THE ART OF DINING,
But now, O God what on empty place
Among the great whom Heaven has made My whole heart is I. Of the old embraca
to skino,
How few have learsed the art of uzia-to
dino Nature indulgent to our daily need, Kind hearted wether: taught us all to
feed; Bat the chief art-how raty Nature
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That closest gift sung her social kings! Say, man of truth, hos fe a brighter hour Thina waits the chosen guest who kuuwa his
power!
And the kien I loved, there lives no trase?
Good-bye, my lover, goed-byʊ!
Ho aniked not over the stormy sca i- And he went not down in the wars, not be, But, ok, he is lost, for he married mo
Good-bye, my lover, good-bye!
THE CHINA MAIL.
ope,
DL?'
} ~~JamesWhilcomb Riley in Newark Journal, firat terught was to throw her to the poor where it is now, I canta line, and I need all my wits about unconscious. Nothing was to be done but
ORIGIN OF WOMEN.
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care put
One of the strangest stories touching the face. This rendered him oven less cap. origin of woman is told by the Madagasca alle of remembrance, and he took to his renes. In so far as the creation of man bed broken in bedy be in mind. A few goes the legend is not unlike that related. weeks later a doctor and an old woman, by Moses, only that the fall came before who had sometimes done odd jobs abont the forbidden fruit be became affected with that the end was near. As the sick in the Evo arrived. After the man had eaten of his house, were both at his bed-side, seeing
hoil on the leg, out of which, when it neighbouring tower tolled hurst, came a beautiful girl. The man's bis
bis low mu
mattering and ent up and shrliced but he was commended by a messenger from my
the neoklace. For Gode heaven to let her play among the diggings sako let ma go for it before I forget it REMARKABLE MYTHS CONCERNING THE F mako For his wife. He did on, calica her overcamo hum, and he sunk back among bis until she was of ringentle nge, then to again! Hoe his weakness and excitement OF EARTH'S ANGELS. Woman's first appearance has been a
Babourn, and she became the mother of all angs, stone dead. Physicians and indenta fruitful subject for the legend-mongers,
the race of men.
are familiar with these sudden outf sings saya tho Pull Mail Gazette. The Phenician The American Indians' myths relative to of memory at the grant orisis of human wyth of creation is found in the story of Adoni and Eve or numerous and entertain falo.
There the firstig. Some traditions traeg back our first Pygmalion and Twas a summer ago, when he left me here, wonian was carved by the first man out of that mail, searching for a wife, was given the
Let the reader consider this white wo and Gainita A summer of Borites with never a tear.
and then endowed with life by Aph. 'Till I said to bìm with a soh, my dear! radile. The Greek theory of the creation daught or of the king of the muskrats, who, Good-bye, my ver, gand-bye! of woman, according to Henied. was that on being dipped into a neighboring laka,
Zenc, ne cruel jest ordered Vulcan to became a woman, For I love him, oh, as the stara love nightaks woman out of clay, and then indoord And my chisels for him ehed red and white the torious gods and goddesses to invest the When first he called me his heart's delight; clay doll with all their worst qualities, the
Good-bye, my lova, good-bye 1
-W. Hulmes
LOST.
The touch of his hand washs thing divine As he sat with me in the soft moonshine, And drank of my love as men drink wine:
Good-bye, my lover, good-bye!
And nover a night, as 1 kosit in prayer, In a gown as white as our ownaouls were, Bat in fancy he cams and kissed me there
Good-bye, my lover, good-bya!
STOCKS.
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No. 8011-August 22, 1890
Intimations.
THE CHINA REVIEW.
ANPUBLISHED BI-MONTHLY. HIS Review, which was intended to meet the outs, of my students of Chinese caused by the scontinuance of Notes and Eighteenth Volume: The Kevien dissuases Querica in China and Japan, has rendbed its
minds of Atudents of the Far East these topica which are uppermost in the about which avery intelligent person con
and Chisa or Japan is desirous of information. It in- Notes and original
dected
With brightening testing
to break down I don't known what aile nao, he would say, but I can't est."
He was slono at firat, but help arrived, What and the poor signalman was carried home. ho forced down produced no senso of satie Physicians Isbonred on bis onse without faction or strength. Sometimes he was avail. Around his bed were his five little alarmed at finding he could scarcely walk children, the mother being absent in su self, What if I should he seized with this ment, on account of giddiness. He said to him. Inalitution, to be treated for a gorions all- Hore he lay for weeks, part of the time at some moment when there is troubio on
to for, the oud. Then the torpid pains in the obest and bidea, costiveness, flashed up, nd he recalled the fact that
Other features of this ailment were faculties avaloned for a mort. Memory month, risinge of foal gas in the throat, before, and then throw, autof gotten be Follow skin and eyes, bad tasto in the moins which he had used with benefits &o. The doctor said Aggs must give up le sent for it, and foox, a dose. Soon his his confining work or risk utter disabli. bowale moved, the kidneys actod, the pain He could not. Wife and children were
took the way. So he remained at his post and ed hope be sent to Carlisle for mors. It Payers on the Arts, Sciences, Féhuology,
ho censed, felt
bettor
scxit, and no train got into trouble through patient out of doors, and on the road to and Social Manners and Oustoms, etc., etc.
eludes many always arrived. right telegrams were properly received
He used it, and in a few days
Folklore, Geography, tion and dyspepsia-took a stop farther, aby neglect or hie. Bis
discaso indigen-
Antiquition, fter recovery. He
reguined his health com of China, Japan, Mongolia, Tibot, and the The and brought on kidney and bladder trouble. pletely, and, in speaking of his experience,
doctor,
A said to the writer, at Appleby, said, Mr.
What
wonderfni Far East gonorally. Recently a new de Agge,
parture has been taken, and the Revicze now you are poisoned with the foul staff in your thing it was that, on what promised to be stomach and blood. His doom seemed to my death-bed, I suddenly romerbored Descriptive notes of Travel by well-known Hirus papors on Trade, Commerce, and where I had put that half-used bottle of was Eka se
death warrant. A morning he was attacked with so grout and
Sa duty one Mother Soigel's Curative Syrup. That itors. It was thought that by extending no sharp a distress he could neither sit nor
Magazino would be mademoro generally stand. He says! I tumbled down Su that looker and lay there all the forenoon.
The Review department
ont receives special Signals might be given, the telegraph noodle might slick, but I headed them no more than a man in the grave leds tho
of parents to white and red Maize; another is relate an cepisode in the humble career of Tew wores. But his work was the doctors were astonished to find their hatre Natural Hory, Literature.
THE MISKI'S DIAMOND NECKLACE.
a Sigualman, Andrar Agge, who may be found on daty in bis box at Culgaith, a little station on the Midland, twenty three miles south of Carlisle.
Mr Agge is on duty nonris overy day. and mast break his fast without leaving his post.
The confinement and meztel
mer cannot stand it long without feeling ile efforts. It makes one think of the pus sionate exclamation in Tom Hood's 'Song of the Shirt,
sealed. It
result being a lovely thing, with a witchery. 1o the year 1740 ibera lived in the Latin stralo tell on the system. The strongest be the more rolled by, a flash of memory probably saved me from Reopo of the Review in this direction,
of mien, rufined craft, ooger passion, love of dress, treacherous manners, and shame- loss
mind.
The Scandinavians say that a Odin, Vill and Ve, the three sons of Bor. were walk ing along the sea beach they found t sticke of woad, one of ash and ono of elni. Sitting down, the gods shaped man and Rumin out of theso sticks, whittling the
quarter in Paris, famous miser man ed Jenn Avere. The weallla consenied in the he resided was be- ohace rookery where ho loved to be falnicas, and was no doubt really very great, Among his treasures
calalirated diamond anckluco of im mens value. This ho concealed sa enre- felly that he ultimately forgot its hiding place himself. Ho sought diligently for
Kins
Oh, God! that broad should be so dear,
And flesh and blood so chop." for many years, although he was only Our friend had barn at the Damme work thirty-five when those linea were written.
Six
woman from the elm and calling her Emis, weeks, and, failing to find it, became almost i In 1884 he began to feel that he was about wing of the rain agalust his own tomb.
Banks,
Hongkong & Shanghai Bank-) 18638
ing Corporation
Marine Insurances. Union Insurancs Society of)
Canton, Limited
China Traders' Insurance Co., Ld,'18/ung
North China Insurance Co., Ld. 1863 £
Yangleze Insur. Association, 1.d. 18628 Chinose Insurance Co, L., 18718
(in liquidation) Caston Insurance Oos, Ld. 1881
.....
Straits Insurance Co. L. 18888 3,000,000 30,000-$
Fire Insurances. Hongkong Fire Insur. Co., L. 1865 $
China Fire Insurance Co., Ld. 1870 $
Straits Fire Insurance Co., Ld. 1888$ Fire and Marine Insurances, Singapore Iuegranou Co., Ld.
18848 4,000,000 40,000, 5
Docks and Wharves, I'koog & Whampoa Deok Ca., Id. 1800 8
Bozgkong & Kowloon Wharf
& Uodowa Co., Limited
Shipping.
Hongkong, Caston & Moenn
Steam-boat Co., Limited Indo-China Steam Navigation 1882
Co., Limited
Douglas Steamship Co., Ld... 1583 8
China & Manila S. 8. Co., L.d. 18828 Steam Launch Company, Id. .. 1888 $
Refineries. China Sugar Hefining Co., Ld. 1878.8 Luzon Sugar Refining Co., Ld. 1882§
Lands and Trusts.
1,600,000 30,000-$ 1,200,000 60,000, £
Istisuo
1,000,000 26,000,$
175,000 3,600. 100,000 2,000 $
1,600,000 14,000 $ 700,000 7,000 $
50'$ 30,
SHARE LIST.-QUOTATIONS.
POSITION PER LANT REPORT.
141,310.47 to 31289 at 313 Feb. 24, 90
10 und 10, Bonus fa)
(512.80
L
stone.
Hongkong, Saturday Noon, 23rd August, 1890.
CASH QUOTATIONS, (For Time Bargains see memo, at fool),
DURING CURIENT WEEK, Closing.
Highost, Latest.
Annual Fielit to Inrestura ut cloning price, on basis of last Dividend,
8208,19
6.04 per cent,
1230 % pr. cu
new issue shari 237% prem. 926%, prom. $205, new issue!
18220 $182
Tis. 320, nom
Tla, 68, sellers.
[nominal
$115, hugers
Capital
No of Valve of Share Share.
Par
Resorce Fund.
At credit of working afr, or Bal Bro't fud.
DIVIDEND
Amount.
| When paid.
Intrinsic value per share as per yures and at date of last Report.
7,500,000) 60,000 $ 18908 2,500,000 20,000 3
new issue
126 alt 125 $31.25 $ 4,500,000's
18578
2509 26.8 2,600,000 10,000, §
732,500,
2,000,000 24,000 83.338 253 360,000 $ 1,000,000 5,000 £
x00,000 8,000 9
1,600,000 1,500
2,600,000 10,000 $
$ 385,920 esfimanted to
j2887 perl
30 June 89
231,343,91
sh, for 1888
20 percent. $%p.nl. for
year ending 304
Det. 11, 89
Sept. 10, 39
$104.75
$52,08
6.98
11
8101, buyers
7.14
$70, nom.
100$ 20$
200£ 50.820,000.00 Tla. 303,976.91 10m.e. for 1950=17. 16.21 April 11,00 106 alt 8 510,617.00)
$6 per share for 1888 Mar. 12, 90 1,000 200 g 28,711,509
¡à per cent, "bor às to) 16,285,81er in all 6 per April 3, 88
cent. for 1837 (483,209.86 2608 60,$ +17,000: extimated tu 114 jun. fur 1888, 10 p.
cent. ti. 3r. 1889 Jan. 2,90 30 Sept. 60 115,000 $ 113,000 (10% for 1888, 5)
Tls. 297
8.19
Tls. 109.48
4,87
1
$91,70
6.08
to 31 Dec. 188% int. div, 1889, { April 1, 89,
paid 1/10/89)
$22,83
10,32
11
$18, sellers
2,000,000 8,000 $
250:9
50-8
2,000,000 20,000 $
100.8
20 $
2,000,000 20,000,$
100-3
20,$
1,056,040,$S
700,000 $ 20,000 $
303,340.20823.p. th. For 1888 Feb. 25,00
$182.00
0.38
H
$360, buyers
1/19p.sh. to a pr. 50)!
2-11,085.633 foal div. for 88Feb. 25, 90
$56.00
6.34
30 per cent. per year.
I
$88, buyers
119,818
for 1860
100 3 201$ 11,875.91 8
1886.
1,682,506) 12,5008 1,000,000 20,000 8
125 nil
$11
fox eent, int, div. Feb. 20, 90 to suis 1983 200,310 93%, for yr.end. Į ing S1 Dee. 1888) at 31/12/98!
20,968 02. for Grounding!
per cent for 1898)
$20.
6.17
17
$15, sellers
¡April 28, 90
920.00
7.00
19
$9, sellers
L
Feb. 25, 90 (Final dir. $2 p. vlt. Gj
vating 3/12.80. June 39, 90 5.20 p. ie for 1889).
8131.79
5,74
1
74% prem.
72% prem. Bellers
€6% prom.
4.11
11
$79, ex div.
1565,8
30,699.426 per cont de fort
all==
10
804,01
6,120.13.4
Ban ending 30.640. ¡Aug, 2, 00- 13 fur yr. end- į
$UL.GE
$281,015.233
1.760.48
ing 31 Dec. 1889 June 20, 90
% for Fr. end-
£0.7.0
4.10
ing 30June 1880)
Sept. 23, 80
$62
7.27
$
65,00 $
2,461.60 for yading 1'12 Mur. 10, 00,
$57,09
0.66
(Dr. $ 1,097,60
"
par nominal
to 31/12/80
10. all
300 all
:$
Dr. $
11,875.95% int, di. for 1 yr. Aug. 19, 90, 148.22 45 int, dir. for 1 yr. Aug. 12, 90
$100.79
4.47
$102.73
8.34
#
!
Hongkung Land Inviatsnent &
Agenay Company, Li...
1869$
5,000,000 50,000 $
10$ Bu$ 1,200,000
823 per sb. int.} |_
601.01
Company, Ld.
Kowloon Land and Building 18808
300,000 0,000,$
508 30 10 1.15
1,437.15
div. farmatha July 28, 90 ending 10/0,00 j
874.91
548
1,200 £
A 1
} 30,000
122,600 1,250/100
150,000 15,00 $
10, all
228,000 45,000/S
Gall
1689
$
575,00011600 S
18
125,000 25,000$
B
600,000 60,000 $ Fos.1,000,000 8,000 Tes. 50013
173,000 175000 £
10 all
Dx. $176,042.78
ex
$131.66 1 13/
Trust & Loan Co. of China &,141889 £1,000,000 20,872
Tramways.
Hozgkong High-Level Tram-
ways Company, Limited 18878
Mining.
(4)Jelebu Mining & Trad. Co., 14, 1889
(The Balmoral Gold M'ing Co.,
(4) Salama Tio Mining Com-
pany, Limited,...
1889
2018 30,000)
(+)$850,00
60 all
50
Punjom & Sanghie Doa Sa-
antan Mining Co., Ld.
Société Francaise des Char-1888
bonnages du Toukin....
.....1889
(e) Imuris Mince, Limited
Planting, &c.
East Borneo Planting Co., I.d. 1888'S (a)Songei Kopal Planting Co.,Ld. 1888 China-Borneo Company, Limited 1888 $ (2) Labuk Planting Co., Limited: 1889 5 (b) H. G. Brown & Co., Limited 1880 S () The Lamag Planting Co., Ld. 1889 8
Hotels, Building, &c. Hongkong Hotel Co., Limited ..:18668 Austin Arma Hotel & Building 1888 3
Company, Limited
Peak Hotel & Trading Co., Ld, 1869;8 West Point Building Co., Ld. 1869'3 Shameen Hotel & Land Co., Ld, 1880'S Riehmood Terrace, Estate and
Borteo Hotel & Stores Co., Ld., -
200,000 4,con § 250,000; 6,0008 750,000 7,500 S 250,000 5,000 S 300,000; 6,000 300,000 6,000 $
$4.34
50 all 5018 40 1003 50 508 25
Cruickshank & Co., Limited
Lighting.
Hongkong China old issue 1864
Gas Co., Limited new Hongkong Electric Co., Limited 1889
Iron Foundriss.
Geo, Fenwick & Co., Limited ;.1889
A. G. Gordon & Co., Limited, 1880$
#!
$
to 53/12/0
214.55.
3.
to 30/9
For
116 per wet. E6 n. i.
C.
$1.68
to 30040
54,977 24 15 20/490)
Te. $62,427.22 to 04:00]
1,398.107 for 1889
6.19 per cent. $36), buyers
30% div.,
Bellers 55, buyers
8120, buyers
раз, пот.
$170, ex div.,
hayera
8117, ex div. ~8119
buyers
$91, buyers
T
$100
death,
Mails.
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portation to Yokohama, and other Japan of
$20, nom.
18163. buyers $17
8153
2160, buyers £160
£195
Ports,
par nominel
¡$115, sellers
&nd
$13, sellers
$31, buyers $31, sales $5, nom.
$64, Bellora
$200, Dom
$74, buyers
$12, Bom.
$10, nom.
$18, nom.
818, sales
April 1, 00
$50.33
7.14
350, buyers
$17, non.
1,182.03
{3% for Om, end-
ing 31/12/29 Mar. 1, 40
$101.16
3.80
17
$200, nom.
446.0 for 10 21/1260 Jen. 24, 90
6,999.18 $13,000) May 25,90
15 per cent. p. an. 81 months ending 30-6:30 | |
10 per coat. for year); tent. bonus for do. 1
10: 10€ 10,843.7.7 1.711.19.11 ending 31/1981.2 per Apr. 17, 89
6.20
332 dis., nom.
$10, nem.
$21, sales
(nomina).
$130, com.
86, bayere
par, sellers
ulg
25
300,000 3,000 $
Building Company, Ld.
1889'$
200,000 4,000 $ 200,000 +,0001$ 625,00 12,500s 100,000 €,000 $ 100,000 1,000 &
$
50,000 1,000 8
100 RE
30$ 50,
-50% 20: 809, 40 2013 10 100 all
aug 30
,521,24
to 81/11/80
36 per cest, por an
$30.61
8 12
19
$32, airs
$8, nom.
cupital of
$100,00
7.00
"J
$200, nom.
13.7K
12
$30, now,
Dispensarios.
$140,000
A. S. Watson & Co., Limited
(1886$
500,000, 5,000 $
80.000 1,600
I
*15,000 8 +10,000
1,113.8514% for 1880
1,600 $
50
all
6% for Om, end- }
ing 31/8/89
May 13, D
Oct, 1, 89
$12.65
6.06
par nominal
11.11
50,000, 5,100 £
10
l
20,000 1,900 £ 300,000 30,000$
£11.18.10 £9.16
208
6
150,000 8,06s 100,000 0,000 $
25 all 8 25'8 20
1,000
285.51 10% for 1889 Feb. 24, 00 1,682.62 Int.div. of$i p.sh. for San July 31, 29
Jur
$21,13
1886/$
100,000 4,000 $
25 $17.50 1,000,000 20,000 $ 508 50
Dr.
£27,6!4.49)
For y end. 81,′10-39)
23 all $ 50 all 50; all $ 10 all
10 all 258
46,000,$ 8
15,000 3
7,896,768% int, dít.
Ming. 8, on $sp. ok for year end- 508.16
ing 3641283 Mar. 14, 90 733.9212 per cost $8 per
abare for 19
Feb. 23, 90
May 10, 80
836.78
7.88
$50.8$
5.88
No13, пот.
854,24
5.08.
$118, buyers
$5.60
par
Bi2, nom,
810, nom.
nominal.
(t) Depreciation and Insurance Fand
Per Value of Benda.
8500 B'kong Currency
16 Oct.
1662 (31st March and 30th Sept. Shanghai Taels 250. 7,
each year until 31 Moh. ($100,000) to ke 8400,000. 150,00
(1801 draws on 1893 8500
Half yearly, on 19bàp•ll ¡6 % prom. $150,000) Apr. 19
1805
and 19th October. Founder's Shares, ()st Borzen. (2) Philipjones,
nule n -Interest,
When Pryable,
"
11
Brick Bud Cement.
Hongkong Brick and Cement)
Company, Limited.
Green Island Cement Company 1889$
Limited,
Miscellaneous. Hongkong Joe Co., Limited ....... 1881 $ H'koog & China Bakery Co., Id. 18728 HE. Rope Manufactory Co., Ld. 18838 Dairy Farm Co., Limited.....18868 Campbell, Moore & Co., Limited 1866 % Mariaburk Furniture Co., Ld. 1889
326,000 6,000 $ 30,000 600 $ 150,000 8,000 $ 100,000 10,000
12,000 1,200 $ 70,000 3,1008
Agents for the Loan.
Loans to Imperial Chinese Government.
Chinese Imperial Gort Silver Loan 1884 0 Chinese Imperial Gort. 7 per Cent.
Bilver Loan 1886 E Debentures. Hongkong Hotel Co. Mortgage Debentures"1880
Do.
Do.
Dr.
$7,228.65 for year to B39 Dr. & 184.77 12% for 1889
Amount of Loan
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1917
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