1890-01-04 — Page 6

WOULD I WERE A WIDOW. Young maids, you know, are voted slow,

Aud set aside completely, While sprightly damnes assert their claisna

And emite on zaen too sweetly. Who cares for youth and bostly blended?

This is the married woman's day; The bud's bright reign, alas, is ended,

And only matrons held full very.

The married bolle in versed quite well

In ve tern flirta ion;

Her honeyed smiles and artless wiles

Drive girls to dosperation 1.

No wall-flower is she, nowadays,

Nor trends the sober lancers,

But joing the waltzer's giddy az,

The facrrival of the dancers }

A maid may be minst fair to so,

TEN MONTHS' SUFFERING IN A

HOSPITAL.

Tuens is an old saying that physicians

THE CHINA MAIL.

change of visiting physicians. The now on a gave Wade a mixture which he said made

are a class of men who pour drugs, of which caused iness, but supposed it to be in trembla like a leaf of a tree

whan he

!

and costisoners and irregularity of the bowels. Sometimes when at work he bad. attacks of

the beat of the fire room. Quito afton he was sick and felt like vomiting, and bad some pain in the head. Later dur ing. the passage he grow worer, and when the ship roached Halifax he was placed in the Victoria General Hospital, and the ship sailed array without him. The house sus goun gave him some powders to stop the vomiting, and the next day the visiting physician gave him a mixture to take every four hours. Within two days Wads was so much worse that the doctors stopped both opped both the powders and the mixture. passed, the pour fireman getting worse and

worse.

At this crisis Wade's Scotch blood assert. He refused to stand any more ed itself. dosing, and told the doctors that if he must dio he could dio as well without them) as with them. By this timo s cap of milk would turn sour on his stomach, and lie there for days. Our friend fror Glasgow was like a wreak on a alcal, East going to piece. We will let him tell the rest of his experience in the words in which he com- municated it to the press.

they know little, into hodies of which they know less This is both trus and untrue it the same time. There are good and poor duotors. The trouble with theao medical gentlemen us a profession is that they are olannish, and apt to be conceited. They don't like to be beaten at their own tende by cutsiders who hava nower studied medi. They therefore pay, by their fre. cinc. quent failures, the penalty of refosing instruction unless the teacher bears their

He says: "When I was in this stato own Hall Mark.

hospital and talked with me. She proved Brown

lady whom I had never seen came to the Auicent physician-Dr.

to be an angel of mercy, for without hor 1 Sequard, of Paris-states the fact accurately Tho, modical_profession 20 ваун:

Then came another factor, who was to be should not now be alive. She told me of a aro so bound up in their self-confidence and visiting physician for the next ve months. medicine called Mother Seigel'e Curative conceit that they allow the diamond truths He gave other medicince, but not much re. Syrup," and brought me a bottle nox: day. of science to be picked up by persons entire lief. Nourly all that time Wade suffered I started with it, without

outside their ranks. We give a most in-gront torture; he digested nothing, throw doctors, and in only a few days time I was forcating incident, which illustrates this ing ap all he ate. There was terrible pain out of bed ealing for ham and eggs for break-

fast. From that fime, keeping on important truth.

in the bowels, burning hent in the theat, The

swamship Concordia,' of the Dan heartburn, and racking headache The Mother Seigel's great remedy, I got well aldson Line, sailed from Gasgow for Balti-patient was now taking a mixture overy four fast, and was soon able to leave the bespital more in 1887, baving on board as a fireman aura, powders opo after cael meal to digest and come home to Glasgow. I now feel as man named Richard Wade, of Glasgow. He the fond, operating pills one every night, if I was in another world, and have no ill-

of any i

kind.' had been a fireman for fourteen years un and temperature pills two each night to stop

cold

druge

conkl

The above facts are calmly and impartially various ships sailing to America, China, and the

euro him Indin. He had borne the hard and exhaust-nt all, Richard had an ides that he took stated, and the reader may draw his ow

But on the other hand conclusion. We deem it best to uso no ing labour, and had been healthy and enough to do it. streng. On the trip we now nome te began plearisy set in and the doctors tout ninety-namos, although Mr. Wade gave them in for the first time to feel weak and ill, Hiances of mutter from his right side, and then his uriginal deposition. Bis address is No. And she, poor thing, cannot be either. appetite failed, and be sulfeed from drow- told him he was sure to die. Five months 244, Stobeross Street, Glasgow, where let- -Kate A. Carrington, in N. O. Picayune.siness, heartburn, Lad taste in the mouth, muto rolled by, and there was another ters will reach him.

And robed in drinliest dresses,

• Know how to talk and dance the York,

Yat failure she confesses.

She murmurs: Woall I were a widow,

How tolightful it would be;

In widow's weeds there's many a bidder ·

Would surely bid on co

She sight in vaip, and it is plain,

Can na'er have for desire,

Fur how can she, lost wedded bo,

To widowhood aspire ?

Bor chances now are very small,

Qaitu alim the prop of hope beneath her,

For wives and widows have it all,

STOCKS.

Established,

ly

Sweata, IF

SHARE LIST.—QUOTATIONS.

Insurances.

QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE.COM.

PANY.

1188 Undersiguud, Aonary for the above I Company, aro prepared to ACCEPT BISKS again FIRE at Current Rates:

NORTON & Co.,

Agents.

Hongkong, July 15, 1887

1340

THE INDIAN IMPERIAL MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

THE Undersigned having been appointed

A

AGENTS for the above Company,, nro

prepared to Accept MARINE KISHS at Current Batea. consulting the

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co. Heigkong, November 4, 1880.

on with

Hongkong, Saturday Noon, 4th January, 1890,

CASH QUOTATIONS. (For Time Barynint see nemo, at foot).

DURING CURRENT WEEK. Closing.

Highest,

Loesst.

1207 for year to 30/07) 70,307.82 60 x 35 Atig. 26, 80 200% prem., 902 % prom. 108% prem.

(Share

buyers

Par

Capitul.

No. of Faine of Shares Share-

Reserve Fand.

POSITION PER LABE REPORT.

At credit of {teorking uje, or! ital. Bra't fæd.

DIVIDEND

Amount.

|When paid

1885$ 7,500,000 60,000 $

125 all

$4,400,000$

253

2018

B 385,420 estimated to 30 June 88

231,343.91

(27 per?

sh, tor 1868 percent. $5 p.sh.

Oct. 11, 80 S104, sales

$7.1

1873

475,5 2,80|||

(10 per cent. for 1889)

T4, 26.

nd

April 27, 50 Tis. 340

Jan. 18, 89.95

a erdi 4 Sept. 10, 39 971, bngers

Banks,

Hongkong & Shanghai Bank-

ing Corporation

Marine Insurances. Vaion Insurance Suciaty of 18678

Canton, Limited). China Traders Insurance Co., Ld.18639 North China Insurance Co., L. 1863 £

Yangtise Iosur. Association, Ld.1882 £ Chinese Insurance Co, Ld.,)

(in liquidation). 1871 Canton Insuraner Ollico, Ld...1851

Straits Insurance Co. Id.....1866$

Fire Insurances. Hangkong Fire Insur. Co., Ld. 18688 China Fire Insurance Co., Ld. 1870$ Straits Fire Insurance Co.. L. 18868 Fire and Marias Insurances, Singapore Insurance Co., Ind. 418848

Decks and Wharves. 'kong & Whampoa Dook Co., Ld. 1880s Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf

& Godown Co., Limited

Shipping,

2,600,000 10000 $

2508

792,500

2,000,000 24,000.8 83335

660,000 $

501a.320,000.00 Tla. 1,900,000 6,000 £ 200 £

25 all Ta.175,914.31 TIs. 200,000 8,000 £

1,0008 200$ 28,711.508

$$0.87

31 per cent. for 12 m.) 3,099.0nline 3/13/8

(4.2 and $8.71

$ per sur. fer byr koj 15,286,81 1127 in all per $41.204.8610p. e. pd. 1/1.9, p.6.

cent, for 19 estinated to 30 Sept. 80

113,000 to 31 Dec. 1888}

20 1080, being 14 p.e. for 1868.

10 per cent. far year ending

31/12/88

April 3, 889130.

JA issue

20 $

Fab. 26, 99:8390, buyers

Cual div. Inr 8 Feb. 25, 80291, sellers

25 per ornt, por year)

51,216.25):

110 p. o. for 1587. 3 p.s | Mar. 2, 89918, sales for 1888 int. div. to ec fi:

250,125.08% for yz.eud-1

6. form. ending Aug. 27, 8963 % pm., num.

(2 pr. cent. in.lv on

2,755,25 old hp of $1,200,000 July, 27, 808101

(7 per cent, div. and x-

5,481.28 Capital of $800,000 for Aug 6, 89143, buyers $433

Bending 39

{for dva, end, 300-07

per cent. home an old

$83

Intimations.

2113

NOTICE.

HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED, ADMASTERS and ENGINEERS are

Mails.

NOTICE

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERTES MARITIMES.

PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS.

+

STEAM FOR

BAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA," COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ,

PORT SAID, . MEDITERRANEAN AND BLACK SKA PORTS, ALEXANDRIA, MARSEILLES; AND PORTS OF BRAZIL, AND LA PLATA Į.

LONDON, HAVRE AND BORDEAUX,

AN WEDNESDAY, the 3th January,

1800

af Noon, the Company's | 8,8, YANGTSE, Communidan FLÀNDÍN, with "MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE,

4150

[No. 8420.-JANUARY 4, 1890,-

Mails.

STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO,

DEN, ISMALIA, FORT SAID, MALTA, GIBRALTAR, MARSEILLES, BRINDISI, TRIESTE, VENICE, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON:

ALBO,

BOMBAY, MADRAS, Calcutta AND AUSTRALIA; NB-Cargo can be taken on through Billa

of Lading for BATAVIA, PERSL GULF PORTS, MARSEILLES. TRIESTE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK. AND BOSTON..

| CARGO, will leave this Purt for the SPECIE ONLY LANDED AT PLYMOUTH.

abovo

Dargo and Spacio will be 'registerad for '

ПИЦЕ London as well as for Marsilios, au CHE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIATION COMPANY's Storm-ship cepted in transit threagh Marseillos for the ORIENTAL, Capt. E. STEwanr, with Her pencipal places of Buropa.

respectfully informed that, if urim Nong indore will be granted til Bingerty's Mák, wil be despatched from

doir arrival in this Harbour, NONE of the Company's FOREMEN should be at band, Orders for REPAIRS if seat to the Head Orics, No. 14, Praga Central, will receive prompt attention.

In the Event of Compintats being found necessary, Coinnunication with the Under- signed in requested, when immediato etops will be taken to rectify the cause of dis- satisfaction.

D. GILLIES,

. Secretary. Hongkong, August 25, 1885.

DENTISTRY.

FIRST CLASS WORKMANSHIP. MODERATE FEES.

MR. WONG TAL-FONG, Surgeon Dentist,

1465

this for LONDON vid BOMBAY and

Cargo will be recived on board until 4. p. Partels sad Specie (Gold) at the Office

p.p1. on the day before sailing

Cargo will be received on board until SUEZ CANAL, OF WEDNESDAY, 15th

Sposic and Parcela unta 3 pm on January, 189, at Noon. the 7th January, 1). (Paropie are not be sent on board; they must be left at

ant!! the Agency's Office.)

Oontents and value of Packages to re-transhipped at Colombo; Ten and General Silk and Valuables for Europe will be

quired.

For further particulara, apply at the Cargo for London will be conveyed vid Borbay without transhipment, arriving one Dompany's Office.

week later than by the ordinary direct (1. De OHÂMPEAUX,

· routo viá Colombo. Agent,

For

further Hongkong, Decembar 26, 1889,

2426

CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP

COMPANY.

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

FORMERLY TULED APPRENTICE AND LAT THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY

TERLY ASSISTANT TO Ds. RooSES,)

T the argout roquest of his European 21 and American patients and friends, "TAKEN THE OFFICE formerly qc-

cupied by Dr. Ressuð,

No. 2, DUDDELL STRERT.

CONSULTATION FREE.

Discount to missionaries and families.

Fole Address

2, DUDDELL STREET,

(Next to the New Orlenet Bank.) Hongkong, January 12, 1885,

WA TSZ YAT PO, 華字日報

- $41

THE

1,500,000 1,500 2,500,000 10,000

3,000,000 30,000 $

2,000,000 8,000 $

2,000,000 20,000 2,000,000 20,000 $

4,001,600 40,000 $

250$

100$

250|$

s(); $

209

30 ደ

1008

1008 201$

1008 208 11,876.91

417,000) 116,000$

1,031,480 $

050,000 $

13,000$

Oct. 29, 899128

April T, 89 $22, sales

306,757.88

$16.00 P., for your

ending 31 Dec. 1897

p;sh. to a/c yr. 82)

229,443,29

at 31/12/88

{ing 31 Dec. 1887}

April 27, 80$15, rom.

1886$

1,562,500 1,500 1,000,000 20,000,8

126 all

105,778.242

50 ali

(1) Hongkong, Canton & Mano

Steam-boat Co., Limited

18068

Indo-Chine Steng Navigation

Co., Limited

Douglas Steamship Co., L.

1983 $

China & Manila 9. S. Co., Ed. Steam Launch Company, Ld...18888

18828

1,600,000 80,000 $ 1,200,000 60,000 £

1,000,000, 20,000 $

175,000) 9,500 $ 100,000 2,000 $

(*)$ 50,000)

20

(†) $600,000 } 10 all

$54.01

3,606.14.9

tor ye. etil-

ing Dec. 1883ue, 89 15% dis',

1,760.48

(8% Eur Fr. end-]

ing 30.June 1883 Sept. 23, 8966, nem.

buyera

8:00

શ

Refinerics.

China Bagar Refining Co., Ld.

Luzon Sagar Refining Co., Ld. Lands and Trusts.

Hongkong Laud investment &

Ageney Company, L. ...J

Kowloon Land and "Building (1889$

Company, Id.

1,000,000 15,000 § 700,000 1,020 8

6,000,000 51,00018

300,000 5,000 8 Trust & Loan Co. of China &c., 1889 £1,000,000/100000 £

1875 $ 1992 $

10%

100 x

all

18

12,100.07 Dr. 8 18,466,46

10% int. dir for]

om. end. 3./6/59) Ang. 26, 898227, sellers $227

8221

270, nem.

1889$

108 508 3,250,000

$108, buyers $107

8103

30.

$18, nom.

30

50,000)

1887 8

125,000 1,2308

100

214.58

30 all

59

1689

18853

11$

125,000 25,000|8 800,000 80,000 8

10 all

Tramways.

Hongkong High-Level Tram.

ways Company, Limited

Mining

(c)TheBimoralGold M'ing Co. J4 1880 9 Jelebuning & Trad, Co., Ld. 1880S (d) Belama fin Mising Com-1 pany Limited, ... Papjom & Sunghie Dun Sa-

mantan Mining Co., Ld. Boots Francaise des Chur- bonasgos du Tonkin.... Imaris Mines, Limited.

150,000 15,00 $ 225,000 45,000's 575,000 11300

50 al 281,015.23$

50 all 8 45,000$

Dr. $

20 per cent. $15 eh. Mar. 25, 898124, buyers 1N 3,344,37 for yr. ending 31/10/98

99 86

aly 30, Social

1.

I

;

1888 Fas.1,000,000 8,000 Fm, 50036 per

1880 £ 178,000 173000 £

Planting, &o. East Borneo Planting Co., Ld. 18989 (Songei Koyal. Planting Co., Ld. 1868 8 China-Borneo Company, Limited is (a) Labak Planting Co., Limited 1889 81 (a) Darve! Bay Trading Co., Ld. 13898 (6) H. G. Brown & Co., Limited 13898 The Latong Planting Co., Ld. 1889 8

Hotels, Building, de Hongkong Hotel Co., Limited. 18866

Anetin Arme Hotel & Building ) 1588 8

Company, Limited Borneo Hotel & Stores Co., Ld. - 8 Peak Hotel & Trading Co., Ld. 18899 West Point Building Co., Ld... 18898 Bhameen Hotel & Land Co., Id. 18599 Richmond Terrace, Estate and | 18899

Building Company, Ld. }

Dispensaries,

(9) A. 8. Watson & Co., Limited 18503

Cruickshank & Co., Limited.18885

Lighting.

#

#1!111

Dr.

$178,062.98

to BL/3/90

T

T

578,947.78

to 30/40

nominal

$900, nom,

$108, unles

$ sellers

$34, herera 87, sellers $22, sellers

8175, биуств

$7, nom,

$50, vom. $30, nom.

820, num.

ir, nom

€58, num. $38, nom.

Aug. 30, BUS210, num.

821

3,858.46

14% for 6 m. end-

Ang 20/0/30

4m. ending 30/1/50

of

5380,000.

946, nom.

5% dia, sem.

$32, Din.

1920, cash

508 20 508 20$ 10 100 all

$140,000) *10,000

+ 3,000)

1,200.741 per cent for 1868 on!

old'empital of $32,030 April 14, 89 $210

1,081.63 $18 petal May 13, 80972

5% for Gr. end-Oat. 1, 59245, mcllers 1ing 31/8/89

(10 per cent, for year)

10£ 7.10 10,843.7.7£ 1,711.19.11 ring 31,12/43, per Apr. 17, 89 $730, nom.

108

(cont, borna for o

July 18, 69825, nom, Int, div. of $1 p.sh for ere. July 31, 89820, num.

200,000 4,000/9 60$ 250,000 6,000$ 750,000 7,8008

368

100/$

250,000 5,000$

608

100,000 4,000$

2018

300,000 6,000/$

50 all

2.

800,000 8,000 8

300,000 9,000ls

.200,000 4,000s 60,000 1,000'6 200,000 4,000:8 625,000 12,500 @ 100,000,000 8 100,000 1,000/$

300,000 3,000 $

80,000 1,800 $

60,000 6,100 £ 20,000 1,004 € 300,000 30,000$

150,000 6,00

008 25

100 all

500 608

1 li

50 all

10 all

25 all

150,000 6,000 $

25$ 20

18804

100,000 4,000/$ 1,000,000 10,000 8

25$17.50

$27,014,49

818, sellers

for yr end, $1,108

Do

50.

1860, nom.

10,000 2

60%

30

310, no.

10. t. tos 1889 and

125,000 5,000:8

20 all

48,000 8

30,000 000 € 150,000 3,000 $

100,000 10,000 8 12,000 1,2008 75,000 8,000 8

60 all 50 10 10 all 2018

12,000 8

886.56) 184:15 5,713.79 Dr. $5,223.06 for year to 11,69 Dr. $00,25

7 pict. int, for Glan, endlug 30,39

Aug. 9, 89 8100, buyers

Agents for the Taan.

Hongkong & China old issue 1864

Gas Co., Limited new Hongkong Electrio Co., Limited 18808

Iron Foandrles.

Geo. Fenwick & Co. Limited

1889

A. G. Gerdon & Co., Limited, 1889 8

Brick and Cement.

Hongkong Brick and Coment

Company, Limited...... Green Island Cement Company 18808

·

Livoited,

Miscellaneous.

Hongkong Ios Co., Limited.... 18818 F'kong & China Bakery Co., L. 16728 HK, Rope Manufactory Co., Ld. 1883 8 Dairy Farm Co., Limited...18808 Campbell, Moore & Co., Limited 1886 Mariaburk Furniture Co., Ld. 18893

Leans to Imperial Chinese Government.

Int. dir. 6 %

$81, caeh

tep, th, for yr ad- Feb. 25, 80830, nom.

in 31/12/89

19 per cent 66 per

́}Mar. 27, Söl8108, buyers

share for 1988

444

TE

1813

F

818

}

LE

TEFT

} }

1101

4 101

IVETA

819

811, num.

65, nom.

Amount of Zoan,

Par Valus of Banda,

Rate of

Closing

When Payable.

Interest,

Quotations.

JHINESE MAIL

66

THE present LEASE of the Chinese Must EXPIRED on the 81st ultimo, after which date the INTEREST of the present LESSEE (Mr. Ho Curso SHANG) satiroly CEASED. The BusINES is now conducted by MOST EFFICIENT NATIVE, STAFF, and Arrangements have been made which cannot fail to make the Paper in EVERY SENSE A FIRST-CLASS JOURNAL.

GEO. MURRAY BAIN, Proprietor.

'CHINA MAIL' Ofice,

September 1, 1889.

A

AND OMER CONNECTING

RAILWAY LINES & STEAMERS.

1 British Steamship BATAVIA, 12,553 Tona Register, WILLIAMSON, Commander, will be despatched for VAN- COUVER, B.Q, vid KOBE and YOKU. BAMA, THURSDAY, the 9th Jay, 1600, ar

at Noon.

To be followed by the 8.S. ALYSSINIA, on the Gili Felenary, and 8.5. PARTHIA, on the 0th March.

Connection will be made at Yokohama with Steamere from Shanghai and Japan Ports, and at Vancouver with Pacific Coast Ponta, by the regular Steamers of the ÚDAST STEAMSHIP COMPANY aad PACIZIO COAST

uther Steamers.

Through Pureago Tickets granted to Eng- land, France, and Gerany by all trans

RAMBLE THROUGH SOUTHERN FORMOSA.-By Mr. G. TAYLOR, This Article, which has been reprinted from the Chinx Review, contains one of the best Stretches of Formonan Life yet written.3 A fow roughly-executed. Woodcats are included in the pamphlət,

May be bad-Price, $1-st Messrs. LANB, CRAWFORD & Co.'s, and Massca KaLLY & WALSH, LIMITED, Hongkong; also, Mr. N. MOALLE, Amoy.

NOW PUBLISHED.

UDDHISM: ITS HISTORICAL, THEORETICAL AND POPULAR

ASPECTS

ERNEST J. ETTEL, PI.D., Trans, THIRD EDITION, REVISED, WITH ADDITIONE.

Price,

€1.50.

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. Hongkong, August 20, 1884.

COLLEGE OF MEDICINE FOR CHINESE.

Atlantic aes of Stenmere.

First-class Fores grauted as follows ToVancouver& Victoria, (Mex.)3210.00 Te Montreal, New York, &o, To Liverpool ToLoudon

411

JFI

200.00 326.00 330,00

To other European points at proportion ata rates. Spacial reduced rates granted to Officers of the Army, Navy, Civil Servior, and the Imperial Chinese and Japanese Customs, to be obtained on application.

Commular Invoices to recompany Carga destined to points in the United States, should be sent to the Company's Offices, stdressed to Mr. D. E. BROWN, District Freight Agent, Vancouver, E.C.

Freight will be received on board until 4p.. on the 8th Jauunry.

Alt. Parcels must be soni to our Office and should be marked to address in full and the same will be received by us until

p.m. the day previous to sailing, For information as to Passage or Freight, apply to

Particulars regarding FREIGHT and PASSAGE, apply to the PENINSULAR ORESTAL STEAM NAVIGA- FOX COMPANY's Offon, Rengkeng.

The Contents and Value of Packages ure required to be declared prior to shipment.

Bhippors aro particularly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Com pany's Black Bils of Lading.

Passengers desirous of insuring their bag goge can do so on application at the Com pany's Offico.

This Steamer takes Cargo and Passengers

| for MARAHILLES

E. L WOODIN,

·Superinterident, P. & 0. 3. N. Co's Office,

Hongkong, January 2, 1890.

accidental & Oriental Steam-

Ship Company,

10

PAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS

TO JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND EUROPK,

THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS,

AND

ATLANTIC & OTHER VONNECTING STEAMERS.

►

E Steamehip GABLIO will be despatchel for San Francisco, via Yokohama. en SATURDAY, the 18th January, 1896, at 1 p.m.

Connection being made at Yokohama,

with Steamers from Shanghai and Japan ports.

All Farcel Packages should be marked to addrese in full; and same will be received st the Company's Office, until 5 p.m. thu y prose Farce granted as inflora-

to mailing. First-class

To San

Francisco

-

TeSan Francisco and return,

available for 6 months To Liverpool...

To London

144/

$225,00

393.75

926.00

390.00

To other European points at proportion-

to rates. Spesial reduced rates granted to Officers of the Army, Navy, Civil Servios and the Imperial Chinese Qustoms, to bo obtained on application,

Pasaugos by this Lite have the option of proceeding overland by the Southern Pacific and cocncating Lines, Central Paci fio, Northern Pacific or Canadian Pacific 2382 Railways.

ADAMSON, BELL & Co., Agents. Hongkong, December 17, 1869.

V. S. MAIL LINE.

PACIFIC MATL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

THROUGH re NEW YORK, TA ÖVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA, AND SAN FRANCNCO,

THE U. 8. Mail Steamship CITY OF RIO DE JANERIO will be despatch. cd for San Francisco, via Yokohama, an THURSDAY, the Mh January, 1890, H 1 p.m., taking Passengers and Freight for

and Europe... Through Billt of

Japan, the United issued for tran

DESIDENTS in the Colony would portation to Yokohama and other Jagan to San Francisco, to Atlantio and materially aid the SENATE of the Pod Cities of the Uni, d States, vil Over-

Inland WLLEGE" by forwarding to the ALICE.

land Railways, to Havana, Trinidad, and MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

Demerare, and to ports in Moxico, Central and South America, by the Company's and connecting

~ (1), Glase Jurs (for museum purposes).

(2). Ilustrated Papers and Roosa for the Student's Reading Room and Library.

Address to

JAMES CANTLIE, Hon. Sec. to the Collegr.

1317 Hongkong, August 7, 1888.

Our Jobbing Department AVING just been REPLENISHED with a large assortment of the latest EUROPEAN and AMERICAN NOVELTIES, we are prepared to execute grders for FANCY WORK with nowttress and despatch, and at very moderate rates.

OHINJ MAIL OFFICE

WASHING BOOKS, (In English and Chinest.) FASHERMAN'S BOOKS, for the, ne

W of Ledios and Gentlemon, dus now

bo had at this Office, Prices, 31 ch.

Comes Man Chron.

Steam.ora,

Through Passage Tickets granted to England, Franco, and Germany by all trana-Allantio lines of Steamers.'

First-class Faras grontod na follows — ...$225.00 To San Francisco To San Francisco and return, available for & mouths... To Liverpool ...

To London

***

$93.75

.320.00 330.00

To other European points at proportionste rates. Special erduced rates granted to Oilers of the Army, Navy, Civil Service and the Imperial Chiness Customs, to be obtained on application.

nongers, who have paid fell fare, re-

at San Francisco for China or

Japan (iscount el 10%. This allowance vers) within one year will bo allowed a

does not apply to through fars from China and Japan to

Consular TRYO

to accompany Cargo Cantined to points beyond San Francisco, in the United States, should be sent to the Dompany's Offices, addressed to the Collec tor of Customs, San Francisco. When

For further information as to Freight or Passage, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 604, Queen's Road Central,

0. D. HARMAN,

Agent Tonakorg December 26, 1860, 2416

NORDDEUTSCHER I LOYD.

NOTICE.

STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, ADEN; SUEZ, PORT SAID, BRINDISI, GENOA, ANTWERP,'-

BREMEN & HAMBURG, FORTS IN THE LEVANTE, BLACK- SEA & BALTIO PORTS;;

-ALBO,:

LONDON, NEW YORK, BOSTON, BALTIMORE, NEW ORLEANS, - GALVESTON & SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS.

THE COMPANY'S STEAMERS WILL CALL AT SOUTHAMPTON TO LAND PASSENDERO AND IaQqGE

Passengers by this Lias have the option of

proceeding overland by the Southern Pacific and connecting Lises, Ountral PaciN. de Nurthera Pacific or Canadian Pacific Railways.

Passengers, who have paid full faro, re- ambarking at San Frantic for China or Japan (or vice versa) within one year will be allowed a discount of 10%. This allowance does not apply to through fares from China, with sad Japan to muroja

Freight will received on board until 4

B-Carys can be taken on through Bills.. of Lading for the principal places in RUSSIA.

Chinese Imperial Govt. Silver Loan 1884 Hongkong Shanghai (41,994,700.14 'kong Currency. 8500 B'kong Curroner.8% poranrum 30 Juns each year until 1800 % prem., any Debt contracted by the Officers or should be asked to address in full 4 pm Specio and Parcole anti 3.

B

Banking Coporation

nom.

Chinese Imperial Cost Silver Loan 1884 Chinese Imperial Gor, 1 per Cent.

0

Dv.

Silver Loan 1886 E

Du

Debentures.

Hongkong Hotel Co. Mortgage Debentures 1889

BL,594,700.14 H'kong Currency. 8500 H'kong Carronoy-8

Bhanghai Tie. 767,200.

{ $300,00%) $100,000 $150,000 drawn on 1893 $500 $100,000) Apr. 19,

15 Oct.

Shanghai Toela 200,

18923% prem, 81et Marah and 30th Sept. eroh year until B1 Mch prem.

1821

8% prem

all yearly, on 19th Ap500 and 19th October

to bot

1917

(*) Equalisation of Dividend Fund. (†) Depreciation and Insurance Fund. (4) East Borneo. (6) Philippines. (e) Sydney, N, 8, (d) Straits. Time Bargains, Baoke, 210 per cent prem, Maroh, China Sugers, 8235, March Honghong Lands, $110, Morph, Bolussals, #12, March. Punjoma, 235, Marel. "Memo. of Meetings, Calls, &c.-Hongkong lank, -Extraordinary Meeting, 10th inst, Peak Hotel-Call of 8 per abari, due 16/2/90, A, C, Gordon & Co.-Call of 85

per sbate due 4/2/90.

STOKES & YOUNG,

N SUNDAY, the 19th day of January

1600, -ne 10a.m., the Company's Steamship BAYERN, Caplain BERGELL, MAILS, FASENGERS, SPECIE and CARGO, will leave this portas d abuvo, Not Responsible for Debts.

Shipping Orders will be granted till a. the day previous to Redling a culling z OENO rither the Captain, the Agents, nor Packages will be rocived stethosofios anti Noon, Cargo will be received on's board

Owners will be Responsible for

3 p.,, same day all Pezool Packages

p.m. on the 18th January.

(Parools Cree of the following easels, during of our lavnines to roomgray Cargo left at the Adzroy's Office). Contents a

are not to be sont on board; they must be required. their stay in Hongkong Harbour

destined to point beyond San Frangison,Value of Phokages are

ages are required. Georgiesti, American barque, Ciptain to the United States, shank by sent to the The Steamer les splendid Accommodation Francis Kuaton-Gilman & Co.

Company's Ubres in Sied Hardlopes, and carries a Ductor and Stewardes

For further Particulars, apply to ddros to the Collector of Customs at San Francistin

MELCHERS & Co., Agents. Hongkong, December 21, 1860.

GET ADMIRA American ship, Captain James F. Rowell. Melchor & Co.

LILLIS BAKER, American barque, Cup3, Jas, W. Oarty-Master

NELLIE M. SLADE, American bazquentine, Capt. Julia Q, Teixeira Captain.

SAM MENDEL, British barque, Capt. D Gower-Captain

Consular

For further information, sa to Passage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Jompany, No.501, 20080's Bead Contral,

0. D. HARMAN, Agent Hongkong, December 10, 1880.

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Pen of and published by Gzo Musy-

Bary, at the Cauce ¿fal Office, No 7, Wyndham Bireet, Hipogkong,