1891-08-15 — Page 4

THE GERMAN EMPEROR IN ENG- LAND.

The interest in the Emperor's English vinit (nyn the Overland fail of the 17th ult.) overwhelms all other considerations in the international politient situation this week. Our Imperml guest has dimself, in a fav atriking words, shown what an pression fit produced out. You can tell averybody that singhly do lighted. It was a recup in I should have expected in my own guy out nowhere outside it." Nathing padid bettor less ex pressed his sause of being at home among the British people than these words. Meantime ak the urgans of publio opin- ion in Gormany, and throughout Kupppe tend to emphasise Hie inportance which is attached, aliko by friends and foun, to his reception. German newspapers in their retrospective reflections on the Emperor's visit dwell on the extreme cordiality of the English which has been the main fastore of the past week. The Forische Zeitung saye: low totally different the Emperor's whole stay in England has been to his last visit in the Czar's empire. At that time there was nothing but cold reserve, brilliant festivitios without any heartiness military spectacles which dazzle but were not meant to instruct, and the result of the joumey seemed to be estrangement rather than harmony. Here, however, we have hearty intercourse which seeson to pro- Good from the heart, an enthusiasm auch an is not called forth in England by "order": of the Government, and a cordiality which proves that interest and inclinations

Cozear."

The correspondent of the

STOCKS

the

The legraphed from Herlin (July 12): Germans are just as pleased with their Kaisar's speech at the Guildhall as they have been all along with the commonly brilliant and enthusiastic character of its reception. The few journals of Berlin of different shades and parties which offer any independent commont agree in pristig the porch as a musterpiece of statesman like fact and happy expression Thin speech was looked forward to with grunt expectations, which have in no way been disappointed. It was re arded as not only the culminating paint of the visit, but se kely to be the clises to that serion of incidents which bave followed and secontuated

renewal the

of Triple Alliance and England's sympathy, and more than sympathy, therewith. After the paraunal cumpliments paid to the British flest by the Emperor Francis Josoph and King Humbert on the on hand, and the threat of forming a counter alliance made by the Russian Press undor the inspiring influence of the forthcoming visit of the. Fronch squadron and the King if servis on the other, it was rightly ex peetod that the Emperor William woule all. This His Majesty has done to the unani- mona satisfaction of his own countrymen. and it in to bo hoped also to to the sutisiac sign of the whole of Europe.

THE CHINA MAIL.

I

plain gold ring, and on the finger of every He relates that his skin and eyor had it for nyeuf, and thank the men who make one of these suicides, as they lay in death, boon more or less discoloured for years, and advertise it. My troubles are over; this ring has been found, Only last year often of a ghuatly and ropolsive yellow. and I feel fat 67) na light, elastie, and gay the body of a young man who had killed This was due to the presence of bila in the es a boy on his summer vacation. I tell himself was brought to the Morgne, and on blood and tissers, where it had no business my dooters they are beston at their own IT his finger was the fatul golden circict. He to bo. But the weak and torpid Hvar trade by an old German nurse, and so far was the last of his race. Tho ring was could act remove it, wo "vlhor result was us 1 am concerned they can't deny it. buried with the corpse, from which no one possible than the one oor friend ex- have no more horrible thoughts of cult acquainted with its history will have the perienced. His head frequently schod as destruction, for I find too much enjoyment thongh fends had turned it into a work-in living. My thanks are too deep" for courage to remove it.

The mental tain: in this family, eameshop, and pains chased cas another through | words." from some reiseto ancestor, and was in his body on thongh he had at least half the tensified by their recognition of it varit it maledies catalogued in the popular books became controlling force: and the ring on disonse. was accopted as imposing ppon its pozecs- sor the obligation to commit suicide, aftar the example of the person who last wore it. This form of mania neually originales in a diandar of the nervous system, which in its turn arises from anemia, or poverty of the blood, one of the results of imperfect nutrition.

Yet one thing, and one only, was respon sible for all the mischief, namely, the pai so introdnerd into, the blood from the doonying food in the stomrel und in- testines. The cold feet, the loss of potito and ambition, the mental despan. doncy, the souse of weariness and fatigue, the bad taste in the month, dry cough, giddiness, palpitation, chille, wakuess. &c., are a brood of foul birds lentebel in ane west, and the mother is always iudi gestion and dyspepsia.

The author of this letter consents to the

publication of so much of it as her printed, but denilmon to allow the use of his amo, nt least the present, for respons wo are bound to respect. But the evident sincerity of his story will carry conviction to every candid mind

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I knew that siang had done so from the aume cca.' Tho-dark hours became a time of Be tossed and terrer to him, so be says tumbled on his bed, woudering if morning would ever dawn again. In this case it was not an accusing conscience, as he had committsa no offense; the esuse was pure ty a physical one-yet. all to owner in England -indigestion and dyspepsia, with the long chain of consequences dragging after it, nervous coilspec fmong them.

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70 all

All 10

804.01 50 all $ 347,833.BES,

25,00*8

POSITION PER LAST BETORT.

DIVIDEND.

mount.

When paid.

[80; auð 30/ honus for

| à pt. 10 81241/50 kt 13 ||

120,377.6155-817.66; ad 143 Mar. 2, 01

&113 bonus for r

at ex 3/3=$6.58 p. now share.

at 51/12/60 per cent. for 1889 Mnr. 27, 91

1008 508 1,250,000g

to 31/12,00

6% int. for 8m. 1

NOW READY.

PRICE $1.00. PARATIVE DAINES: FAMILY LAW

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Intrinsic value på share as per figurét and at date of leis Report.

Not Field x Mentors at ||clusif price, un

balls of fast

Dividend.

12.97 per ot.

CABU QUOTATIONS. (For Time Barguzus ter meint, al foot).

"DURING STRRENT WEEK.

Highon.

Ploring.

irs percent. premtes now

170 per cent. prezzi.||

Dee says

pervsut pea. Weldcum new Buyern

816 m.

-

(£100, ou.

¡Tin. 280, sollere

4.92 per cent. $324, buyera

נו

$192, Bullers

880, sellers

11 $79, buyers,

ex dir.

217, buyere

par nominal

$70, sellers

$5. num. 1$376

Lowest.

Capital,

No. of Value of Shares Share.

Par

At credit of

Неветио Freud

wurking mic, of But, Bru's frod

7,500,000 60,000$ 2,500,000 20,0008 1,000,000 9.875€ 1,000,000! 100,con, 4 1,980 €

125 all 84,806,594.31'

$218.92

on ald basis

125 all

10 £ 16.

10

13 50,000 £

10 p. c. for 1590 ordin- 2.131.15.2 fi per aham on Feb. 14, 91

Padern

1 £

!

Unior Insurance Sonisty of 1887

Canton, Limited

331,601.66

2,500,000 10,000 $

250

Chita Traders' Insurance Co.,L41965$

2,000,000 24,000 8

89.3%

25i8

35 $

050,000 $

770,000 aatimated to

30 June

204,929.40 18 perc

28$7 per Out. 14, 90

eh. for 1889

ending 9074/00

fur rear Sept. 1.2, 90

$108.24

$52,08

7.29

8.81

13 $97

T

$68, buyers

206, £

50Ts.320,000.00

s. 237.695.48

et 31/12/90!

Canton Insurance Office, Ld.

Htruits Insurance Co. La.

Fire Insurances. Hongkong Fire Insur. Co., Ed. 188$ China Fire Insurance Co. L. 1876$ Straits Fire Insurance Co., id. 1984 g Fire and Marine Insurances. Singapore Insurance O., Id.

Dooks and Wharves. H'kong & Whampoa Dork Co., Ld. Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf

Godown Co., Limited Wenchai Warehouse & Bur

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1994

1966 3

H00,000 *.000€ 1881,8 2,500,000 10,000ÉS

1896$ 9,000,000 30,000 $

2,000,000 8,000 $ 2,160,0o0 20,000 $

2,000,000 20,000's

4,000,000 40,000 $

1,552,500 12,5m

100 all (0,617.69

300,000 2308 60$

20,000 10018 208

2508 50$ 168,000g

1000 20§

218,5003

1008

20,40113 200

20% 37,662,788

86 por share for 1889 Mar. 12, 90

($ 430,426.12

estimated to 10% to alot 3890

30 6-pt. 00

Jan. 1,91

Tle. 109,48

$100.00

9.00

Tia. 62)

"8.36

8100, buyers

216,615.09

to 34 Dec. 1690% for 1890

July 4, 91!

$20.83

$15

285,007.5818 p. sh. for 1889 Mar. 2, 01

$152.00

5.08

$317, bajers

231,978.0453 p.sh. Anal J. BR

xa

at 31:12 per cont. per year) 105,840.35

19. int. div for 90 Feb. 28, 91,

952.42

697

$86, buyers

$26 H8

11.699

816, enles

30,874.64

işa, now.

at 31:19/20

1486,8

1801 S

1,000,000 20,000 $

261,00 2,000$

50

125 j

All

$

3,620 2012% for 1890,

Feb. 24, 91

$138.04

6.47

100% prem

71

sellers

*

2,486.92 Interim div. $2

Aug. 3, 91

5.00

11

100€ 37

· first year

$50

Par

18658 1,600.000 R2,000-$

1982 £1,200,000 60,000 £

1883 $1,000,000| 20,000-$

{{+}8800,000 ||

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latis

311.19 por d. div for)

.+ 6. ending 208. 132.6.12 let yr end. ing 31 Dec. 1890

2;709.3645% for 1890

Aug. 1, 01

June 1, 91

!Sept. 22, 90

841.30

£10.127

868.83

3.06

5.48

30% die.

27

$41, ellers

NA2S 1888 8

20,000 5,000 8 100.000 2,000 3

3 all $ 508 30

1,071.17 875,000 (vezi. div.) April, 91

80,30

par nominal

$65, ellers pur, Bom

un 31/12 1:

China Sagar Refining Co., Ld. Luzon Sugar Refoing Co., Ld.

1878.5 18823

1,500,000 15,000 $ 700,000 7,000 $

306 all

$

106 all

—

$

1,840.45 ending 30j8/01 ||Mer 22, 91 2,941.20 28 per share for year Mar. 27, 91

100.79

4.94

BL10.17

10.10

Lands and Trusta.

ending 31/12/00

Hongkong Land Investment &18898

Agenny Company, Ld...f

Kowloon Land and Building?

Company, Ld.

1889

5,000,000 30,000-$

300,000 6,000 8

CHH

p.. inl. die dra a

for coding 36. Aug. 1, 91.

$74.89

6.06

1,544.00

00:5

30.

} test e

125,000 1,2308

100

ali

1,247.54"

at 30 Nov. 90.

180,000, 18,00 $

10

all

22,000 45,000

Si all

Belama Tin Mining Com-

pany, Limited,

1889

11$

525,000 11000 S

5

Dr. $40,016.09

#

135,000 23,0.0$

GS

Société Francaise des Char-i

bonnages da Tonkis....

1885$ 600,000 60,000 $

1886 Fes. 4,000,000 8,000 Fos.

1889 L 200,000 200000 €

£1,000,000 2,000,000

10 all

Dr.

KEY, 448.193

500

per

$153.8

all

1

50.51

1 17/11

750,000 7,00;8 200,000 5,000 8 500,000 6,000 $

100;8

35

5018 50

15. nom.

1588

300,000 6,000;$ 300,000 6,000 8 200,000 4,000 $

60% 60

200,000 4,000s 60$ 5tt, 625,000 12,500}$ 00's 40 100,000 4,0008 201$ 20 250,000 2,5008 100 all

50,000 1,000:$

50 all

25

1,472.4010 % for 1880 2,397.30% for 6 m. end-

1 ing 31/12/90

Apr. 19, 91

$50.24

Mar. 18, 91

8100.00

10.63

4.61

$47, buyers

$65, nom.

Dr.5,767.4%at}/12/90

$12, nom.

KEY.

$

9,983.0

538.79

4.80

per cent, for 1890un

5,130.18 rapital of $23,000 May 25, 90

$106.00

7.00

$ 1,690.91 w 28:391;

.i

500,000 50,000 $ 80,000 1,000 8

14 all

50 all

1 Final Div, 7 per cent. Į 1,418.88 making 14 pc. for 30 May 15,91

$546 on 28/2/91

$12.65

7.17

$191, sallers

nominal.

50,000 5,100 £ 10: 1 20,000 1,000:£

10 7.10 300,0,0,30,000 $ 1018 5:

150,000 6,000$ 20 a $ 150,000 6,000$ 2518 20

£14,320.4 8£

Dr.

$6,879,79

on 30/4/91

1,000$

3,600.787% for 1890 7,901.50

Mar. 11, 91

par

!

1850's

100,000 4,000$

26-517.50

508

at at the 90

$13, nom,

$58,152.70

at 1,12:00

$19, nom.

25 all $

50 all

59 xld 100 all 10 all 258

46,000,$

6.84

al

868, Bellera

20,900

6,179.00 338.66!

19 per cent. $6 per share for 1830

Mar, 17, 91 Mar. 24, 1

Cr. $ 846.81

$53,23 356.37 $5.00

psur

6.89

"

$75, note.

5.36

$112

810, nors Invitpal.

Amount of Loan.

Par Value of Bonds,

· Rate of Interest.

"

(*) Equalisation of Dividend Fund,

(+) Depreciation and Insurance Fand.

(a) East Bornce.

16% prem.

(4) Philippines.

-When Poyable.

$500 W'kong Currency, 8 % prem. 16 Oot. each rear until 1992

31st Marab and 30th Sept.) Shanghai Trets 250,

Shanghai Taois 4.80 per cent. each year until 31 Meb:

* 3917! Balf yourly, on 18th April Six per cent,

and 19th October.

Ipar

14% prem.

$500

(6), Mazico.

Panjam & Sunghie Dua Sa-

manian Mining Co., Lik.

Dispensaries.

!

*

3

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51.2 50

$110,000

•15,000 +10,000)

|$4,706 on 9/2,91 5 p.e. tor 1-yz, cuð. 1/2/91 May 1, 91

Dr. $85,815.15

on 31/12/90

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Dr. $49,468 91 at 31/,129) - 1172.562,127.22 60 30/0

! 1

$2.8714% interim divid. July 20, 91

(10 per cent. for year } { 1,901.148eading S112, per Apr. 9, 91

cent bonus furðð.

(e) I'muris Miaca, Limited Raub Mines

Planting, &c. Chian-Borneo Company, Limited 1888$ (a) Labak Planting Co., Limited 13998 (b) B. G. Brown & Co., Limited 18898

Hotels, Building, &c.

i Hongkong Hotel Co., Limited .. 18868

De.

New Issue

Austin Arms Hotel & Building

Company, Limited

Peak Hotel & Trading Co., Ld. 188ole West Point Building Co., Ld... 18998 Shemeen Hotel & Land Co., Ld. 1689's Humphrey's Estate & Finanoo"

Company, Ld. Borneo Hotel & Btargs Co., L

18808

A. S. Watson & Co., Limited. 18868 Cruickshank & Co., Limited 16899

Lighting. Hongkong & China ( old innste,

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

Iron Foundries,

11864

Go. Fenwick & Co., Limited ..1889%

A. G. Gordon & Co., Limited, 16808

Brick and Cement.

Hongkong: Brick and Comisat

Company, Limited......!

Grebu Island Cement Companyssals 1,000,000 20,000 8

Limited,

Miscellaneous. Hongkong loe Co., Limited... 18816 H'kong & China Bakery Co., Ld. 18728 EK Rope Manufactory Co., Ld. 1883 Dairy Farm Co., Limited..... 1886 S Campbell, Moore & Co., Limited 18868 Mariaburk Furniture Co., Ld. 18896

125,000 6,000 $ 30,000 600 150,000 3,000 $ ,100,000 10,000

12,000) 1,2008 16,000 3,000

· · Loans to Imperial Chinese Government.

Agent for the Loan,

Chinese Imperial Govt. Silver Loan 1834 0 H.K. &¤1pui Bank.Cor.$1,504,700.14 H'kong Currency. Chinese Imperial Gové,7 par. Cent.

Bliver Loau 1886 E Debentures.

Hongkong Hotel Co. Mortgage Debentures 1880

** 50,000 unissued.

Shanghai Tls. 767,200

outstanding $400,000 $150,000 to be drawn 1993 2500

150,000 on Apr. 19, 1368

Ds.

B% ins, div. for 6m. 45.78

ending St/6/01 Aug. 10,91 793.076 p.sh. for your ent-i

ine 81/12/20

42203

£11.18.10 £0.16

6.29

**

$2

$3 Dom.

$410, bugera 8410

$R, sellers

80 ots., seliers

$12, buyera

$5, now, $27, buyers nomical.

$200, nom, ¡$60, now.

$130, nom.

$5, num.

$14, Bom. nominal.

$$

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1111

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TAURSDAY, Sept. 3. SATURDAY, Sept. 26. TUESDAY, October 20.

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The opening paper by Mr Herbert

Heturn Tickets-First Class-Prepsid .

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mumber of Notos and Queries, one of which addreas in full; and ess will be received: "On Chinese Oathe in Western Borneo isy the Company's Office until 5 p.m. the and Java" might appropriately have baen st previous to mailing, placed under a separate heading, complete

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Castorsa, San Francisco, The presant publication, judging by the leator Dunbar now batore usj is intended to For further information seto Freigini occupy a position, as rogards Chins and the or Passage, apply to the agency of the noghbouring countries, some what similar Company, No. 72 Queen's Roar Central. to that which has been illed in India by the

JS VAN BUREN, Calcutta Review. The great degree of st

Agent tention that has been bestowed of late years upon the investigation of Chinees liturature, amirities, and social developments, to say of linguistic studies, has led to the nothing a accumulation of important stores of inform ation, rendering some such channel of pub licity nu is now provided extremely desir able and contributions of much interest may fairly be looked or from the members

of the foreign asular services, the Chiuuse Customs corps, and the missionary body, among whom high degree of Chinese scholarship is now assiduously cultivated, and who are severally represented in the frat gumber of the Renew by papers highly crocitable to their respective authors

Scane translations from Chineas novela and plays are marked by both accuracy and fresh- ness of style; and an account of the career of t-statosmin of the eleventh the Chinese century, Bu Tung-plo, by Mr. B. C. Boura,

Elongkong, August 12, 1891.

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