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ANTHMETICAL PROGRESSION.

Yes, she gladdened my aout on the halcyon day When abe gave to her hand and her heart,

For the promised her load to love, homeur, eley,

Vati pitics cath slwald on part. Arī necompilaḥed at it was the hope of my youth,

For I know that wo twain, while alive, Couted 'one inah, whereof I was one trolli,

Andy Mary was Decimal Vien.

But alas: the reliige.rs men was sentpé cólti,

Ere she stapped my allowance of bes

And by club-room re-eled no more, ns of old,

With the ung of my wonted good cluar, And I could not escape, though I well suight deplore,

This confounded and crucial fix,

For it acco! I had dwindled to Decimal Four,

“While my Mary was Ducimal stx:

And I knew that at last I was Docimal Two,

While my Minry was Dealmal Eight (

MORALL

If my conjugal days could airish be begun

I'd taken precione geol are, I opine,

That my Mary should merely be Decimal Ona,

While rayıd? should be Decimai Niren

A RIDE ON AN ALLIGATOR. The following story is told by Captain Wilmer, in tho Tllustrated Naval and Mili- tary Magazine, of an incident which occer-I rad in British Guinsa, where the writer

was duck shooting

THE CHINA MAIL.

For the time came along when she whirled my baraboo ront to a distance of some forty yards and thirst that now began to come me,

With undoubted success round my pate,

lodged securely against a ban of reoda, above every other consideration, arose that What a bore I thought I. — I svet strip strong insthat of self-preservation, implant- and awim for it; and, with this object, ad in us all, and which, when once aroused, approached tho water, and was preceding is the most powerful fooking belonging to lo divest myself of my cunt, when my eyes man. Before long night would that hor fell upon a sight that filled me with don-black mantle around, increasing tenfold the stormation and alarm. Midway between horrors of the situation So long as I me and my boat was a large alligator, could see and free the dangers: surrounding He looked like a log upon the water but me I felt I could not, nye, and even die az cruel snake-lito eyes were fixed upon a man and a soldier but with darkness hio ina Well has he been called Urgesditus added to my dificulties. I knew I should Ing. luctus, for his head was exactly like that of require even more than ordinary fortitude some monster pike; and littlo Tuercy should

and resolutions. However, autinu of come I have received at Lis hands had I ventured sort was necessary, and I instantly aroneed into the water. Daly forty yavis, I have myself and drove away, as far as possible, said, soparated me from the bont, my only all gloomy and despondent thoughts. I Another ten yards passed and the birds means-of-escape-from-a-most-perilova pesiusticed a quantity of pieces of rock lying The saya] began to eslleet together, as titig tors around and I had positively no conld either roll or carry, I constructed in

tion. I

enter the water with about, and collecting, pieces as large as I though aware of the approach of danger, and, finally, with much quacking and flap other way of feaching the boat but by the centre of the island, which was also the ping of wings, they arose in one vast cloud owimming. The only thing to do was to highest part of it, a sort of entrenchment, Into the air. I chose this instant to fire, wait on the chance of hailing some Buck into which I carried my gun, the speond and, letting them have my right barrel, 1 Indian, who occasionally, I had heard, were barrel of which was still loaded, and the cut a land completely through the flock to be seen in their canoes, paddling about ducks, ten in number, which I had slain I was so astuuialted at úvoc I had these crecks and lagoons in quest of sport; when I discharged the first barrel. All this treated, that I failed to fire the left barrel; but I felt even this was but a poor chance occupied some considerable period of the bul, jumping up, I sculled rapidly to the of

gan so eat and so intricate, and the Buck In-solf within my rudely constructed fortress, in hand, proceed to chase and capiore dias a creatare se comparatively rare. In the sun was on the point of setting. tho cripples on the island. This occupied the meantime the amm beat down merci- So beautiful was the-inndscape before but a very for minutes; and, turning roundlessly upon me, and I would have given all mo, in the light of the westering sun, that Found ateo that the date who could mile with her to collect those already dead, I was nonoyed I pocnessed for just one more pull at tho I actually for a moment forgot my troubles, to find that my boat had drifted frota of jar containing the lemonade. But above and caught myself wishing for a pencil and the island, and had been taken by the cur the host of the sun and the raging sketching block in order thnk I might draw

SHARE LIST. QUOTATIONS.

Aud,

Jater, I found at my dading was b O sasting a wider centrul :

If the gig, for a driva, by ray order camo round,'

the instated on taking a strull..

If I payed lur to go for a ramble with me

The per core, would only be drivin

And * Egad!' I exclaimed, 'I am Decimal Three,

Am roy Mary in Decimal Severi?

·

Yery easy to land, as the poet lathing,

Ta the path to Avernu and I

tongue,

Menat to sway me, toy, le vi !

STOCKS.

When

Established,

island, aad, springing out of the boat of escape at beat: the range of country was day, and by the time I had cnsconced my

CASIL QUOTATICKS,

Hongkong, Saturday Noon, 25th January, 1890.

(Fort Time Bargains see menu. at fort).**

Claning.

Capital.

No. of Shares

Par Falue of Shara.

Rekerne Fund,

POSITION PER LAST EFORT.

At credit of corking afc, or Bul. Biro't fi

DIVIDESD.

Amunt.

When paid

Banks.

Hongkong & Shanghai Dank- 18058 7,500,000 60,000 5

125 all $ 4,400,000$

Docks and Wharves.

P’kong & Whampa Douk Cold

Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf

& Godown Co., Limited

Shipping,

1898 150631632,500 12 20 1886 1,000,000 20,000 $

Hongkong, Cantina 1865

(30) for year to 10/3/)

share

70,307.3269x3685.66 por Aug. 26, 80196 % prom,,

386,22028-87 PL

sh, for 1883

persout. $5p si far year ending

10 per eert. for 1688) Tix. 20.84 and

59.97 (per erat, for 12, 3,089.05 endlag 41/1288-T.

134,12 and $5,71

15,285,64 8403,203.86 cetimated to

31/1287 in all cper 18 per cent. for & yr. to}}

mat for 1867

.c.fr 1889, top.

cent. int. div. 1

113,000 (10% for 1858,

326,787.58 $16.Nb for

ending 81 Dec. 1897

sellers

Oct. 11,89 $101, nomi

Sept. 10, 89872, nom.

April 27, 89 Tis. 350, sales

and buyers Jan. 18, 89, Tls.95

April 3, 88 $130, nom.

Jan. 2, 968125, ex div.,

229,443.2962 foal div. for 87 Feb. 25, 8090, sale

11-25 per cent per year)

51,215.25)

1410 p.. for 67, 3p. o. Mar. 2, 89813. Als for 1888 it, tv.. to a/c 1998.

230,125.08,53%, for yr.end-

at 31/12/88 103,778:24

ing 91 Dee. 1987 April27, 89515, ao.

15p. e. for 6x2. ending Aug. 27, 8933% pt., nom.

9206

1 pr. cont. ini, dir. on j

2,785,25 old Cap of $1,500,000 July 27, 88 $100, Males

for B, and,

(7 per cent. div, and 2;

lag Corporation...

Marine Insurances.

Uniso Insurance Society of

Canton, Limited China Traders' Insurance Co., Id. 1880's North Chinn Insurance Co., Ld. 1800

Yangleze loeur. Association, Id. 1882 Chinese Insurance Co., Ial)

18718 (in liquidation) Cauton Insurance Office, Ld. 1881$

Straits Jusurance Co. L. 1880 3,000,000 30,000 $

Firo Insurances, Hongkong Fire Insar. Co., Ld. 1809's China Fire Insurance Co., Ld. 18708 Straits Fire Insurance Co., Ld. 1886$

$

3

1867

2,000,000, 8,000 $ 2,000,000 20,000 $

2,000,000 10,000) 5 200$ 258 732,500 2,000,000 24,000 8 83.338 258 $60,000 $ 1,000,000 6,000 £ 200 £ 50T8.320,000,00 Tls. 200,000 5,000/£ 25 all Ts.176,014.01 Tls. 1,500,000 1,800 8 1,900 2008 28,711.808

2,500,000|10,000 $ 250,$ 508

417,000

1003 203

250 $ 508

estimated to

30 June 88

231,343.01

475,5 2,80

#

30 Sept. 89

Nom.!

115,000

to 31 Dec. 188% int, div. 1889,

{"poid 1/10/85

April 1, 89 $22, sales

1,031,486 $

Feb. 26, 803100, sellers

1008

2,003,000 20,000 $

Fire and Marine Insurances. Singapore Insurance Co, La.

4,007,000 40,000 $

1008

100$

123 all

2018

20%

650,000 $

13,00L :

208 11,675.81

50 all

Stuum-boat Co.. Limited

1,500,000 $0,000 $

Indo-China Steam Navigation882£

Co., Limited

1,200,000 60,000 £

20 all

16

(*)$ 50,000 $850,000

a}}= 851.01

£

1,606.14.0

64% for friend-

ing 31 Dec. 1858 June 13, 8913% dia,

Douglas Steamship Co., Lu.

China & Havila S. 5. Co., Lu. Steam Launch Company, L.

Refineries. China Sugar Berg Co., Ld. 1878 Luzon Sugar Relining Co., Ld. HN'S

Lands and Trusts, Hongkong Land Investiment & Agenny Company, d... Kowloon, Land and Building

Company, Id...

1883

18828 1888 $

1,000,000 20,000 $ 5 all 8 291,016.238

175,000 3,500,S of all

45,000 $ 100,000 2,000 60$ 30

Dr. $ 1,500,000 £5,000 $10 all

700,000 7,000 $

1,700.18

18% for Fr. end. į

$

8

200 all

1889, 5,000,000 50,000 $

1880's 300,000 0,0005 1880 £3,000,000 100000

100 608 1,250,000 $

50$ 30

10

801.04

50,000

123,000 1,200

100 all

214.53

IQ all

5 all ឆន

10 l

5003.80 Fer

to 31/3/20

Trust & Loan Co, of China &c.,

Tramwaya.

Hongkong High-Level Tram-

ways Company, Limited }

1887 $ Mining (ojTheBalmoral Gold M*ing Co, J4 18:0 (Jelebu Mining & Trad. Co., L. 1989.

Limited,

(d) Selama Tin Mining Com-1899 ƒ

Puo

Sanghie D 9-1 mantan Mining Co., La. Bocióté Francaise des Char-"

bonnages du Tonkin

(e) Imuris Mines, Limited

Planting, &c.

¡1885's

East Borneo Planting Co., Ld. 1838's (@)Songei Koyah Planting Co., Ld. 1988's China-Reroes Company, Limited 1888 (a) Labuk Planting Co., Limited 1889 (a) Darvel Bay Truding Co., L. 1889 (b). G. Brown & Co., Limited 1889 (6) The Lang Planting Co., Ld. 18893

150,000 15,00 $ 225,000 15,000, 8 $74,000 11600 125,000 23,0008 600,000 60,000 8

4ex

813.58

110-

$109

$3.23

per cent, boaus on old (

5,191.28 Capital of $400,on for Aug. 6, 8913417, sellera

sm, epling

buyers ing 80June 1880 Sept. 23, 8363, nom. (30 per cent, $15 ah. Mar. 25, 898117, nom. 3,341,37 for ST. valing81/12/83

99 80

July 30, 89 par, nom.

12,100.07 Dr. & 18,100.46

$160.78

$75,347.73

£ 309

40

100$ 20 50$ 20 8

1888 Fes.4,000,000 8,000 Fes.

1859 £ 170,000 176000£

200,000 4,000 $ 230,000, 5,00054 700,000 7,500S 250,000 5,000S 100,000 4,000$ 28 300,000 6,000 Dall 800,000 6,000 $

508 25

300,000 3,00S

700 all 200,000 4,000$ 50,000 1,000 8 200,000 1,000s 625,000 12,500s 100,000 4,000,$ 100,000 1,000s

Hotels, Building, &c. Hongkong Hotel Co., Limited..1860 Austin Arms Hotal & Building

Company, Limited

Borneo Hotel & Stores Cu..

1988'S

Peak Hotel & Trading Co., Ld. 1880,9 West Point Building Co., Ld... 1880'S Shameen Hotel & Lund Co., Td. 1880's Richmond Terrabe, Estate nud

Building Compaay, L., 1999

Dispensaries,

A. B. Watsa & Co., Limited..1850 $

-.1858 8

Cruickshank & Co., Limited

Lighting. Hongkong & China) old isen 1864

Gas Co., Limited now, Hongkong Electria Co., Limited 1889

Iron Foundries.

leo. Fenwick & Co., Limited..1880s. A. G. Gordon & Co., Limited, 1890%

Brick and Cement.

Hongkong Brick and Cement)

Company, Limited.....

Green Island Cement Company

Limited,

Miscellaneous.

506 23

30

502 608 20

509 40

2015

10

all:

300,000 $3,000 $

10

all

80,000 1,000,$

50 all

10 all

30,000 5,100£ 20.000 1,000 £ S00,0.080,000

150,000 6,90 150,000 6,000 $

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$140,000)

+ 5,000)

*10,000 $

10% int, div. for Į Gr. end. 30/6/89 Aug, 26, 39228, nors.

70, nom.

17% per ann. for Jan. 24, 80$104, buyera

ms, to 31/12/89 J

E

1810, nom. neraizal

$300, rum.

$12, Luyers

8), sellers $1, buyers $7, moja.

$183, sellers

$150, nom.

ST, TOM.

Sto, nom.

230, sellers 815, nom, $20, nore

Ipar, nom.

1868, nom. 838, nom,

3,838.44% for G. end- Aug. 30, 80S210, nom.

ing 30/6/80

$1 per eat, per ama.

dia, sting 9/83}!

% dis, nom. $32, uom. 520, Moin. 416.650 per cent, per ann. Jan. 21, 90/$47, nom..

Torra. to 31:1280

$, nom.

1,990.7414 par cent. For 16681April 14, 89590, tom,

old rupital of $33,600 /

1,081.65 Int. div. 57 to Nov. 5, 89 $22, Bellera

C-1889

15% for Bur end-1 Oct. 1, 89845, selfers 1ing 31/8/89

(10 per cent. for year)

10 £ 7.10€ 10,843.7.71,711.10.13cading 31/1958, per Apr. 17, 60 $180, nom

109

Dr.

$27,614.40

for yr. od 31.10

cent, bonus for do

[ut. dis. 5%

$81, nom.

July 18, 80825, antes Int. div. ofsi p.sh.for Gm. July 31, 89820, nom.

DURING CURRRET WEEK.

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Mails.

CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

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

with Steamers from Shanghai and Japan Connection will be made at Yokohama Forts, and at Vancusor with Pacific Coast Points, by the regular Steamers of the PACIFIC COAST STEAMBUIT COMPANY and other Steamers land, France, and Germany by all trouse Through Passage Tickets granted i Eng. Atlantic lives of Steamorz

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pietaro of what I saw, but in an instant I polled to satisfy the parge of hunger by. realized my position and the absurdity of devouring the ducke raw and unenoked--20- my wish, and this so tickled my tanes that volting all the while against my unnatural barst out laughing my voice sounded ropaat-bat my crapings for food were too loud and discordant, and scoined almost to

cast all

II dainty and beecased back to me from the adjasontwerful to rexist, and I

equoamiab feelings to the winds. Again. talants. Attor this, I fell a thinking of by-morning put in an appearance. Aavther gone days, I wondered what my people day was nearly spent, with its scorching aut were doing in England; then my thoughts from which there was no rolief or shelter. I Lurned to the spot I had immediately come now felt sure the alligator was dead, and from, my brother oficers, the mess; then not only dead, but I was further convinced again to the ship I had crossed the ocean that his body was swollen and distorted in my baggage, the parade ordered for the from the effects of sun and water, and it following morning. Al last everything in een struck me that he seemed to be floated THE CANADIAN PACIFIO RAILWAY my brain got fumbled, mixed up and somewhat by the water. A shudder of fear confused, and, worn out with anxiety and hops passed through my frame na I

AND OTHER CONNECTING and fatigue, I annk to sleep upon reflected that, horo at last was a means of

RAILWAY LINES & STEAMERS! the base ground, my band instine foncape from my torrible imprisonment, Wasilsy-Richards. Somo few hours matek would also carry a passenger on his back; a 8,651 Tons Begister, LARE, Com

clasping the

barrel of my What if the creature not only frated, but THE British Steamship ABYSSINIA, have elapio ere I woke from a sleep rs-free passage across the stream for nie, and a candor, vill despite VAN- salting frons exhaustion both of mind and means of deliveranos from this alligator-COUVER, B.O, INLAND SEA, body. On opening my eyes, I found it was infested spot. How I blessed the chance KOBE and YOKOHAMA, on THURS hardly yet daylight, and for some time I which withheld gazed in a way that was almost hopeful my remaining barrel

from es

DAY, the 3th February, at Noon the towards the east, endeavouring to catch the but for this my

To be followed by the S.S. PARTHIA, fato first rays of the rising sun when they sealed. In so other way could I possibly on the 3rd Apri

was surely on the 6th March, and 8.8. BATAVIA, alould appear. In about half an hour a have ceciped with life. I appr pisca of cland showed above the horizon red the alligator, and yeaturing ankle doop approached a piece of molten iron. This was so into the water, I seized him by his formid followed by the gun itself, and then my eyes able tail, and staging him round, found wandered in the direction of my boat; that it was as I had supposed. His body thank goodness it was still there, and more had become inflated from the combined firmly fixed than ever among the reeds. clic Had the current taken her off, my only overleed, and he not only toated, but was

by a powerful an chance of preservation froin a dreadful fate capable of carrying a much heavier cargo would indeed havebeen cut away from me. My

than poor insignificant mr. A big foart oyes then took in intermediate objects, and was, however, contained within may amall I saw, to my extremo horror, that several body, and getting fearlessly astride of his largo alligators, or caymana as they are loathsome carcnee, I paddled gently acros called in South America, were lounging the stream, using the butt of my gun as a upon the island, within a few yards of the paddle, and was on the point of grasping water. How I hated and detested their the gunwale of my boat whom a loud cheer vile reptile forms, and their lack-luatre, and the sound of oare grested me from a snake-like, cruel eyes. I felt that they bend in the stream. already regarded me as their lawful prays had come out in search of me, and bearty A party of ooars and that with there it was merely a were their congratulations and папу their nnection of time; patience only was re-expressions of astonishment at finding me quired on their part, and I should fur a

fura in so extraordinary a position. My story certainty fall a victim to their rapacious is done. I have met, in my time, with appolites. I could not exist for many days many a strange adventure by ses and by without food or drink. I dared notand, and run many a hair-breadth escape, vanture near the creek, even to wash out bat never have I had so narrow a shave sa my parched mouth with its brackish waters. when I accomplished a ride un an alligator, The very thought of liquid increased ry thirst a thousand fold, and taking out of my pocket I rigg

ocket I ripped open one of the ducks, and placing the raw deal to sucked out what I could of moisture. I recognised that in those ducks lay my only means of prolonging my miserable istonce upon this dreary rocky isle. wat fearful day I passed

My eyes Appa, B. wore weary and Bore with couted Aaradzadour- watching, hoping against hope that some cnn, B. passer-by would see and rocno me from Anthony, J. my desperate position. My body aaaed Bell, Elliot from tuy hard bed of the previous night, Bali, Jd.. and the uncomfortable posture I had taken Brendomme, C. up. I was faint from the combined effects Baksoo of anxiety and hunger, but the day dragged Kathize, F. slowly on, without relief of any sort. The Baylus, W. ligators had retired ones more to the Burko, W. water, and I could suo their horrid arouts Borkowitz appearing from time to time, and always, Barker, J. E. I thought, with their oyes turned plans, A. Berkeley as though alrendy anticipating a roine, as

"Cordon, Dr savoury meal,

Evening at last camo, and to the dungers Olug, Capt.

Campbell, T. J. of the previous night was unexpectedly Chatter, A. added another: there were a large number Cox, H. of turtles fa the river as well as the swarm Cous, Mr of alligators I had nocu, and theas turtles Cross, A. W. ware in the habit of laying their eggs upon Darling, Miss

of the inlands they could Duer, J. N any sandy portion of and that was well exposed to the san, Daris, O.. One island to my right hand seemed parti- Deville, Mr cularly well adapted to this purpose, and as Davies, T

watched a crowd of turites upon the bank Devine, Mre of this island, I suddenly perceived a great Dougherty, E. commotion among them, as though they Evans, Jonah

Fog Cheong had been unexpectedly dial

disturbed. The Eichel, Capt.. turtles betook themselves to the water as Ede, V.

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POST OFFICE NOTICE. Unclaimed Correspondence,

Jan. 23, 1890.

Leik. Pap.

1

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Lot Par.

1

Harrison, F. F. 1 Hastings, Capt. 1 ed.Jacobsen 1 kg.

Jolinson, Sir A. 1 Katz, A

1 Karoughipero, Mesl p.ci.Igito, 8.

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1p, od MeGliebau, W.

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2

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Oliver, Hon. R. 1

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Postlethwaite

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Richard

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fast as their alow movements would allow. Fritsche, R. V. and from over the brow of the morad Eripp, C. E. which these islanda seemed invariably to Fitzpatrick, P. 1

I

have in their centres, I saw the stealthy Freeman cat-like tread of an animal of the feline Graham, W. D. 1 specios, which animal I quickly recognised Grünberg, I.

myself

to be the jaguar, the most formidable of Greve et CRISED I South American animals. I bid

Goodhart, C. F. I carofully beneath the parapet of stones I Groom, Frof. P. 1 hard constructed, and from between the Gould, C. chints asw him deliberately dig away at Gardiner, Capt. 1

Gronseid, f. the sand and devour greedily but Huber, A. guessed were turtles' ugga. Night came Heron, D. Rot once more with all is horrors, which, as

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my frame became enfeebled with want and anxiety, seemed yet more terrible to me

1

1 Spagnolo

Sanft, 17. "

Consular Invoices to accompany Cargo destined to points, in the United Staten, should be sent to the Company's Offices, addressed to Mr. D. E. BROWN, District Freight Agent, Vancouver, B.0.

Freight will be received on board until pm, on the 5th February. .4 p.m.

All Parcels must be sent to our Office and should be marked to address in full; and the same will be received by us anti 5 p.m. the day previous to sailing.

For information as to Passage or Freight, apply to

ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,

Agents Hongkong, January 9, 1500.

61

Occidental & Oriental Steam- Ship Company.

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

VIA

THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS.

AND

ATLANTIC & OTHER CONNECTING STEAMERS..

THE Steamship BELGIC will be despatched for San Francisco, via Yokohama, ou THURSDAY, the 18th February, at 1 p.m.

Connection being made at Yokohama, with Steamers from Shanghai and Japan poris.

All Parcel Packages should be marked to address in full; and some will be received

1 p.adst the Company's Office, until 5 p.m. the

Jay.previous to sailing,

Smith, F. R. Simpson, Capt. 1 Thomas, J.

Talbot, J. H. Thompson, W. Taylor, Mrs E, Watson, Wien 1

1 White, A.

Weir, M. Warrack, Mee Wilson, R.

1. Vick, Charing DETAINED.

Freeman, A. H., London, 1 parcel.

than the previous one, but sleep at last Facharelomangh, Mrs, Belfast, 1 pareol, closed my eyes, and I was unconscious of Dabny, E. eo. 5. Destorge & Co., 1 letter.

all

Junger. When morsing came oces

moro. I was half furious with hunger sod

chirat. My fears of alligators and jaguars

Beenred in vanish in fact of the immediate

For Merchant Ships.

FAW. TED.

want of food wherewith, to support existence, Agenor, sh and I longed to wreak my vengeance upuu Annie B. one huge cayman, who, from the

very frst,

Smith,.sk.

faling ribo with a deadly hate, but eveortlee, s

et. Thor. 1 Mary Stewart, Bq.! New Guinea, 8.

Namking, .&. 2

1

1 ragd,

1

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1

Occidental

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Omega, Hq.

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Parman Poupont, Bq. Patagonia

I

had never left the vicinity of the spot upon Bengo, sha

B. P. Chinoy which I was a prisoner. I hated the

whole

Tay Colombe toward this one particular monster approached the fiendish, and 1 bethought Daniel Tearey

Devonport, Br. A myself of some means of compassing his Eme, ab. destruction, even though I abould fail a Earl of rictim to the rest of the hungry crew lying in wait to devour me.

At last a plan occurred to me, and I eat

Granville,to. Escort, sh. Galveston. Byq. 3 Gerard C. Tober! Gov. Godinhi, sh.1

to work to build up a antall entrenchment about six or seven yards distant from the Ght. Tin Gug, clut

couple of dead Hardotany, 68.1 card

wator's

thon took a edge. ducke, and stripping them of feathers. Ier, .. placed them just at the lap of the water and Japanese, s. promptly refired behind my extreachment, no. M. Clerk carefully couscaling myself under its wall Kepler, Bq. of stones. My one birrol still remained, Karrak.

and I watched with eagerness for any sign | Lugild, a..

of the monster alligator. Que liour passed Milju Rend

Richard Parsons 11 1

3

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Sara Mercedes 3 1 regd.Socchow, 8.0.

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2

2

Senator

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2

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Victoria, 6.8.

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I

and yet another, and I began to despair of Mary L. Stone a

Venzo

E. Ring

without avera.

the success of my scheme, when at last, a Man Ohio slight stir in the water quite close to he spot warned me to be on the get sips. 1 Bopics, etc. Gradually the detestable anoul of the cap- Apr Advertiser. man projected itself from the anrface of the Argue. water, and again I saw the odiously dull Adelaide Observer. and expressionless gleam of his merciless Ballatiu Oleicl. eyes; it when you have swallowed eso,

Combill fagazine. yon foul monster, thought I, 1 receive but Chamber'e Journal. a little mercy on the other side of the ring. grave as I have received from you, I ant Friends and Friendship.

Expositor. indeed a lost and hopeless nian. For fully Greenock Telegraph half an hour to remained facing me without Life of Falib.

a single motion on his

his part or on mine. I Mission Field. knew be could not sea me, or he would long Nineteenth Century. ago have moved farther but he was Univers

26 all 25$ 20

1896$

100,000 4,000$

25$17.

818, sellers

1889 $

10,000 s 10,0003

1,000,000

125,000 5,000: 25 all

30,000 600 150,000 2,000 $ 100,000 10,000

5018 608

$50, nom..

1810, nom:

(20 pr. et. for 1858

16,000 $

366.50

{7 pr. et int Bar St.

ending Zomer

Aug. 3, 898109, nom.

12,000 1,2008 $75,000 3,008

ali

60; all 10 ull

10 all 258

184.15

64y, a.fer year thû-

í

ing 31/12/20

Feb. 26, 89880, nom.

19 per cent

12,0008

for year to 50/11/ ¡Dr. $

Amount of Lour

Par Falue of Bonds.

Mar. 27, 808105, nom.

$12, ncro, dưới 1,39 đ The

$6, BOD.

Rate of

Interest.

When Payable.

Glazing

Good! what a a terrible array of teeth. and

Hongkong Ice Co., Limited....1881$. *H'kong & China Bakery Co., Ld. 1872 $ HK. Rope Manafaatory Co., Id.18538 Dairy Farm Co., Limited......18 Campbell, Moore & Co., Limited 18eds Mariaburk Furniture Co., Ld. 1889

19899

Loans to Imperial Chinese Government.

5.718.79 $3,928.60

30 per hrs for 1988

390.256% int, dir.

and

deep in guile az Satan himself, and wary Woolly Times.

cunning beyond all belief. At last I Weeldy Sectsuka. thought he somad to get nearer to the bait, gradually and slowly is edged up to the ducks. As he got closer, his rapacious eas

Overcame his judgment, and I sat kie vast jaws expand to their utmost width. My

Hot Responsible for Debts.

First-class Farce granted as follows:

To San Francisco

San Francisco and return,

To Ban

available for 6 months

To Liverpool

To London ...

www JM

***

...$225.00

393.10

325.00 330,00

To other European points at proportion-

ate ratas. Spesial reduced rates granted to Dicers of the Army, Navy, Civil Service and the Imperial Chinese Customa, to ba obtained on application.

of

Passengers by this line have the option prosceding overland by the Southern Pasitio and connecting Lines, Central Paci- fio, Northern Pacifia ur Canadian Pacifio. Railways.

Passengers, who have paid fall fare, re- enbarking at San Francisco for China or Japan (or vice versa) within one year will be allowed a discount of 10%. This allowanes does not apply to through jeres from Ching and Japan to Europe.

Ochaalar Invoices to

accompany Cazgo destined to points beyond Sali Francisco, In the United States, should be sent to the Company's Offices, addressed to the Colloc tor of Customs, San Francisco,

For further information as to Freight or Passage, apply to the Agency of the Company; No. 504, Queen's Road Central,

U. D. HARMAN,

Agent. Hongkong, January 18, 1590.

NORDDEUTSCHER ILOYD,

NOTICE.

124

STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, BRINDISI, GENOA, ANTWERP, BREMEN & HAMBURG, PORTS IN THE LEVANTE, BLACK SEA & BALTIC PORTS;

ALSO,

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

THE COMPANY'S STEAMERS WILL CALL

AT SOUTHAMPTON TO LAND PASSENGERS

AND LUGGAGE.

N.B-Cargo can be taken vi Urough Bris of Lading for the principal plecs RUSSIA

N SUNDAY, the 16th day of February, 1890, at 10a.m., the Company S.S. BRAUNSCHWEIG, Capt. A. MEIER,

rither the Captain, the Agents, nor with MAILS, PASENGERS, SPECIE Owners will be Responsible for and CARGO, will leave this port as above,

Quotations, what a clinsu of a mouth yawned in front any Debt contracted by the Officers or calling at Geo

Agents for the Loan."

Chinese Imperial Govt. Silver Loan 1884 B Banging Corporation $1,394,700.14 'kong Carreter. $500 'kong Currency. 8 peratuum 30 Jude each year until 18903% prem,

Hongkong Shanghai | Chinese Imperial Govt. Silver Loan 1884 C Chinese Imperial Govt. 7 per Cent,

$1,601,700.14 H'keng Currency. $500 H'kong Curresey. $..

18925% prein., Silver Joan 1886 E

Shanghai Tis. 767,200.

31st March and 30th Sept. nom. Debentures

each year until 31 Mob. 14% prem,

1917

Bongkong Hotel Co. Mortgage Debentures 1889,

Do.

Do.

13

Shanghai Taels 250. 7,

"

[$100-8001 3100,000-$160,000 draw o 1823 $500

to F1901 £100,000) Apr. 13, 1805

3% prem

lotet.

Ealf yearly, on 10th Ap-jg600-

and 19th October,

(*) Equalisation of Divideed Fund (+) Depresiation and Insurance Fund. (e) East Borneo. (8) Philippines. (e) Bydney, NSW. (4) Straits (e) Mexico Time Bargains during Current Web-Banks, 205 percent pram, Marol China Sugars, #232, March, Hongkong Lands, 6107, Mare Balmorals, 813, March, Memo. of Meetings, Galls, &c.-Steamboat Co-Half Yearly Meeting, 31st inst; Register Closes, 16/91st inst. Balmoral Mining Co.-General feeting, 99th instant. Kowloon Land: Second Ordinary Meeting, 31st inst; Register Closes, 22/31st inet Peak Hotel. Call of 85 per share, due 18/3/80. & G. Gordon & Co.-Call of 85 por shere due 4/2/90.....

Owing to Chinese New Year Holidays business has been practically at a standstill during the week, and therefore our quotatione are more or less nominat.

STOKES & YOUNG,

Blockbrokers,

wide

A

Moon, Cargo will be received on board

of me; however, I did

I did not allow myself Crem of the following Vessels, during Shipping Orders will be granted till for relection, but airing from between time for much observation, nor the alligator their stay in longkong Harbour :--

ido chink in the stones. I discharged my ALCAR, British bau, Capt R. Magrathi, Spesie and Parcels until 3 pm on the 15th February, (Parcels only remaining berrol straight down hia-Batterield & Swice,

are not to be sont on board; they must be gaping throat, A térrito splash of bis vast

BELLE OF OREGON, Amer. barque, Capt. left at the Aazney's Office), Contents and tall in the water, a shower of bring E. Mutthows-Orderi

Value of Packages are required AMA over my body, drenching ine to 15.BRID,

The Steamer has splendid Accommodation and then all was silent and motionless as a Francis Kuston.-Gilman & Co

GEORGIRITA, American barque, Captain

and carries a Doctor and Stewardess graveyard. Thero was the alligator fusing me his eyes still apon with the sime doll,

For further Particulars, apply to lenden, woaningless expression in them as

MELCHERS & Ca Je was alive and in full possession of all his faculties. I darad not vesturs out

Agents, side my entrenchment; within it was refs without it, all was fraught with danger unless perchance. I had ostually alain the monster where he lay

GREAT ADMIRAL, American skip, Captain James F. Rowell-Melchers & Co.

Crosby-Russell & Co.

IMPERIAL, American ship, Captain J. E

Jas. W. Carty,--Master,

LINE BAKER, American barque, Capt.

SAM MENDEL, British barque, Capt. Di

Another night succeeded, and I was com. | Gower,-Captain,

Hongkong, January 29, 1800.

Printed and published by Gro, MURRAY Bux, at the China Must Off, No S Wyndham Street, Hongkong,