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SOOCHOW: THE CAPITAL OF .

KIANGSU,

established ecin.

TILE CHINA MAIL.

Money Orders.

1.Money Orders are issued at Hong- kong and Shanghai on the following coun- change

curder contains the continuation of a¦ Provincial Tronsarer, the Criminal Juriven the native articles away. Tin and tries and places, at current rates of. ax-1

The Juno number of the Missionary R. "highly interesting arti le treating on the above subject, to which we, a short time ago, took an opportunity to refor.

THE PAGODAS

"The seven pagodne in and around Sos. chow, the author says, so the ornaments of Sooshow. The Muthuselah is the South Gate Pagoda, built A.D. 248, aged 1,640 years, nearly twice as old as the Antidila-

THE OARDEN.

* Mauritius.·

Natal *Nowfoundland.

South Wales.

Amy Azores Is. Bang'sok.

* Madaira

* Malte

Belgium.

Beroude

Canada.

Cat

Canton

Colony

Ceylon

There are ten principal Yamons, all ex- Boochow is becoming a great entrepôt for cept two situated in the south-western foreign goods, and is destined to be é great, corner of the city. The Governor, the wholesale market. Formigu silver is the Iron and steel bave and. Imperial Taylor reside here! They manage the affairs of 21,000,000. Besides into largely used. Shirtings prints, and thuse, the Prefect, the thres Country Go-broad cloth fave the largest le. Tha vernors, the Generals and the Chief of colored handkerchiefs which adorned the

*maumaa Police have their respective Yamens.hoads of the African

in tho When Now China is fully established, no South in anti-bullen days are now used by doult for public buildings will be crunted. Chinese geulemen to wrap up their cash. 8. Poirilenm tho

is cheapest light known, as There are four noted garduris in Soochow it sells for less than a shifting a gallon.

California flour is becomi

ning popular, and vian. Ter Hill Pagoda stando scoond in and another is process of construction. in milk is widely used. Shops for the sale Bomy of these are said to cost is our and repair of watches and clocks are eur not to mention higher estimates. The on-and trance fees to these pleasure resorts is 3, risingly numerous. In the line of fancy s

e Lion ads auy of the establishments make und 7 cene. There is al the Lion

a fine show, and this, perhaps, the most in contral rookery Forest, the grant of custom it is not attactive department to native parchapsre. China, but for want kept in repair. The Chinese deserve ere- The foreign trade is yearly increasing, and die for their ability to provide a wonderful, unless new channels of enterprise are open. from the inarket, and diversity of design within a united space.ed for the Chinese, whole classes of native Civo a Euro

Give a European a couple of acres and he gods will be

ntry financialy ruined.* empty has a lawn, a few select trees, some choice hole soetings

What is the population of Soochow ? it a a conservatory. Let flowers, an arbor and a

Mongolian landscape-gardenor have the question onstantly asked. It is surprising rams space and he will furnist an Oriental how near the estimates of the foreign re- Paradise. There is the lake with its wind-altenes ngese with the figures of the census.

• rank

rank among the Patriarche

Pagoda i is built near the

built

The

A.D.

ሲ

* New Zealand.

Now

Ningpo.

North Borneo.

(Constantinople). * Norway. Cyprus.

Seyeholler, Shanghai. Sierra Leone.

#

Darwin. Fortugal.

Faklad Is Pocehow. Gambia

Germuny.

Gibraltar.

South Australia,

Gold Coast.

Biraits Settlements.

Haykow.

Hawaii.

Hochow.

* Switzerland.

Holland

Honduras, (Br.). Hongkong.

*-Icoland: India

Bratow

Sweden.

* Tangier

Tasumnit,

United Kingdom.

Duited States. Victoria

Western Australia.

Insurances.

THE LONDON ASSURANCE. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL OHARTER OF His Majesty King George The First,

- D. 1720.

THE Undersigned having baun uppointed Agents for the above Corporation are propared to grant Insurances as follows:

Marine Department.

Palios at current-rates, payable either here, in Landou, or at the principal Ports of India, China and Australia.

Fire Department, mal Policies and for long or short periods at

·urront rates.

Life Department. Policies issued for suma not exceeding £5,000 at reduced rates.

* 406.

QÜRİIN FILE INSURANCE COM

Mails.

NOTICE,

[No. 1742.-June 16, 1888.

POST OFFICE NOTICE

Unclaimed Correspondence,

Abrad

American

Tradg, Cay, Borgietii, 0:

· June 14, 1888.-

Kozor, W.

Lets, Pap

Léta

1

1

Kirk, R. A. L. 1

Kohn, J.

1 rog, P.E.

Balliston, H.

I

Bonett, M.

}

Buck, M.

Cooas Wal

Coullin, Miss

Cenwford, Misa T.

Kirk,

Klein, W.

Katrols & John 1

1rge Kwong I. Cuoi

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGENIES MARITIMES: PAQUEROTS POSTE FRANCAIS.”

STEAM FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ,

FORT SAID,... MEDITERRANEAN AND BLACK SEA FORTS, ALEXANDRIA, MARSEILLES, AND PORTS OF BRAZIL, AND LA PLATA ;

-BORDEAUX, { David, N..

LONDON,

HAVRE, DUNKIRE AND ANTWERP,

HOLLIDAY, WISE & ON THURSDAY, the 21st of Jans, *1886, Noon, the Company's Hongkong, Jaly 25, 1879.

Steamship SINDH, Commandant MacE, WIA MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave this Fort for the above places.

Cargo and Specie will be registered for London as well as for Marseilles, and so loopted in transit through Margillus for the

principal places of Europe.

Shipping Orders will be granted unt

PANY,

Italy

*West Indies (British.THE Undersigned, Ausers for the above Japan.

Company, are prepared to ACCEPT Lager.

Tapieh,aud Dutch) RISKS against FIRE at Current Eatos, 2-Orders on the Countries marked * are

NORTON & Co., turwarded through the Landiun Post Office, and are paid less a small discount of about

Agents. 2d, in the E1, for which the remitter should allow. All such ardors must be expressed in British currency, and cannot be drawn for any sum less than 6.

600, aged 1.307 years. The Twin Pagadas, Beth and Enos, were erected about A.D. 1,000, and are 900 years old The Great Pagoda, built A.D. 1160, has worn in crown for seven countries. venerable monument of antiquity at the South Gate, its lofty head the weight which bears upon i of sicteon and one-half conturion, was mach injured by the Taipings. The Tiger Hill Hill the grace of Hah Lu, our first Soochow king. According to men word employed to history, 600,000 prepare his grave and attend the funeral This Paryta is the leaning tower of Sox

It is much out of chow.

of the perpendinging bridges, and the lutut, the ebaen en-It may with safety he put down at half s

familien. lar, and seems to have been so from time blom of the Buddhist heaven, unfolding its immemorial. There is a pool on the hill, beauteous Bower, while underneath its green leaves the gold flab play hide and 50 foot lung by 20 wide, called the sword

limo

AN IMPORTANT Discovery is announced rock pool,' where it is raid She Hwangti whetted seak. The rookeries, mudo of his sword when he attempted to slay the cemented with lime and im Glings, with in the Paris Figure, of a valuable remedy tiger and rob the gravo of Hoh Lü. The their labyrinthian caves and winding sinir for norvos debility, physical exhaustion, glory of the capital in the Great Pagoda, ways, and surmounted with tall cavernous ant prematuto decay, the highoat in China, and so the highest on stones and petrified wood, in color like the made yasimary in Olt Mexico; terra firma. Stand near it and behold one faws, standing as soutinela, are as surpris ved him from a miserable existence and of the great wonders of the world, ing in their design as they are unique in an early grave. Wo turn that the Rev. Count to stories, note the verandahs, their execution, and the pavillions which Joseph Holmes, Bloomsbury Malons many pidgson cap their autamils give to the all test word the proscription, free of charge, on

Bromsbury Banaro, London, W.C., will, a holea, and men as pigmios on those giddy that its chairs and tables made to suis receipt of a self addressed stamped enve- hoights! Consider the foundation, and what the special apartments, face courts and ope

with supports that - quarry of hown stone

mighty pile of masonry which rizes hills and trees and lakes. The roads, or with its spiral column to nearly 20 fant ouvered gallerice, are all menndering, the in height, Walk around the base, which object boing to mystify the traveller, with the ahed room on the ground fluer is the ornamental designs in the open work In every 100 feet in diameter or 100 yards stund, wall are all of dissent patterns. Nots the images in bass relievo among the turn there are placed mirrors to reflect the clouds,

on the

changing scenery of grounds. Here is a stone, auated upon the roof, chang

a Bengal tiger hitling in the niches, and sitting majestic deer; there, in a engre, a upon the shrines; Buddhist gods inside and again, a company of storka is soon, while Brahman divinities without-200, all, told. vioma of the bamboo groves and flowering The name of the Sir Christophur Ween who trees, and roses of varied hue clinabing the planned this tower has not come down to walls, feast the eye. ua, but we can admire the skill of the master hand which drew the lines. The walls are octagonal, che wali within and one without,

a Pagoda, each wall ten of natin, and 200 kinds of silks and gauges,NAL STATION, VICTORIA PEAR; HONGEANG, or n Pagoda within a Pad

1893 Feet above Sea Level, feet thick, the steps rising between then by and as they are unrolled for the inspection easy gr

gradations with a walk around before of pure

is uf purchasers the sight. aplendid. Here the next flight is reached, the floors

When a

100

the door us

60

paved with brick two feet square. aro'oight doora to each of the

the bing

Boing

Binig

1.

of the

KONGS AND MANUFACTURE),

and

Government Notification.

No 66.

HARBOUR. DEFARTMENT,

The following Rules regarding signalling formation. at the Peak aro published for generatin By Camtasna,

FREDERICE STEWARE, Acting Colonial Secretary. Colonial Secretary's Office,

The great trado of Soucher is silk. In Hongkong, 17th February, 1883.

the silk stores are found about 100 varieties

merchants come

ply the markets of

groat cities throughout the provinces signalled.

acidered tors

roha was.

too treat

1. The Union Jack will be hoisted at the Mast Heat when any vessel is being 2. The Commercial Code of Signals for

fing will be repeated. 3. All Signals made by veasels in the

and with the cross passages the halls are falla luxury for a Roman Emperor, the Soul Nations will be used at the Station.

to

The weavers

4. When Bignalling to Mon-of-War in the Harbour or in the Olling, a White En- the Mast Head of the fan-of-War.

lying at you to probes; see the city Sonchuw. and have together about 7,009 agn will be hoisted at the Flagstaff, and at

An artist lays F

the

the

above

of light.

And what wonderful proportions! chow scholar were his gova

material. of this Sixty fest in diamoter at the base, it tapers In plan Augio-Saxon, there have been

floor; anch

Jach more line clothes worn in this city than in forty-five feet on the

upper story slightly lower as you ascend, each any other place in the word.

ench verandah narrower, door smaller, -

are divided into two guilde, the Naukin and Walk around

those your test; the Great Lake to the looms. Thousands of men and women are

5. When a Studmer, or the sake of a West; the mountains and pagodas; the engaged in reeling the trend. The locus

Steamer sighted, the Compass Bearing plain dotted every one-fourth mile with are in little bosses of one story, and aro

at the Yard Arm, and Distance off at the hamlets. Follow the Shanghai canal, gli- worked by the fact

fect treading on

on rickety stering in the sunlight to the

till your ba east, til

bamboe rods; each toom has a hole in the Mast end, will be hoisted. If, when the not a Mail Steam- 7e8sel is talo out, she is not a eye rests on that hill--that is Quensan. At groand, and underneath the chickens and

the Veseel's Dissingnatas Signal, and it the foot of that mountain, 30 miles to the the children play, but, mirabile dictus, fra substituted for the Compass

Flag will bo from the silka and satine North-east, ia Changosh, a city of 100,000 them come inhabitanta,

There la Wesio with a most delicate colors of all

The Distance Signal will

äfteen kept up population of

30,000, and within this Grent kill is displayúd in wear one will be kept flying until the Ship anchors

minutes after the Steamer is made out. radius of 30 miles are 100 market-towns of | ägures. from one thousand to fity dipasand in- and oranges entou perpendimdar threads Carter à Gant will be fired, and Bill wet If the Stemur in a regular Mail habitants, and probably 100.000 villages and at which a little hamlets--five milliona within the range of pata, while the weaver's shuttle flies to and the English, French, or American Ensign, vision!

fee, and hero is

is finished

with the Distance off at that time, will to Mast Head. The Сограда shown at the tern of umbroidered satin.

be hauled down. The Hall and

until The Distance Sigul the vessel anchors, and the stage actor apparet sie alle will be kept flying for half-an-hour, and breiderd The Imperial tailor twice a your sends on 1,000 franks of subroidered changed at each successive half hour to show When the clubing as tribute for the use of the Ent the Distance of at those times. peror's housutch. In this yamon 1,000 vesaul is between Grecu Island and the seen suhlat the jobs to the women. The North Point of Hongkong the Distance will be hauled down. Mail sabraidary in gold or flowers is simply use Sumer is not is the Harbour when it is quisite, and they will execute any design too dark to distinguish flags, a red light will Soveral streets are bo exhibited at the West Yard Arm, er a that is given them. devoted to fumiture. The wood highly polished, and substantial tables and chairs, green light at the East Yard Armt until she sofas and wardrobes are un hand. The anchor.

7. River Steamers will not bu signalled. inbaid

THE TEMPLES.

a magnificent pat- and sround

The centre of religiour worship ir. tho the city, embroidery employs 100,000 wa Signal and sign will be kept up.

Kiangsu province in the Von Misc Kwan men. Mandacian robes, ladies dressos, or City Temple, which is under the control of the Troists. The first building was erected about A.D. 300. There are two main temples with thirteen other teraples on the right, left and in the roars city of the gods where five or six hundred are steambled to be worshipped. Among the larger groups are the 60 cycle gods, with cocks, aquirrels, rats and anaken rising from their brains; the 2 doctors or teachers, the 56 star deities, and the 36 ministers of Heaven. Around the large building in front is the famous picture galler

of the handsomely carvad sets of far datond Aug spproach of other Steamers from Macao with pictures of "goda and

with marble, vlore trees, gardens and flowers, inotudos bureau and asta of

city,

or Canton will be made known by showing

Arm

necly

would do credit to

is much ladies and childreo, tigors and birds, or to any mansion, the National, or House Flag and Symbol:

bright colors; fina speci-" | fancy dono in the line binds of woud at Yard fair young amateur pronounced The pawn shops have a

mountains and

ia

gilt and

all

деля,

8. If a Fleg showing that on Officer of on board an incoming vessel, a

rank

a capital of many big will be shown above the Ball them,

obtain their of decorative asthe temple millions the clothing stor grounds are the centre for pleasure sostora.stuck goods from these. Sitversmiths similar Flag There are tast sheds for the hundreds who have a prosperous business where the gentle or the Flag alone will be hoisted at the drink tea, toy-shops and for the

standa

anowa

monts

Meat Head

the saleeex is so fond of bracelets and head orna-

9. The approach of Men-of-War and Sail of poreclain, and trinkets of

There large establishments for

nte various kinds.

ara Panch and Judy, the sale of pottery which is tande West of ing Vessels will be notified by their proper and peop. shows

beara

the Great Lake

comes the Symbols and National Culouse, or Houss Lako, whence Pappat shows, aud rope dancers, jugglers and sleight of famous Soochow bath tub. The city has Flags, at the Quarter of the Yard, or at the

Yard Arm. hand performers, truly a Vanity Fair.' no large manufacturies with the smoke curl- Note. The Distances of vessels will be ing from the tall chinmoys, but here in thou-estimated from the Peak, and will be made There are, all told, from 200 to 300 tem- ples, and from 60 to 100 nunneries in the sands of shops are made hats, shoes, by means of the Numerals which are attach- aity, The Taoist prisats number about musical instruments, idols, paper goods for 1,000, and the Buddhist pricets about 2,000. exportation to Hades, and the infinita ed to the letters in the table of Flags. These religions are well represented within variety of articles manufactured by the 360 trades. The import trade is immense zuri the city walls.

Pucka.

DANIS.

i

SHARE LIST.-QUOTATIONS.

Fall. VOSITION PER LAST REPORT,

Reserve. up.

Balanced.furry!"

Nos. of Shares

Falue.

"Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corp. 68,00 8

IVNITRANGES.

H. G. THOMSETT, R.X.,

Harbour Master, &c.

JUNE 16, 1988.

Last Dividend

· Chvem villllwn, Jash.

$ 20,003.51 at 20 for 3 year 15 % prom., sellers

working ajo to Dec. 31/87

Tis. 100,000 Tis.. 406,132.00"

STEAMBOAT COMPANIES. HK. C. and M. Steamboat Co., L.;40,000 8 Douglie Steamship Co., Limited....20,000 8 Indo-China S. N. Company, Limit 18, 387 £ 60,000 shares issued...........31, 212 China and Maxila S. S. Co., Ld..... 3,5008

MISCELLANEOUS.

B'kong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ld12,500 HK. and China Gas Co., Limited.

20gl 36 all $.

245,240.04.20% 472

252.213.348.9.80 for 1c6;88373

V0,432.525 for 1886 $17, sellers, ex div. 75,832.59

Dec. 31/87 $205, sellers

1181.13 5% 4,387,3.95 % for 1850/7 10 % dio. sellera

-125 alt

8,000,000,

North-China Insurance Co., Ld...... 5,000 £

Yangiaze Insurance Company, Ld.... 8,000 £

200 L

있음! all t 50,00 TIA. Union Inanrance Society Co., Ld....10,000 $ 250:8 2015 675,00113 Übina Traders' Insurance Co., La...24,000 $ $3.3. $ 2016 60,08

2008 Canton Insurance Office Co., Ld.....10,000s

B018 230,00 8 Chiness Insurance Co., Limited...... 1,500% 1,00 $ 204]* 18,711-58 Hongkong

Fire Insurance Co., LL... 8,000 S

-4,031,488:3 China Fire Insurance Co.,Ld........20,000 $

650,000 $ Singapore Insurance Company, L1.40,000 Straits Fire Insurance Co., L. 20,000 The Straite Insurance Co., Ld.....30,000 $

T′la, 23.65 for

1886 3,050.707 for 1886 Tis 97

1%

F. 975 ex div.

314,012-9626% 1886 986

+29,307.90 10% for 1887 74, buyers 125,771.298% for 1886 $105, nóm.

WAS

2204,008.0018 6 for 1854 1875

100$

100% 30

21-$

17, allots

200,000 8

$

*40,00 +200,00

3,696 % bait you

127,320

Neto Shares........

5,100 € 1,900 €

50 8

1.5 all

10 all 30€ 7.1-

10,000 8

£ 0,177.3 £

Hongkong Hotel Company, Lt....

5,000 shs, issued......

3,000

100 all

China Sugar Company, Limitad........ 15,000 $ Hongkong Ice Company, Limited... 5,000 Hongkong Bakery Company, Ld. .....!

10 alt

25 ali

37.600 $

coolk

-បៈ 1.1.h

Luzon Sugar Company, Limited.....

7,000 8

10

all

Perak Sugar Cultivation Co... Perak Tin Mining & S'ting Co. Punjom & Eunghis Dua Satusten

5,000 TI

50 all

5,00% $

Mining

0.

40,000 $

10&l

----

100 D

50 ti

100% all

1006 5

A

الم الالة

RK & Kow

Gw: Wharf & Godown Co. 17,000 $ H'kong Rope Manufactory Co., Ld. 8,000

S. Watson & Co., Limited........ 8,800'S HK. High-Level Tramways Co., Ld: 1,3308 Bociété Francaise de Charbonnages

du Tonkin...

LOANS.

Chinese Imperial 1884 B.........

8,000 Fes 610 F..500

18.586"

$62 per share, buşers

1,901.3:10% for "8731 % prem., caskı

10% and 2%. bonus for al

cush

(according to the currency the Order is

3.The commission charged is as follows drawn in

"

13.

59

;

Up to 22, or $10, or B 200,20 cents. £5, or 8, or 2 50.0.40 £7, or $35, or B 70,0.80 £10, or 850, or R100,0.80 $1.00. exceed -No Order must

£10

or $50 (unless drawn on India, then R150 is the

such limit), nor will more than two -Orders be issued to the same person, în favour of the same payee, by the same mail.

G-Money Orders on the United King- dom

for even suma not exceeding to are granted by means of Postal Notes, a to which ace parate notice or the Hong kong Postal Guide.

6.- Suma

not exceeding $30 may be ro- mitted between the Porta of China by moans of Postage Stamps, subject to a

of one charge one per cent. for eashing them; ur Money Orders can be granted at Hong- knug or Shanghai on Ports where there are Agencies of the Hongkong Post Office.

"Gonczal Post Offies,

Hongkong, 26th April, 1888.

+ By means of Portal Notes.

Intimations.

SUMMER TIME TABLE.

THE KOWLOON FERRY.

STEAM-LATNOI

MORNING STAR Runs DAILY FERRY BOAT between Padar's Wharf and Taim-Fan-Taut at the following hours:-This Time Table will take effect from tho 1ST JUNE, 1853.

LEAVES KOWLOON,

6.00.

0.45

LEAVES HONGKONG. 6.30 A.M. 7.00 1

9.30

12.00

12.30 P.3

7.30

7.45

8.00

8.15

21

9.00

"}

9.48

#10.00

"

13

*10.15, *10.40

12.16 P.M. 12.45 9 330 15

2.00,

*10.30

35

1.30 »

1.00, 1.45

2,15

.3.30 12

2.30 12

3.00

4.00 **

4.16,

1.90

400

5.10

5.25"

5.40

6.00

5.15

6.45. 7.15

7.00,

-

There will be na Launch on Monday and Friday, an account of coating.

The above Time Tablo will be strictly adhered to, except under unavoidable cir- cumstances. In case of atrons of weather, das notice will be given of any stoppagos.

NOW

READY.

COMMERCIAL LAW AFFECT.

TING OHINESE + with special refer

ence to PatzXEESHIP REGISTRATION AND BANKRUTTUY Laws in HoseKONG.

Coples may be had at the Uhine Mail Office, and at Mesars, LANE, CRAWFORD & Co-Prios. 75 cents.

NOW ON SALE."

INDEX

TO TEE

'CHINA REVIE

from VOLUMES 1 To XII.

1.-LIST OF CONTRIBITORE. 2.-ARTICLES.

3.-KEVIEWS OF Books.

4.- Last. Or, AUTHORS REVIEWED,

PRICE,

Hongkong, July 15, 1887.

1340

NORTHERN ASSURANCE COMPANY.

AGENTS, in

with

THE Undersigned, having been appointed TERNED & Co., for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.

W. HEWETT & Co..

$20 "Hongkong, June 7, 1888.

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE

INSURANCE COMPANY.

THE Undersigned, Admers of the above

T. Company, thorized to labure against FIRE at Current Rates.

GILMAN & Co. Hongkong, January 1, 1882,

Mails.

14

Occidental & Oriental Steam- Ship Company.

TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND EUROPË,

VIA

THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND: ATLANTIC & OTHER CONNECTING STEAMERS.

June, at 3 p.m.

Noon

Logio, Dr A

3 Laimbeer, R.

1-

Lacant

Chiaston; M. C. I Costce, G.

1.

Lolgh, Men

1

Lord, Capt.

Cras, J.

Chalmsohn, J.

Carlyle, S.

Cameron, J. Crocker, Miss

1 reg. Murdoch, hiss La.I

1

Missenden, W.

Nicholson, H.

Oldum; J.

Bay, Jno.

Richard, V. Schwagrer, E. Selwood, D; J.J1 Smith, G.

Soblition, D.

1 1 reg.

Summerer, W. 1

seg. Struttu, G. E. --

I

Palmer, Dr

Dine, Mr

1 Parker, L. 0.

Dodd, C. B. N. 1

* Busenberg, K.

Frost, E. G.

stove, Thos. Flattering, Mrs. 1 Fraser, E. I. Fodman, J. Forrester, W. Grunweld, H. Grassi, G. Guansing Garrett

1

·Boot, B. 0. G. · 1

1

1

Sabol Din

I Sabattini, A.

Grinblat, A.

I

Grant, Rov. F.

1

p. ed.Talbot, W. J.

1

Giles, H, A.

1

Thorpie, T. J. 1 p. d.

Hanssen, P. L. Hogy, F. R. Hogg, C. Hamilton, A... Blone, J. E. Ichinose, no. Jones, S. Jolly

1

Thompson, U. I

Taylor, Capt. E.T.I

1

Vivier, P.

1

White, H.

the

Carga will be received on beard until 4. p.m., Spects and Parcels until 3 p.m. on ibu 20th June, 1898. (Parcels are not to be sunt on board; they uinust be left at the Agency's Office)

Contents and value of Packages araro quired.

For further particulara, apply at Company's Office.

Hongkong, June 8, 1888.

U. S. MAIL LINE.

PACIFIC MATI STEAMSHIP.

Wilcon, T.E.

rog. Willians, O. J. 1

Wilkort & Co.

For Merchant Ships

T.eta. Kap.

Inta. Pad

Monkblace, 8.8. 2

1 Make Maru, 6.8, 2

New Guinea, 1.9.2 Nyanju, 6.8.

Pin Quo0, 8.3.

& Rildarido

Raphael

St. Albans

1 rag. Scotchman, 6.6.

B. Sea Swallow

G. DE CHAMPEAUX,

Agent.

039

Allenoro, M.

2

Áron Atholl

Augusts

1

Ashin Mara

*

Arcadia

2

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1

Catlione

8

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1

COMPANY.

THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHÊNG

-

Chow Phis, .. 1 LT YOKOHAMA, AND SAN FRANCISCO. Chittoor

Eclipse THE U, S. Mit Steamship CITY Ernest

TOF PRKING will be despatched Fojlo, s.s.

3 Saypla

1 regil.Star Quee

1.

franthin, ... 1

Hayden Brown 1.

m

J. Nicholson

Teriol, 65.

2

Jparcal

The Lady Torfridul Tangain

Tangan, s..

& Umberto Arbil.

Westmeath

Wm. Mellor

1 regd.W. J. Pirrio

for San Francisco via Yokoliaina on Fulega, 8.8. SATURDAY, the 30th Instant, at 3 p.to., F. P. Sitchfield 1 taking Paanongora and Froight for Japan, Hydra

H. B. Tapley the United States, Europe.

Through Bills of

and other Japa portation to 180ed for trans- Parta, to San Francisco, to Atlantio and.

Cities of the United States, via Over- Kildare, A Luland

and Railways, to Havana, Trinidad, and Kathleen, es Demerara, and to ports in Mexico, Central Luistelond and South

America, the Company's and Langkat, ..

by necting Steamers.

Lady Wold, 2., Z. Young Siam Through Passage Tickets granted to Lesseps

England, France, and Germany by all trans-Atlantis lides of Steamers,

Fient-class Fores granted as follows: To San Francisco

To San Francisco and return,

available

To

for 6 months... Liverpool

To Londen

Wac, Lo Labeure) Wanlock

Weardale, 5.5.

2

I

1.

Win. Burkelt

1 regd, Wave

Books, etc. without Covers

Aberdeen Journal.

...$200.00-

Australina.

850.00

Berliner Tageblatt.

325.00 330.00

Blik op het Indisch Staatsbestir. Courrfer. FrancIIN.

THE Steamship BELGIO will be

despatched for San Fancisco, the Toother European points at propertionste Soacial reduced raten granted to Yokohama, on WEDNSEDAY, the 20th rates.

Officers of the Army, Navy, Civil Service Connection being made at Yokohama, and the Imperial Chinese Customs, to be with Steamers from Shanghai and Japan obtained on application.

Passengers, who have paid full fare, re- ports,

"All Parvel Packages should be marked to embarking at San Francisco for Chinn or address in full; and same will be received Japan (or vice versa) within one year will be

of 10 Ia discount of This allowance at the Company's Office, until 5 pm. the allowed

dear not apply to day previous to sailing.

First-class Fares granted as follows :-- To San Franciaco

......$200.00

To San Francisco and return,

available for 6 months...

350.00

To Liverpool...

... 325.00 330.00 London To other liuropean points at proportion ato rates. Special reliced rates granted to Ollicers

Navy, Civil Service And the Imperial obtained or application.

ย

Chambers's Jograd, Cartridgee.

Carriore della Sera. Dio Gartenlanbe. Daily Journal of Commires. Daily Telegraph. Engineering Directory. Eclectic Magazine. Glasgow Woolly Mail. Ii Pupazzetto Gravedo.

Illvstrite Zeitimg.

and Japan to Eurofares from China Indian Daily News.

ba received on board until 4 La Vie Parisicano, the day

Freight revious to sailing. Parcel La Lombardia.

KOL

Medicines.

Package will

will be received at the office until Liverpool Daily Post. 5 p.m., same day; all Pareol Package Bionos Market Review.

Mimozary Record. to address in full; value a be marked to should of same is required.

Consular Invoices to accompany. Cargo destined to points beyond San Francisco,

the United States, should be sent to the Company's Offices in Soated Envelope, addressed to the Collector of Customs at San Francisco,

Malborg the AT Customs, to be in t

Passengers, who have paid full fare, ze embarking at San Francisco for China or Japan (or vice versa) within one year will be allowed a discount of 10%. This allowance does not apply t

to through fare from China and Japan to Europe.

Consular Invoices to accompany Cargo destined to points beyond San Francisco, in the United States, should be sent to the Company's Offeet, addressed to the Dolles-

San Francisco. tor of Customs,

For further information as to Freight or Passage, apply to the Agency of the Dompany, No. 50A, Queen's Hond Central,

¤1. D. HARMAN,

Agent.

880

Hongkong, May 30, 1898.

CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY

TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, CANADA, THE UNITED STATES, AND EUROPE, FIA

THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY WINE AND OTHER CONNKOTING

50 Cxara

To be had at the China Mail Office, Mesara, Krazy de Wash, Messrs, Lane,

KELLY & WALSH, Shanghai.

RAILWAY LINES & STEAMEES. THE British Steamship ABERDEEN, Register, TAFIOL, Commander, will be despatched for VAN. COUVER,

B.C., and SAN FRANCISCO,

8,816 Tona

sid KOBE and FOKOBAMA, on THURS DAY, the 21st June, at & p.m.

To be followed by the 8.S ABYSSINIA, on the 12th July..

Connection will be made at Yokohama

ORAWPORN & Co., Hongkong; and Mestra with Sicataers from Shanghai and Japen

PUBLICATIONS.

'CHINA MAIL' OFFICE.

$130 per share, buyers, fullyHINA REVIEW-published cace' in

Two. Mooths: paid up

OVERLAND CHINA MATL for every

Weekly Bail CHINA MAIL-Every Day.

is half year $170 678.94

*June 30 1887 18,781.53% for sear

to June 30/87 316S 420.60,10 % for 1897,974 -514.51 for 1886 $95 $29,303.18 Nons

#55

Nono

a. 1811

zominal nominal sellers

None

$10

Nane

$10

63,ea

4%

667 prum. None

1983 41147:13% for 13870), prem, sales

150 prom

30% prem., nominal

| Gutes pf: Lar 8,56% $ 50 all 3189 E $500 all

T700,000 TL 250

8%

Payable yearly, 50 3mme Oct. 16 March & Sept.

4% pram.

8% prom.

12

prom.

.

"

:1884 C...... 1838 E..

* Equalization of Dividend Fund.

+ Depreciation and Insurance Find,

At debit

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

'ORINA MAID OFFICE,

2. Wyndham Street (behind the Crb.)

NOW READY.

PRICE, $1.00. COMPARATIVE CHINESE FAMILY

By B. H. PARKER.

Porta, and at Vancouver with Pacific Coast points, by the regular Steamors of the PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP COMPANY and other Steamers,

Eng-

Through Passage Tickets granted to land, France, and ffermany by all trans Atlantic lines of Stesmom.

First-class Fares granted as follows:

To Vancouver & Victoria, Mex. $160 op

To

To

TO BAT!

Francisco

uli contos poi

peints in Can-

ada and the United States J To Liverpool... To Loadoa

175.00

230.00

300.00 305.00

To othst European poluts at proportion- ats ralos. Spocial reduced rates granted to Oficers the Army, Navy, Civil Service, and the Imperial Chinese and Japanese Customs, to be obtained on application

Consular Invoices, to company Carge destined

Sitated, to points in the United should be sent to the Company's 'Oloes, addressed to Mr. D. E. BROWN, District

Vancouver, B.O. Freight Agent,

Freight will be received on board until 4 p.. on the 20th Juns.

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All Parcels must be sent to our Office and should be market to address in full; and the same will be received by us until LAW5pm the day presiona to sailing.

For information es to Passage or Freight,

ADAMSON, BELL & Co., Agents. Hongkong, June 12, 1888,

Can be obrained from Key & WALSH apply to at Shanghai and Hongkong, at LAE, CRAWFORD & Co., Hongkong, and st. the China Mail Ofies.

For further information an to Passage and Fraight, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 604; Queen's Road Central,

10. D. HARMAN, Agent,

Hongkong, June 9, 1888.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.

NOTICE.

041

STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, ADEN,

SUEZ, FORT SAID, 2. BRINDISI, GENOA, ANTWERP, BREMEN & HAMBURG, PORTS THE LEVANT, BLACK SRA & BALTIC PORTS)

ALSO, LONDON, NEW YORK, BOSTON, BALTIMORE, NEW ORLEANS, GALVESTON & SOUTH AMERICAN

PORTS.

*THE COMPANY'S STEAMFER WILL CALL AT SOUTHAMPTON TO LAND PASSENGZES AND LUGGAGE, AND

Missionary Society, Northern Ensigo. New York Herald, Osservatore Romano, Pubilo Ledger, People's Journal, Photographe. Raynolda's Newspaper. Sclovers Familienblatt. Soerabain Courant,, Saizue Liberale. Times: Weekly Budget, *Waterville Mail.

NAMES OF VILLAGES &o,

IN OR NEAR HONGKONG.

(Corrected Spelling.) San Toún. Shai-wan. Shai-tsai Po.

A-kung Ngain Ap-li Ohau. Cheung-ahan Hom. Chung Hom Chung Wan

Fo-pang, Ha-wall

Heung-kong Tuni (Aberdeen). Hok-tsui. Hok-tsui Wan. Hok-iin. Hek-ün Kok. Hung-houng Lo. Hung hor

hom Kai-lung Wan

Ka

ng

Shok.

Chung

Kun

Kok.

N.B.-Cargo can be taken, un through Bills Lap-acp Wan. of Lading for the principal pluces in Lian Mun RUSSIA

Ma-tau Okung Ma-tau Kok,

1680RSDAY, the 5th day of July, Ma-ta Wat

Mu-ti.

1688, at 9 am, the Company's Steamship SACHSEN Capt. A JABGEE, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, Neng.look. Ping and CARGO, will leave the port se above, Ngong-shfun Chau calling at GRO

Shipping Orders will be granted till Pak-shui Wan Noon, Carge will be received on board

Pok-fu far.

nntil 4 pm, Sperie and Parcels until & Sai-won Tusi, p.m. on the 4th July, 1888. (Parcels are Sai Ying-pun,

Sham-shui Po. Shau-ki Wan. Shek-o

Shek Tong Shok-tong Toni. Sheang Wan Bhoi-taing Was. So-kon Fo.

Tai-kok Taui.

Tai-long H.

Tai-jung Kung Tai-pang Mi

Kok

...

Taistami

Taistam Tuk

Tang-lung Chau.

Tsat Tez-mur Teisha Tsui. Tu-pui Taxi

To-kwa Wan. To-ti Wan. Tung-va (Hospital).

Wan

Wong-kok Tsün, Wong-ma Kok.

Wong-nai Chang. Yau-ma Ti

not to he sent ou board; they must be N.B.-Documents should not be dated

left at the Aparer's Office). Contents and Value of Packages are required.

The Stoumer bas splendid Accommodation and carries a Doctor and Stewardess. For further Particulars, apply to

MELCHERS & Co., Agents,

Hongkong, June 9, 1888

Year of Kacong-st, which is the style of 1. M. the Emperor of Chin, and is of course inapplicable in a British Colony.

Not Responsible for Debts.

Trither the Captain, the Agents, nor N

foners will be Responsible for 916 and Debt contructed by the Officers or Crew of the following Feestis, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour

NOW PUBLISHED.

DUDDHISM; ITS HISTORICAL,

· THEORETICAL AND POPULAR

ASPECTS,

BY

ERNEST J, EITEL, PL.D., TURING.

THIRD EDITION, ・.

Frisu

REVISED, WITH ADDITIONS.

$1.50. LATE, CRAWFORD. & Co. Hongkong, August 20, 1886,

ANYA, German schooner, Captain H. Meinschien.Biemssen & Co.

ELLA NICOLAS, German barque, Capt. J. W. Meistarfeld-Chinese

"Owen, British barquo, Captain A. ¥. Brown-Chinese,ap

Ruay, British ship, Capt. E. E. Robbins. -Messageries Maritimca.

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