
Western Australia: West Indies (British, Danish, and Datch).
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3.The commission charged is as follows (according to the currency the Order
drawn in). 10, or B 20....0.30 centa, Up to £2, or
£5, or $25, of R 50,..............0.40
1 or 895, or 70,0.60
トサ
13 £10, or 860, or R100,.....0.80
# R180,... $1,00,
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1
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sta
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available:
for 6
months850.00
To Liverpool
To London
325,00 390,00
granted to
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to be
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Chy Missionary Sepetys
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TS PUBLISHED
of each ENGLISH and FezaCH MAY Steamer To! land issue was published fortnightly, but in the
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ng it
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to points beyond San public Ledgers
People's Journal.
Bample et Cartridges.
Weter-Zeitung Waterville Mal Weakly Soolaman.
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oki China
among
0. D. HARMAN.
Agent Hongkong, May 30, 1889:
380
Insurances.
NORTH BRITISH & MERDANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.
THE Undersigned, AGENTS of the above
hands and others, but Company, are authorited to Insure
at home and in the Far East, who do not take the daily journals,
The Overland China Most will be regularly posted from the China Mai Ole to sub- Boribers, on their addresses being forwarded) to us
SUBSCRIPTION
Per Annum,:,”
Quarter-
I
$12.00, poatago, $1,00
9,00,
0.25 Bingle Copy, 0.30. China Mal Office, Hongkong,
NOW READY.
THE REVENDE OF CHINA,
A SERIES OF ARTICLES. Keprinted from The China Mail. WITH AN APPENDIX
THIS PAMTILET is Now Beady,
T
and may be had at the OFFICE OF THE PAPRE,
Mossrs. LANE, CRAWFOLD & Co. 6, Messen, KiLLY, & Walsh's,' And MM W. BEEWELL Price,
FOR SALE:
Centa.
COMPLETE REPRINT, in Pamphlet Form, of the proccodings in the Recent LIBEL Case of
REGINA F PITMANA containing the whole of the Pecopdings at the Police Court, full report of the trial in Crimmat Sesions, with connected Corre spondence and comments of the Présa
4. Sums not exceeding 850 may be re- mitted between the Ports of China by means of Postage Stamps, subject to a charge of ons per cent, for cashing them To which is now added a Beport of the úr Money Orders can be grated at Flong | Case of kong or Shanghai on Porte where there are foun Agencies of the Hongkong Post Office
General Post Office,
Hongkong, 28th April, 1888,
+ By means of Postal Noten
PITMAN ▼ KESWICK
AND OTHERB
Prizs per Caps,
against FIRE, at Current Bales, D
NAMES OF VILLAGES E
IN OR NEAR HONGKONG
(Corrected Spilling:)
Bao Trun
A laing Ngan. Ap-li Ohan
Cheung-aban Hom. Chung Hom Chung Wan To-pang Ha-wan
Houng-kong Isai
(Aberdeen) Hak-tsui Bok-taui Win.
ok a Hok-un Kok
GILMAN & O. Hongkong, January 1, 188214 QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COM Hung-heung Lo
PANY
THE
Undersigned, Acenze for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Curront Rates NORTON & Co.
Shok
Kang Chnny Kung Kok
Lap-asp Wen,
Hongkong, July 16, 1887.
1340 Ma-tau
THE LONDON ASSURANCE, Matau Matan
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER OF His Majesty King George The First,
17207
Shai-wan Shai taai Po Shum-shui Fo Shan-k
Wate
STO Shek Tont Shak-torg Taui. Sheung Wan, Shui-teing Wau So-kon Po
Tarkok Trui
Tai-long Ha
Tal-lung Bung
ang BEL
Shan Taiarek Kok
Tai-tam Tuk
Tai-wong Kung. Tang-lung Chau.
Tsat Taz-mui
Taim-pha Taxi.
Tro-pai Tax
(Hospital)
an-trai
-kok Ngan Ping THE Undersigned having been appointed Pak ahoi Wan Wong kok Tan,
gong-slim han, Wan-te Agents for the above Corporation are Pois fu Lamong
Wong-ma Kok. Insurances as follows Sai-wan prepared to grant
Hougal
Che Marine Department.
Sai Ying-pun Yau T
NB Documents should not be dated Policies at current ratex, payable either
Year here, in London, or at the principal, Porte
of Kung-së, which is the style of of India, Obins and Austraba.
HM the Emperor of China, and it of course inappitable in a Britsh. Colony,
NOW PUBLISHED.
here wlepartment Policies issued for long or short periodsat iterors ratos,
Lefa Department Policies issued for sums not exceeding £5.000 at reduced rates,
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co Hongkong, July 95, 1872.
NOW READY
THE COMMERCIAL LAW AFRIOL ENG OFINESS WILh special refer sna to PARTNERNEI B.GIATEATION, AND BARIBUSTY Lawn In HoneLONG.
Oplan may be had at the China Ma Officer and Mesar. Tara CRAWFORD &
BPREORETICAL AND POPULAR
ITS HISTORIC.L
ASPECTS
ERNEST ETTEL PUD., TUBIN PRIRD" EDITION, RAYDAD, VAN ADDITIOAK.
* TANK, CRAWFORD && Hongkong, Angpat 20, 1881.
Printed and published by GEO, MURIAY
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