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M. ZOLA'S IMPRESSIONS OF LONDON.

M. Lucien Wolfj;,bas "interviewed M. Zola on behalf of the Daily Oraphic. Tho eminent novelist gavo zenewed expression to the plessure ho derived from his visit to England, and to his surprise at tho immosity and divorsity of Londen and itp

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3. That application was made to the giving trouble, a course which generally Postmaster General of Hongkong immods given more trouble in the end- In the following Statamonts and Tables ately the loss was discovered, and within a THE CHINA REVIEW.

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fiod that the loss occurred whilst the corr. for addresses in Hongkong or the Ports Nowspapers, over four ounces in weight pondance was in the custody of the British bins, in batches of not less than ten of THIS Bevieto, which was intended to mock are charged as double, truble, do, as tho Postal administration in China, that it was uniform size and weight may be sent to I the ants of many sturlents of Chinese caso may be, but such papers of pickets of not caured by any fault on the part of the tho Fest Oftea nustumped, the postage, a used by the discontinuance of Notes ant papers may be rent at Book Bate. Two sandor, by destruction by fire, or shipwreak; cash or charged to the sender's account. Wingeries on China and Japan, has reached ita Newspapers must not be folded together as nar by the dishonesty or negligence of any Special accounts may be opened with aan. Fronty-first Volume The Ferice discusses one, nor must anything whatever bu insorted person not in the employment of the box-holders for the delivery of doinid.dable these topics which are uppermost in the except bona fido Supplements of the same Hongkong Post Offen minds of students of the Far East' and paper and the same date. Printed ent about which every intelligent person contor may, however, he enclosed, if the damage to fragile articles such as portraits, 5. No compensation can be paid for mere asetod, with China or Japan is desirous of whole ba paid at Book Rato. Prices Cur-watches, handsomely bound books, &, acquiring trustworthy information. turent may be paid either ax Newspapers or which reach their destination, although I sludus many interesting Notes and original | Books.

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'And now,' said M. Zola, 'I most tall you about my journey to Greenwich yes Serday. I went there by river atraumer, and what I saw impressed me more than anything else I have seen in London, A I passo castward of Loudon Bridge the secret of the importance of London, of the greatume of England, seemed to be laid bare to me. This immense waterway, with its endless life and traffic, with its wonder- fal quays and wharfe, in direct touch with overy part of the world, explains every-

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at the power of VORTS OF BRAZIL AND LA PLATA /89-Dr J. Bell, Residence, Praya Central, and Social Manners and Customs, etc., etc., spondence, such as invoices, 'deeda, ecpied article for which the addrosice has signed a Heavier articles will be charged ordinary thing to those who

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the British Empire. I find this scong de toute beauté. C'est grand, c'est admirable,N WEDNESDAY, the 15th November colossale! There you have London. Bo tween London Bridge and the cer is the stomach, the heart of England. There is the wainspring of the life of your empire, perhaps of the world. I came back from Greenwich by tramway to Westminster, and thence by tho Underground Railway to the Temple. The Underground Railway in, no doubt, useful, but there is much zoom for improvement. Kémon!! Lan- don in a house of many remarkable man. sious the City is its kitohon, the Wost End is its salon, tho faubourgs and subarbe, with their tooming life, ara 80 many pièces in an edifice I shall novar forget,

at Hatfield I gut glimpses of your historio position. I find that your nation ie in a pacntiar situation. You progress without lesing your hold on the past, and this is a guarantee of stability and tran- quillity for you. The antiqne caresquier and surroundings at the Guildhall, and the chateau of Lord Salisbary at Hatfield aro to ze embleme of this significant tot in your mptional life. We have nothing of the Lind in France. Our seignorul oasties are mont- ments, and nothing mora,

The only relia of old France that we ровневу is the Academy. Wo have a good any larger and more imposing chateaux than Hatfield, but I see a distinction between them. Qure are moro feudal, more ragged. Thoir windows are narrow- er, if their staircases are broader. They are memoriale of a past when the grand seigneur was an oppressor of the people, and their survital in this condition shows how unbending were their masters in boir attitude of class superiority. They ars a standing justification of the Revolution. Halfeld, howover, with its great window, its progresive architecture, its domestic comforts, is a picture of the approximation of your claesos; of the mutual trust of Dobies and peasants; of the wise cancer- sions which have spared you a great palitical convulsion. The cunts eloquent ore,"

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[118 Sisamehiy SOTLEJ, Capi, W. D. G. WOUCESTER, RN.R., carrying Hor Majesty's Mails, will be despatched from this for HOMBAY, (connecting at Bombay with the .S. CARTHAGE, which Vesselseph, T. H., Residence.

70.---Kramer J., Residence. takes ou her Cargo for LONDON, vit SUEZ Kerosing Of Gindown UANAL, leaving that port on the 10th-Renuudy. J., Horse Repository.

do, Stables, Causeway Bay. DECEMBER, 1890), on THURSDAY, the Do.

4.-Lapraik, J. D.. Residence. 23rd November, st Noon, taking Passengers sud Cargo for the abova Ports.

Silk and Valuables, all Cargo far France,

After a pauco M. Zola rekurued to the immensity of London, upon which be seemed never tired of harping, and in connection with it made an interesting Londres est une ville faite pour revelation. moho exclaimed. In France they say that my barotting sia la exaggeration. reminded my wife of it only this morning, and we were amused when we thought that bere, at any rate, was something I could. not exaggerate. I shail be happy if I can and Tos for Lundea (unde arrangement) produce a picture of your tumultuone, will be transkipped at Colomeo ut a your virile Ma. At any rate, I aball maksaseanor praseething direct to Maranilla and the attempt. I intend coming back when have got rid of the work I have in band to London; other Cargo for London, ke, will study yon at my leisure. I shall live be convoyed vei Bombay. incognito among yoc, only revealing my prosenco to a few friends.

Parcels will be ronived at this Otice until 4 p.m. on the day hofors sailing. The contents and value of all packages required.

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6. Harrison, W. Stuart, Residence. 96.-Moust Austin Hotel.

b.-Nam Woo & Co 46.-Optam Farmer, Hat Fook. 34-Peak Hospital. 99-Peak Hotel.

19-P.&O. 8. N. Co., Praya Central.

H.-P. & O. Mess, Mountain View,

3.-Pforten, F. von der. Residence. Ba. Quarry Bay Sugar Refinery. 34. Ray, E. C, Residence. 51.-Do.

HOW DID THEY COME TO DO IT? Only to think that any main the daytime, with his eyes open, vot boing crazy and ach wanting to commit suicido should waits straight noto the terms and conditions of the Con

d2. Shippers are particularly requested

into a canel or a river i Only to think of thai, Ipany's Bills of Laling.

Hay Yet a good many did it in and around

London in Christmas week, 1901. Tas dense

fog it was, of course, that made them. People

could hardly nou six fent ahead of their noses;

maybe less at times, and in some spota. For

For further Particulars, apply to

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you understand the difference between moro | 2, A U. 8. N. Chula Vífico, darkness and a fog. In the dark, no matter how black it is you can always see the light if there any. But a fog! A fog is to have your eyes putout; it is, blindness. As for shipwrecks sad ather calamities due to fage--why, thero's o end to the.. The London pspere have won- dered why somebody Lesn't invented a way to Boulter foga. Ah, yes, why?

Here's a woman's story about a log, que of those thick miste that hang over most of us twelve monds in the year. She saya ial from April to September, 1890, she was too ill to have

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cheerful and lively. The trouble, whatever Tacoma.. call it, came on iter gradasily, much as a fog rises. At first abe simply felt languid. Vary Morul.

little exertion made her tirail Her breath camə

to be very short, too, and she often fell faint.

She couldn't sat; that is, not with any relish,

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She had great pain in the region of the heart. which frightened her, as it would yon, for the heart is a vital organ and we are properly scared when there's anything elling it. Every moraal ahe ate distressed her. Even the swallowing of a montiful of water was a painful matter. For

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several wasks she went on in this fastron. She Northern Pacific Railroad, Tacoma, Wash. kept on with her work in the house and shop (a bakery), but it was as much as evar,

Simple medicines, such as we all know of those she tried, but no good came of it. So he next corralled the family doctor, a man who has large practions and is undered very clavor. Ho examined her carefully and then said, 'Mrz. Plowright, you are supeřing from congestion of the liver, heart disease, and debility."

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in a while," she says, 'my heart almost stopped heating, and I looked and felt like a dying por son. This, she was told, was the incurable complaint called angina pectoris; but it wasn't, kor anything like it. Billy it was serions and

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on the Angunt of Precipitation (tain a 10 a.. noon, 2 p.m. 4 pm. 6 p. and Snow) of Paking" showing the results In the Suburbs, .., noon, 5 p.ts., antes of observations mule at the Imperial Rastract Mails.

the delivery should be retarded by the Con- stan Observatory at Peking, from 1841 to 2 Boxholders who desire to send Circu- 1880. Notes on the Dutch conpation are, Dividend Warrants, Kavitations, Oasia, of Formosa," by Mr. Geo. Philips, contains &c., all of the same weight, to addresses in Pome interesting information, although Hongkong, or the Ports of China, much of it is cecord-hard. The Notices of deliver them to the Post Office mutamped New Books include a most gonorous and the postage being then charged to the appreciative review of "The Divine Classic spider's account. Each batch must con. of Dan-Hun," and the Notes and Queries sist of at least ten. are as usual very interesting, '--North-China Daily Nas

2. Boxholders may leo send Patterns to the same places in be same way. En- Velopus contauring Patterns may be wholly closed, if the nature of the contents be first inhibited or stated to the Postmaster General, as he may consider necessary, and "Pproved by him. Printed Circulars may

bo inserted in such Pattern Packets.

letters.

A substantial and reliable Kerieur which all students of China and the Chinese would de woll to patronise. '--Chrysanthemum.

The November-December number of the China Review contains low variety thas asual, but the fow articles are very interes. ting The opening paper by Me Harbert A. Giles on The New Testament in Chi

The Post Office declines all responsibility Dero" trouts of a question that mast noces-

for Unregistered Letters containing Bank arily be of great importance in the eyes Nuts or Jewellery and, where Re- of all missionarisa.

Mr E. H. Parker's Short Journeys in Szechnen" gistration has been neglected, WILL MAKE are continued, and a goodly instalment of ENQUIRIES into alleged losses of such

hes travols in the interior of China in given. Mr F. E. Bailour contributes paper of some longih entitled "Tho Em peror Cheng, founder of the Uhiraze Eu

im," which will be read with genuine

I'arcel Post to the United Kingdom. fatorest by students of Ohineze history.

Parcels not exceeding 11 lbs. in weight A fow short notions of Now Booke and number of Actas and Queries, one of which Post Offices in China, for transmission to are received in Hongkong and at British "On Chineas Ostha in Western Borneo the United Kingdom. by P. & O. Packet aud Java" might appropriately have been via Gibraltar. No pareci is sent with the placed under a separate heading, complote Overland Mail via Brindisi. Parcels there the aumbor.-H.K. Daily Press.

Trubner's Orientai Record contains the than the Mail. Farcels may be sealed, but foru arrive in London about eight days later

a

It is forbidden to inert in ordinary or Registered Correspondence (a) Current Coin (b) Artioles liable to Customs Duty.

D. E. BROWN, General Agent.

1893

Hongkong, November 1, 1893.

SHARE LIST.-QUOTATIONS.—Nov. 11, 1893.

Nos. Falue. Shares.

Paid-

up.

Cusing Quotation,

Cash

الانارة يا الله

JAN KH

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Cup 80,000 $

Now as QEN BADETA DI

Bank of Chine, Japan and Straits, 199, 875 £

Lith

£1,250 National Bank of China, Limited... MARINE INSURANCES,

Junon Insurance Office Co., L..... 10,000 Jhun Tradors' Ipsurarace Co, Ld.... 24, 00.2 Sera-Alisa Insurance Co., L. &£ Straite Junurance

Co. Lid30,000 $ Univu Insurance Society Co., Ld...:10,00 fangtese Insurance Ansociation, La. 8, 90

FILE INSURANCES.

China Firs huurance Co., I........ 20,00 18 dongkong Fire Insurance Co., La... 8,0NS Strait Bus Lunarancs Oo La.......20,0x

DOURS.

Ekong & Whampion Dask Co., A. 12 3

STEAMBOATS,

China and Manila & S. Co., ... 5,0 Dudas Sremap Co., Ltd... 20, 08 dK. C. and M. Steamboat Co., Ld: 80, Lado-Cluns S. N: Company, L.mis 60,0 Stasia Launch Company, Limited... 2,00 Uhina Mutuai 5. N. C0.

Πα

REFINERIES.

WHANVAS.

(new iman), 20,000 | 8

125 al 100% prem., sales & mellors

10£ 1.1552, nom.

14 1.

108.10 $26, sellers

3605

50 $120, sales and buyera

83.338

25 €52, salen

2002

54 Tls. 125, buyeru

108

20 $11,

ales and buyers

250$

20 $88, Lailers

100 A

800, seller

10:

2018

1

125

216, nollers

all 72% pren., sales

50

at

$825, cales sad sellers

Bi

2

al 1826), bayers

10

$79, sales

$195, sales and sellers

al1537, sales and sellera

180 dis, buyers 50$620, steady

, доз.

20,000€198, nom.

10 1

Lov a 10

Chlas Buga: Company, Limited.............. 16, Du | 1 Lason Sugar Company, Limitsa.... 7,00 ||

K. & Row. Wharf & Godown Co. 20.00-18 Woachai Warehouse and Storage Company, Limited............

LAND AND BUILDING.

Hongkong Land Investment and Agency Company, Limited.....

folk wing motion of the China Rowiestany parcel, even though sealed, iz liable to Kim Land and Building Com- The presat publication, judging by the bo oponed for exam fration.

number now beiure us, is intended to

осстру

to

195: 800, sales aid sellers

$150, sollers

#

$92, sollere

2,60

50 all 37, ellers 100 37 $43, mellora

{60,00

6.01

b&

387, eller

1

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114, 0:

à 1$

4 ($20, allora

570, sellers

a

55.50, sales and sellera

43376, sales

54 8%.50 570, boyers.

la

Parcels must be posted in Hongkong Humphrose Estate & Finneo Co... 1,00 a position, so regarda China and the before 3 p.m. on the day before the depar West Point Building Co., Limited 12,50 neighbouring countries, sous India by the turn of the Mail. Those arriving from the

TEAMWAYS.

MINING,

which has been filled in India by the Coast, &c.; after this hour are kept for the HE, High-Laval Tramways Co., L. 1,20 + Calcutta Revize. To great degree of at- following P. & 0. Mail. tention that has been bestowed of late years

nages du Tonkin

de Tourans

'PLANTING, ETC.

The Postage is 23 conta per t, and 20 Jelebu Mining & Trading Co., Ld. 15, 04. upon the investigation of Chinese literatare, cents each succending th or fraction of n b. Panjo Mining Jo., Ed. 3. antiquities, and social developments, to say which includes Registration fee, and must Société Francaise des Charbon- 8,00 Fr. nothing of baguistic studies, has led to the be prepaid in stamps. No further charge is nocemulation of important stores of inforza-made in the United Kingdom except for The Balmoral Gold M'ing Co.. L 15,005 ation, rendering some much channel of pub Customs dues. No parcel taust be more Raub Aust. Gold Mining Co., L. licity as is now provided extremely desire than 3 feet 6 inches in length, or 6 feet in Secists Franoias dos. Houilleres able; and contributions of much interest greatest length and girth combined. Ar- may fairly be looked or from the members ceipt is given for each Parcat. of the foreign consular services, the Chines

The sonder must fill up a form of Customs China Borneo Company, Ld. Customs corps, and the missionary body, Declaration, which can be obtained free at A. it. Brown & Co., Limited................... among whom a high degree of Chineseach Post Office. No parcel can be accept-

HOTELA, ECU. scholarship is now asiduously cultivated, o till this is completely and accurately Austin Arms Hotel and Building and who are severally represented in the fist filled. The only articles ordinarily sent

Company, Limited, number of the Reviews by papers highly from China which are liable to eaty ra ongkong Hotel Company, I creditable to their respective satbora. Tea, Tobacco,

9,000 sha 120Ã zeit). Some translations from Chinese novels and

· DISPENSANTES. plays are marked by both accuracy and fresh-Haly to injure the Mails, Liquide (nales A. S. Watson & Co., Limited. 60,00 ness of style; and an account of the career of securely packed) or parcels easily crushed, Dakin, Cruickshank & Co., Kak.... the Chinese poet-statesman of the cleventh such a bard-boxes, are prohibited. No Par seatury, Sa Tang-p'o, by Mr. K. G. Bowra, cel can ho received its value exceeds $200. | HK and China Gas Co., Limite 1. 7,0 le is not only historically valuable, but le ale A Payel aay contain a letter to the same fosgkong Electric Co., Limited.... $0.00 $ sistinguished by its literary grace, Beside addrem be that of the Parcel itself, or all- SEGURETOR AND CEMENT. nutives of new boste rolating to Chins and other Parcel to the same address.

al80 cents, sales and bbyzrii

1 13/4 84.00, sellers

nom.

200.c.

8,90 Vos, DOE

50

,37 | 1"

7,50 €

6,00 $

Ex

4,00 $

0,00 3

Dangerous or perishable goods, articion

10 A

...... 60, 001

81, bayara alt $10, sellers

50 GODL

50813, sellera

$10.50, xalas all Bit bagore

L:GAMING.

MISCELLANEOUS.

No Groon Island Cement Co., Id. ........... 20,00 | 5

Hongkong Brick & Cement Co.. Lj 4,00 Campbell, Moore & Co., Limite 1. 1,00 Geo, Fenwick & Co., Limited........ 6,00 Hongkong Bakery Company, si Hongkong Dairy Farme Co. 3,60 Hongkong loa Company, Limitu..

'kang Rope Manufactory Co., L. 3. $

the East, which will be a caful fatura of other enclosures are allowed. the Reicu, if carried out with panctuality

With regard to inward Parcels, addressesn und detail, we are glad to notice itat

Kotos and Queries are destined to are requested to observe that the Pared to Mail is not opened tutil the ordinary dis- find a place in fpages also. It is to be tribution of letters, &c., is finished. The hoped that this opening for contrations postage on Parcels at home is 108, per tb., Chasse subjects may evoke a similar the Regulations are generally similar to the degree of literary coal to that which was above, and the Parcels are sent out vid displayed during the lifetime of its prede Gibraltar. cessor in the field, and that the China Reriou may reocive the sappert necessary to insura

on

fla continuaus.

WALL PROGRLIMES

FOR SALE.

IN NEW BHADES AND PATTERNS.

'CHINA MAIL' OFFICE,'

Ŏ, WYNGHAM STEKKI,

Indemnity for the Loss of a Registered Article.

* Founder's shares

***LOANS.

5,00

Amount. Falue.

50

20 all 8105, buyers

108

882.90, valen

50 all 75, sellace

15 $12.50 83, sales

10

184, nom.

350

25 R15, buyers

EG all 860, nom..

TO 16870, buyers Coal

Interest.

4.50, sellers

85, sollers

Quotation

The Post Office is not legally responsibla for the safe delivery of Registered correspon dance, but it is prepared to make good the contents of such correspondence lost while Chinese Traportat 1885 TL 767,200 s. 250 7 % p. at 13 % preme, buyers passing through the Post, to the extent of 810, in certain cases, provided

1. That the sender duly observed all the conditions of Registration required.

2. That the letter was securely enclosed (in a reasoumbly strong envelope.

HENTURES. HongkongBctal Mori-1 gage Dentures. 1889,

400.000,00500

6, prem

$500

Printed the China Mail Office, No. 5, Wyndham Street, Hongkong,