THE STOLEN 'DUCHESS OF
DEVONSHIRE.'
COSTELBION OF THE TEEFT.
NINE TIMES ON THE NINE.
**I'm re good as deed. I've won nine times on the mine, and lost ning times on the seven. Give this hole to the banker; he knows tha address, of my relatives."
It was in a gambling house in Montana The gentler who altered these words throw down his cards, rose from the table, and left the place. At early days the next morning the police fount his bedy in come shrubbery about a mils distant.
is own pistol was full of cartridges; it had not been und, yet there was a bullet hole in his left break.. Was there any mysterious propkeof in the cards, or was the gambler's fear the pat- growth of superstition, and his death a soici doncer Everyone must decide for himself.
Bal people am often considered as good as dead for a much more intelligible rosson. Mr. William Goble, of 10, Albion Shoot, Southwick, near Brighton, was recently placed on the list by his friends. In his case the longer was hot from powder or sharp steel, but from something that harnes more folks out of the world than they do. His story is this: Looking at his
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posed of it for 70 guineas to Mr Wyni longue, one day in the spring of 1987, he found Ur J. Bell, Residence, Praya Central. and Social Manners and Custoza, nic, etc. spondence, auch sa invoices, acids, copied article for which the addressee has signed a Hastier rticles will be charged ordinary
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We are at length able to throw some! light upon the mystery of the contary, sud 10 #DRounce news concerning Goingbo rough a colebrated picture of Georgiana, Duchem of Devonshire, the beautiful and witty electioneering Duchess, to whose fascination Walpole and other cantompor
Lok Strool. ary writers pald euch lavish tribates. For seventeen years now has the most impene
19.-Aberdeen l'aper Mills. 25.--Aberdeen Dock. 4eablo darkness surrounded this painting,
20-Alice Memorial Hospital. the career of which had been so remark: able, even prior to the sensational theft of
Andereos, G. U., Capt, Praya East. 1.--. DD.
Prays Central, it nearly twenty years ago. The plotar
3-Arnbold, Karborg & Co.; do. had been bought from a Mageznic.in 1889, by a picture reatorer named Bentley
13-Bay View Lotal. 65.-Blackhead, F., Residence. He gave 150 for it, and doubtless patted
66.-F. Blackhand & Co. himself cordially on the back when he dis-
83.- 18.-Butterfeld & Ewire, Shipping Office. of China, Japan, Mongolia, Tibet, and the music, o, The charge on them is the same Ellie. It was part of the latter's it costed Eko a pince of brown lather. Of itself
Refinery Office, Far East generally. Recently a new deas for books. famona collection that, on May 6, 1875, this might not have worried in, but other signs 364.--
do: do., Quarry Bay.parture has been taken, and the Tleniero now The sender of a Registered Article for a At and portenis went with it. His appetite failed, was put up for auction at Christie's.
Do. do.
Missent or Delayed Correspondence. 39.
Funk, Residanco, gives paper on Trade, Commerce, and Union Country may obtain an acknowle;lga- this time there were those who impagned and what little he did sat seemed to conee granti
The pain in his chest and sides. Now good food 4. Canadian Pacific Railway Co.
Descriptive actor of Travel by well-known ment of delivery of paying an extra fee of When correspondence has been missent ia genuineness as a Gainsborough.
3. Cantlie, Dr J., Mount Kellet.
writers. It was thought that by extending 5 cents,
or delayed (both of which are liable to style, they maintained, we les light and area that may contrary. West was the 10-Central Police Station.
the scope of the Review in this direction, The limit of weight for Becka and Co-happen voorsionally) all that the addrousse airy than was to be expected in a genuine onion. Quite the What
the Magazino would he made more generally mercial Papers to Foreign Post Offices is nood do is to note on the cover, Sent China Mail' Offen. example; while in the valuptuousn
unoful. Writing about it under date of Nov. 26th, 71.-China Sagar Refinery, Town Office. the figure and the extreme radness of the 1891, Mr. Gable said: "I coabia't imagine what 72.
or Received at 7p.m., or as the case The Rariety, department receives special to 8 ounces except to Austria, Belgins, may ko, and forward it, without any Du.
Refivory Office. Lips they found Gainsborough's characteris had come over me. Nothing like it and ever76.-Compradore, Lauta, Wagner & Co.
attension, and entoaveurs are made to Bulgaria, Congo Free State, Costa Rica, cther writing whatever, to the Postmaster to refinement wanting. There was, how happened to me bofors. I had always been 55-Curie, Dr Alex., Quem's Gardens,
present a careful and concise record of Egypt, France, Grecco, Gantemala, Hawaii, trenesal. This should be acted on the fast ever, a marvellous battle for it at the sale. strong and healthy. But now I had a foul taste 00,--Davist, B. J. de Co., Quvon's Road, Literature China ate., and to give Holland, Hungary, Italy, Siberis, Luxom time cause of complaint occuro; it is a The then Earl of Dudley as it up to in the month, and wind appeared to roll all over
critiqueo embedying skatehoa of the Mostburg, Mexico, Portugal, Romanis, Salya-mistake to let such matters poss for four of £10,000, but von at that immensa 5gure inside my body. I had a choking summation in
recent works on such topics. Authors and dor, Servia, Siam, Switzerland, Tunis, could not shake off the persistent agent of my throat, and sometimes my heart would beat
Publishers as requested to forward works United Status, to which places 12 oz. (300 Messrs Agnew, who secured the pictore foran fast and so hard that it frightened . After
to Edir, Chini Baviero, cate of China grames) is the limit, and must not exceed CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY'S £10,100 the largest price ovan paid for a white I got so weak i had to give up my work.
Mast Ofice
these dimisions: 12 inches by & inahes Fisture at Christie's. Messrs Agnew placed I was almost too weak to well, and when out
by 4 inches.
ROYAL MAIL STEAMSHIP LINE it in their galleries at 39, Bond-street, oo exhibition, ord London was in a a farore over the picture. It well-nigh menopolized the conversation of the day, and at most of the public ceremonials a large proportion the ladies dressed upon the model which
the intoccat
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of
the painting provided. Euddenly, while
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the work was at a wight, it vanished. On the night of 24th May, eighteen days after it came into Masers Agoow's
w's possession, it was as stal left safely at eleven at night in its place on the walls of the gallery. A watchman slept on tho premiers, and was not disturbed during the night; hat at seven o'clock Dext morning chisel marks were found on the window-frame of the gallery, and
THE PICTURE HAD DISAPPEARED.
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Itraidence.
12. Daily Press Office. 17.-Dougins Laprak & Co., Praya Central 41. --Dadivell Garill & Co., Praya Central 14.-E. E. & A. China Telegraph Co., Ld. 47.Cs Company. Ld., West Paint.
East Point.
walking I would got short of breath. Gradually I becamy wexs and weaker, and lost all 48-Do
sler.
for cold just crawl about, and that was 211.81.-Gibb, Livingston & Co., Duddell St. My checke worò sunken, and I had such a pale. 7.--Gonowx COMPANY. KOWLOON. ghastly ink that my friends said I was in a 44-Government Houso. decline and would ever be better.
“A Roctor in Southwick taid I was suffering from dyspepsin, but after he had treated no fer nine months I was worse them over. At this time, dar dcgran, lov. Mr. Heywood, recom- mended me to the Brighton Hospital, whore !!
·was under treatment for one year. Several of die decors mumled my langs and stened puzzled by my complaint, and changed my medicines so often that I would if they would v Bad the right remedy. At the end of the year stopped going to the hosed, and bega
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14,--Grend. Kortlein Telegraph Co
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Postage to the United Kingdom.
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ceived. The papers are contributed by the Registration, 9.-Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Car merabers of the various Consular, the Im- Books, Patterns al
Comm. Papers, poration.
perial Customs, and Hongkong Services, and also by the Missionary bodies amongst 11.--Hongkong Cht. 20.-Hougkong & Whampoa Dock Co., whom a high degree of Chinese scholarship
Ld., Peaya Central.
is assiduously cultivated. Amongst the Contralregalar contributes are Drs. Chalmers, Hitel, Bretschneider, and Hirth, Profestor Loggo, and Messrs Balfour, Watters, Steat, Phillipa, MacIntyre, Groot, Jamicas, Faber, Kopech, Parker, Playiniz, Giles, Piton, and Taylor, all well-known names, indicativo of sound scholarship and thorough mastery of their subject.
to bakt end liver oil, but it did un grad, u 127.-Holliday, Wise & Co., Praya made up ay mhad thai I wan indeed "doomed to 28. Holliday, Chas., Rosidepoo. death and nothing could prevent it.
32. Hongkong Hotel (Public Telephone). Still 1 aux alive and well-day, and I tell-Bungkong Electric Co., L., Queen's you why in low words. In April, 1880, I wa
Road East. with a friend of wine, Mr. Graves, of Bauthwick, 67, Hughes, E. J., Residenza. who told me of his own fures nad of the great J. D. Humphroys & Roo, Ofice. benett be a received from Mother Seigel a
37.- Do. 40,
gardener, and have been in the employ of General Turnball, The Herage, Sauthnick, for ten years. I will gladly answar inquiries."-- (Sued) Wat fisk
Peside voo.
82. Do. do. Bosham Strand. 19-Do. do. Residence, 33.-Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Go
down Ca, L., West Point.
It had been ent from ils frame and stolen. The Scotland-yard police were im mediately acquainted with the robbery. Superintendent Williamson himself under took the charge of the investigation. Cerative Syrup. I got betta, and by the fif1.--Honghong & Kowloon Wharf & Go- Mosers Agnew promptly offered a reward of had finished it my focul act and with me and I
down Co., La., Fraya Central. £1,000 for the resovery of their treasure, felt a little stronger. Four more beties com
77.-Ho Tang, Praya Coutin but their £1,000 went bagging, for s clai-pleted the wars, and I have sincs Bajayed as mant it could not find. The most stra-Food health as ever did in my life. I sw ordinary conjectures wore bazarded in the attempts of the public to find a explanation of the matior, and rumour even suggested that Messrs' Agnow. ind. ing that the suspicions about the gervine. Mr. treble's liesse was indigestion and dyspep 13. Do con of the work were only to well is, some of the symptoms of which he name grounded, put the picture into the fire in in his statement. His plain testimony will serve shour disgust and fary, wad started the to strength, accessary, the popular ann. story of the theft to stop the additional tiden in Mother Seigala Symp as a case for The mortification that would to occasioned to the prevailing and purplexing nanlady, them by any publisity of the way in which Soulwick gardener lost two years' time by not they had been victimized. This was one of knowing what to do. But be is vastly better the many rumours which formed the fuel than a dead man now, and will, we brust, liva for the burning excitement of the public long to give others the benefit of his knowledge. over the occurrence, but as a matter of fact there was, of course, no tralb in any state.
The Southwick dector's diagnosis was right: pnmports & Exports Office, Prays West.
Dr 3. P., Praya Central. de. Revidence 30.Josaph, H. H., Residence. 30-Bruder, J. Codown. , Residence 21. Korosine Oil 64-Kennedy. J Horse Repository. 64-
Do. do, Stables, Causeway Bay. 4.Lapraik, J. D., Residenca.
a
$ Harrison, W. Stuart, Residonov. 35.-Mount Austin Hotel. Nota Woo & Co. 46.--Opium
To Ovcams WANNER-Pepper's Quivine Sa.-Peaker, Hau Fook.
29. Peak Hotel.
ment ether than that the picture was stolen and Irca Tonicgives Naw Lito, Appetite, Heath, from Messrs Agnow's Gutlories ca the Strength, Energy Cares Noralgia, Indiges 19.-P. & O. B. N. Co., Prays Central. night of 24th May. The £1,000 rewardtien, Norte Debility. Specially useful in hot, 69.-P. & G. Mess, Mountain View. tempted somebody, a3 years went on, to depressing climates or mutations districts. Every 53.-Pfordtes, F. van der, Residence. negotiate mysteriously with Mears Ag no should koop up strength by taking Peppers's 36-Quarry Bay Sugar Refinery. Eow, but the anonymity and the sacrecy Qulino, the world-known English Tonic. Bot.
34-Bay, F. C., Residence. which was aucemarily preserved prevented los everywhere,
51.-Do. do. Orice, Perder's Street. Monsrs Agnow from satisfying themselves
TO THE DRAX-Herbert Clifton's new system 45.-Lopo Factory, West Point. of the geonineness of the negotiations, of comptately cazing all forms of Deafness, Head 62.-Eailors' Home, Praya West, which were consequently harron of any Noises, &c. is being recommended all over
49.---Shewan & Co., Praga Central, resalt. That was onny Fosta ago, and the the world. Numerous unaotad testimonials.61.-Steveza. G. E., Office. fate of the Gainsborough picture threatened Theus Richards, Ey, of 4, Dawlish Street, to reusin for all time as specahtivo as the Soth Lambeth, SW, writes (after being identity of the author of the Lottern officer for 13 years) bare bad my pius, or the Man in the Iron Mask. But a man expectations simply failed, as I moan able to hear quite well, and without the icaat efhet, and in sackcloth mask has wide a revelation
the terrible noises in head Eave not appeured about this portrait of the beauteous Goor-
again. Pamphlet with full advice post fres, giada.
Clifton, 51, Uppor Kenninglas Lánu, Lon dos. 3.E.
A PRISONED IN TAK PRISON DE LOUVAIN, wearing the mask which in Balgian gaols is tho penal badga, has beer interviewed by an emisgary of the Pall Mall Budget, to whom the prisoner confessed that
it
be who broke into Morere Agnew's on that memorable night and stole the picture. He carried it to his house in St. "Jola's Wood, in the hope, of course, of getting ransora for it without risk. or of disposing of it by one of the many channels with
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But his negotiations for ransom with Mouars Agnew were too covert to bear frait,
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which the melting pot can instantly rander cnidentifiable, could not be brought to any market without the risk of mediata
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detection. The thief thus found himsel Chixa Mati. Oegum,
the possessor of a fortage which he could
not realize, an Aladdin'e lamp which ha knew not how to employ, a storehouse of of wealth to which he could not get the 'Open Sesame This bad not hem his árat robbery, and there was nothing for him to do but to go on robhing, and to take ears next time to got hold of accritics more realizable. Another boldly-planavi and daringly-oxocated felony put tim in poseenkin of £60,000, and with this a capital he embarked upon a sea of extravagance and gaiety, concealing the Gainsborough piotare like the man who locks up unqcoted · ebares. Taking an expensive house in Piccadilly, and furnishing it with that testo which he had saquired by his frequent
VISITA YO TRE MANSIONS OF THE WEALTHY
in the practice of his profession as a burg- lar, he kept his carriage and pairs, received much company, and organized ring, easy little steam launch parties for river picnice, his favourite diversion. He was of Ameri- ean birth, and in those days was about twenty-eight ar thirty years of age, and bad had his baste for launch navigation
Hongkong, May 17, 1893.
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N.E.-Cargo can be taken in through this of Eaxding for thus principul places in RUSSIA.
MONDAY, the 18th day of Septem this, to bare supther picture paintedber, 1805, ut 3 p.m., the Company's orer the Gainsborough, to put it in a tale, S.S. GERA, Captain ዓ.
v, ScaccuMANN,
to buy it, and them to discover, in the with BIAILS, PASSENGERS, SPĒJIE, course of cleaning that he had, white and CARGO, will leave Cain port as above, apparently purobasing the mediocre old Gainsborough. But this scheme predicat calling at NAPLES and Gro
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ation, and altogether forms ย very
P on any week day for addresses in interesting and readable number. Me- Victoria will be delivered the same, day, tourologista, will find su interesting and Ia Town (Ship Street to Borham Strand | valuable contilation by Dr. Fritsche, Wext, up to level of Robinson Road) at8:
the Amonat of Precipitation (Rain 10 am, ao, 2 p.m. p. 6 p.m. showing the results In the Suburbs, am., noon, p.m., unless and Snow) of Peking" of obesrvations made at the Imperial Run the delivery should be retarded by the on- sian Observatory at Psking, frora 1841 10 tract Maile. 1880. Notas on the Dutch Occupation of Formosa," by Mr. Geo. Philipa, contalne g interesting information, though auch of it is accond-hand. The Notices of New Rocks include a most generous and appreciative review of The Divine Classic
of Naa-Hus, and the Notes and Qnorios are sa sual very interesting. North-Chira Daily News.
2. Boxholders who desire to send Circa tare, Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Cards So, all of the same weight, to addresses
Hongkong, or the Ports of China, taug deliver them to the Past Office unatamped the postage koing then charged to the Ender's account. Fach batch must com sist of at least ten.
3. Boxholders may lao sand Fatteras
Hongkong, August 16, 1893.
D. E. BROWN, General dgcd,
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No. of Patu Glocks.
shares.) BAKI,
Faul
Closing Quotations, Cast
80,000 5
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Qury.
New Issue
Bank of China, Japan and Straits, 199, 876E ............................................................. } *1,250 £ National Bank of China, Limited...
MAKISE LYCRANUZA,
126 all 88% prm., bayəri
10 115 50 cents, buyers
1£ 120, vllars
10£ 8.10 $27, sellers.
auto Insurance Roy Co., Lt.10,039 dama Traders Insurance Co, Ld. 24,0308 59.33 North-Ching Insurance Co., Led.............. 5,0£ Siraits Insurance Co., L. Union Insurance lociety Co., Ld. 10,000
-
30,000
to the same places in be earno way. Yangisse Isaurance Association, Ld. 8,000
velopes containing Patterns cay be wholly
oxhibited or stated to the Postmaster General, as he may consider acessary, and oval by him. Printed Circulars may
FINE INBUKANGES.
Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., L... 8,00 Straits Fire Insurance Co Ld. 20,00
A substantial and reliable Review which all students of China and the Chinese would du well te patropins, ----Uhrysmthearum. closed, f the nature of the contents be firstina Fire Insurance Co., Ld...20,000
The November-December number of the China Fieni contains less varioty than usual, but the few arideles are very interes ting,
The opening paper by Mr Herbert A. Giles on The New Testament in Chi- nese" treats of a question that must neces- sarily be of great importance in the oys of all misalonarios.
be insorted in auch Pattern Packets.
wach
DOCKA.
STEAMBOATS.
H’kong a Wasiapon Phat Ca, thi. 13 Ohins and Manila B. B. Co., I...... 5, Douglas Stoumahsy Co., Limited.... 20,00 Indo-Uhing . N. Company, Lunit 80, h
..a M. Steamboat Co., L. 80,00 $
Steam Latch Company, Limited... 2,00 ($ Chica Mistuni 3. N. Co.
30,000 £
(new tune). 20,000 |§
Do.
RETINERIES.
WHAEVIS.
Chin Sugar Company, Idmited.....15, 0v | | Bagar Company, Limited... 700 || BK, & Kes, Wharf & Godown Oo, 0,00 8 Wanchai Warehouse and Storage }
2,600 $ Company, Limited ....... }
The Post Office declines all responsibility for Unregistered Lottors containing Bank Mr E. Notas or Jawellary and, whore Re- Parker's Short Jourtoys in Exechten" gistration has a neglected, WILL MAKE are continued, and a goodly instalment of no Enquin into alleged losses these travels in the interior of China is lettera. gireu. Me F. H. Balfour contributes s It is forbidden to insert in ordinary or paper of acne length entitled "The Km- Registored Correspondence (a) Current Coin peror Cheng, founder of the Chinese Fan-(b) Articles liable to Customs Duty.
which will be read with genuine pire," interest by stndents of Chinese history, Parcel Post to the United Kingdom, A fow abort netices of New Booke and a
Parcela not exceeding 11 tbs in weight number of Kotos and Queries, one of which are received in Hongkong and at British "On Chinese Oaths in Western Borneo Post Offices in China, for transmission bo and Jara” might appropriately have baso the United Kingdom by P. & 0, Packet placed under a separate heading, complete alá Gibraltar. No paruel is set with the the number.-K. Dziły Press.
Overland Mail via Brindisi. Parcels there Trubner's Oriental Record contalus the fore arrive in London about eight days later following xotic of the China Review: than the Mail. Parvels may be sealed, but The present publication, judging by the any parcel, oven though sealed, is liable to number now before us, is intended to be opened for examination.
Humphreys' Batata & Finance Co... 1,008 oconpy a position, aa regards China and the
Parools must be posted in Hongkong West Potat Building Co., Limited: 12,50. is neighbouring caustries, some what similar before 3 p., on the day before the dapar to that which has been filled in India by the ture of the Mail. Those arriving from tza. High-Laval Tramways Co., L| 1,20 | Chelcutta Revice. The great degree of at- Coast, &., after this hour are kept for the tention that has been bestowed of late yearn following P. & O. Mail. upon the investigation of Chinese literature,
LAND AND BUILDING,
Hongkong Laud Investment and howloor Land and Building Oom- Arvey Company, Limited......
TRAMWAYS
MENING
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Bociété Francaise des Charbon-i
narea dut Tonkin
250$
60 $110, buyers
25 850, sies and sellers
2001₤ 100
Tla, 115, buyers
20 $11, buyers
250€
20 $82, tellets
10 all 660, buyers
1013
250
10
125
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20'881, sellers $195, nom. 2117, steady
all 55% pren., bayere
$221, sellers
$354, sales and buyers
$2524 sollers
52 din, sollers
$20, steady
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10€
£8, nom.
£2, Dom
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$150, vairs
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$32, Bellora.
50 all 8), sales and sellers 100$ BAI, Rom.
1852, sales 6.05 $ 337, buyers
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314, no.
4 $23, sollers
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m!: $67), nom.
185.00, sales and buyers 486, sales
8,00 Fo. 5.50970, sollere
52 a The Postage is 2 cents per 1, and 20 Jalsha Mining & Trading Co., Ld. 15,03 antiquities, and social developments, to say cents each succeeding it or fraction of a Punjon Mining Do., ~250, U nothing of linguistic studies, has led to the which includes Registration for, and must accumulations of important stores of inform be prepaid in stamps. No farther charge is stion, rendering some euch charad of pub-made in the United Kingian except for licity at is now provided extremely desir. Customs dues. No parcel must be more able; and contributions of much interest than 3 feet 6 inches in length, or 6 feet in bo looked or from tho morabers greatest length and girth combined. A re any fairly |of the foreign consular services, the Chinese ceipt is given for each Parcel.
Math&
ali 25 cents, bugars. 1170 m.
13/4140 los.
The Balmoral Gold Ming Co., L15,00 $ ab Aust. Gold Mining Co., Ld. 2004 New fuxia Mina, Limited 17500 £ Speipé Francine des Houilleres ?
8,000 Fos. 500 F de Tournef
PLANTING, BIU.
HOTELS, ETC.
6,00,$
7,505
1
50
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581, buyer al: $10, buyers.
a1
4,000 $ 508 vnom,
6,000 8
$18, buyer
108101, sales and sellers 51814, sales and sellers » 1018105, buyers -
Oustons' corps, and the missionary kotty, The sender mast fill up a form of Customs China-Borneo Company, Ld. among whom a high degree of Chinese Declamation, which can be obtained free at H. (2. Brown & Ov., Lémited.... scholarship is now assiduously cultivated, wich Post Office. No parcel can be accept- and who azosivocally represented in the first ed till this is completely and accurately Austin Arms Hotel and Building number of the Review by papers highly illed. The only articles ordinarily sent creditable to their respective authors
from which are fiable to duty are Hongkong Hotal Company, Lt...
Company, Limited.... Some translations from Chinese novels and Tes, Tubacou,
3,000 hs. issued “immar plays aro
omarked by both accuracy and fresh- Dangerous or perishable goods, articles nars of styles and a acoqunt of thecareer of likely to injure tas Mails, Liquide (unless A. 3. Watean & Co., Idsalted
DISPENSARIES, the Chinese post-aateeman of the eleventh securely packed) or parcele coal crushed, sehturys Su Tung-p'o, by Mr. E. G. Bowra, such as band-boxes, are prohibited, No Par Dakin, Cruickshank & Co. L. 50,000 $ to not only historically valuable, but la altc cei can be received if its valus exceeds $350.
LGELTENG. distinguished by its literary grace. Beside A Parcel may contain a letter to the sub, and China Gas Co. Limited.... 7,0 aotices of naw hooke relating to China and address so that of the Parcel itself, or as Hongkong Elootria Co., Limited... 30,00 the that, which will be a useful feature of nther Parcel to the ease address. the Benew, if carried out with puzeluality other enclosures are allowed. and detall, wo are glad to notice tist *Notes and Queries are destined to
No
60,000 $
SKICK AND SEMENT. Groan Island Cement Co., Id. ...... 20,000iş. With regard to inward Parcola, addressess Hongkong Brick & Cement Co., Ld. 4,000 $ aro requested to observo that the Parcel
83, sales and buyers all 81, buyors
108
50
15 $12.50 83, buyers
MFOURLLANEOUL
Inderanity for the Losy of a Registered Artick.
find a place in its pages also. It is to be Mail is not opened until the ordinary dis. Campbell, Macro & Co., Limited... 1,20 $. hoped that this opening for contributions tribution of letters, &c., is finished. The Goo. Fenwick & Co., Limited
6018 degree of literary real to that which was the Regulations are generally similar to the Hongkong los Company, Limited 5,000 en Uhineas subjects may evoke a similar postage on Parcela at kome is 10d. per th. Hongkong Bakury Company, Li...
Hoagkong Dairy Farm Co
3,000$ displayed during the lifetime of its prode above, and the Parcels are sent out thang Hops Manufastorg Co, Ld 3,00S cessor in the field; and that the China Review Gibraltar. may receive the support necessary to Insur He continuange.
10 all 84, nom.
6,00 2
10 All 860, non
10
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185, delig all $67. steady
Founder's sharèy
The Post Offee is not legally responsible
·BALL PROGRAMMES FOR SALE.
IN NEW SHADES AND PATTERNS, OKINA MAIL' OFFICE,
WYNZIAN STREET.
LOANK
Amorent. Paluc
2014, hayırs
1:85, antos and buyer
Interest,
Quotation.
for thesafe delivery of Registered correspon dence, but it is prepared to make good tie contents of such correspondence lost whie Chinese Imperial 1888 ▼ Tis. 767,20€(Tis. 250 7p. noun 13% pre, buyer passing through the Posty to the extent of
1. That the under duty observed all the gags Dubentures, 1850 400,000, $500
810, in certain cases, provided
DIBENTUKES.
Hongkong Hotel Mori- ||
8500
conditions of Registration required.
2. That the letter was securely enclosed
Printed at the China Hall Ofice, No. 6, Wyndham Street, Hongkong,
in a reasonably strong envelope.
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