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Mails

THE CHINA MAIL.

Mails.

Occidental & Oriental Steam- NORTHERN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP

AND RAILROAD COMPANIES.

Ship Company.

TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO, CENTRAL AND dOUTH" AMERICA, AND EUROPK,

VIA.

THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS,

PROFGSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG,

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(SUBJECT TO ALTERATION).

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| Torsday Jan, 1/96.

Tuesday, Jan. 2/96, Tuesday Feb. 26/05.

Bitch Victoria. Tuesday | April 9/95.

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1894.

ne, but it is prepared to make good the other writing whatever, to the Postmaster contents of auch correspondence lost while General This should be acted on the first passing through the Fest, to the extent of time cause of complaint cours; it is s mistake to lat such matters para for far of 1. That the sender duly observed all the giving trouble, a course which generally 810, in certain cases, provided- conditions of Registration required.

giros more trouble in the end.

woman who is doing it, I co? Ob associated that boar and sound with that ug./ AFLANTIC & OTHER CONNECTING 1 Steamship SIKH, Captain Jis wholo be paid at Book Rate, Prices Oh not caused by ation by

course

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STEAMERS.

HONOLULU.

WNESDAY, Dec. 19, at daylight,

PROPOSED SALLINGS FROM Horakosa. Belgic (via moy, Nagasaki, Kobe, Inland Sea and Yokohama) Uccinic (vis

saki, Kobo, Inland Sea & Yokohama) Gaelic (via Nagasaki, Kobo, Leland Sou, Yokohama Bonolulu)

aud.

WRESDAY, Jan. 9, 1995, at daylight. SATURDAY, Jan. 28, 1895, at daylight,

THE Stowship 'BELGIU

wil bo

Baited States Points.

For further information as to Passage or Freight, apply to

DODWELL, CARLILE & Co.,

dyents. Hongkong, December 12, 1894. 2010

as for books,

The limit of weight for Books and Com mercial Papers to Foreign Post Office is

to

4 lbs. Patterns for such offices are limited 8 Junoon except to Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Congo Free State, Costa Ries, Kenador, Egypt, France, Gresco, Guatemala, Hawaii, Holland, Hungary, Italy, Japan,

apan, Liberia, Luxemburg, Mexico, Peraio, Pere, Portugal,

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1. Circulars, Dividend Warrants, Invite- tions, Cards, Patterns, Bills, Almanage, &c, for addresses in Hongkong or the Porta of Chivs, in batches of not less than ten of uniform size and weight may be seat to the Post Ofas uostampart, the posingo, st the rate of one cont eauli, being paid

or charged to the sender's account.

cash of counts way be opened with non-

of the box-holdera for the delivery of considerable y any faulty are, abipwreck, numbers of sech artistes. sonder, by destruction

2. Such covers, when addressed to places nor by the dishonesty or negligence of any

prepaid two cents each in stamps as hereto. Hongkong Post Office.

6. No compensation bo paid for mero forg peragh not in the employment of the other than Hongkong or Chips, most be

B. Cirentars, &e., must not exceed watches, handsomely bound books, &c, ounces each is weight: Patterns, Almanacs, damage to fragile articles much as portraits, which rosch their destination, although Inc, mast ho under 4 ounces each in weight, broken or deteriorated condition. Nor on Bearler articles will be charged ordinary account of alleged losses of the Contents of rates. Registered covers which have reached their 4. Envelopes containing Patterns, de, destinations. Nor on account of any contents be first exhibited or stated to the be wholly closed if the nature of the

Postmaster General, as he may consider ma- receipt. article for which the addressce has signed a

cessary, and approved by him. Printed cir- calars may be enclosed in pattern packets,

be

complete. That. is to say, on such covers as are not ad. dressod to heads of houses the addressee's residence or place of business must be added. 'Incompletely addressed covers will be returned to the sender for address:

Miment or Delayed Correspondence.

6. Addresses aust When correspondence has been missent or delayed (both of which reliable to happen ocasionally) all that the addroson need de is to note on the cover, Sent to or Received at 7 pm., or as the case Survia, Siam manis, Sales- Tunis, The Argontine Republic, The Domini, may be, and forward it, without any can Republic, The Republic of Hondurus,

Switzerland-

Hongkong Rates of Postage, CHARACTER DELINEATED. Bonn.- Fancy Hair in aid of a most The most pathetic incident of my childhood

In the following Statements and Tablos "deserving charity; the inevitable embroideries is this: My mother had both very ill for several and handpointed trifles are displayed werks, and the doctor solemnly announced that

the Rates are given in cents, and are, for Letters per half ounce, for Books and among much art main drapery. Fulton sha canid wat live more Dian two or three days

Patterns, per two emens. That night my father roused

2. That the latter was sourely enclosed Newspapers over four in weight

onnces hole sellers and Allers of role papers are longer at most. painfully numerous, and there are many from sleep and took mo cut of my little bed sick attire, to bid ter u laut good-bye. I shall overforget

are ohraged as double, treble, &o, fine in a reasonably strong envelope:

3. That application was made to the George's Wife, 'side-shows."

in

but such be, tho sceac, which was now and awful to me.

papers or packets of Postmaster General of Hour

Hongkong Immedi- hestitates on

on the brink of the Siby's Cus

Pouple were weeping all rand the renia, the air.

papers may be sent af Books Rate. Two ately the loss was discovered, and within a Uh, Captain

of which was heavy with the odour of candles What's going on in thers 1

Newspapers must not be folded together an

oat from the date of Posting. At that

ching Desmond, look at

placard. art. lutops, and reaking with the funies of drugs.

one, nor must anything whatever be inserted year at the most:

Postmaster General is is That the Postmaster The Sibyl of Chiromancy."

Where in My moiber kuow and kissed and then they

except bont fide Supplements of the same find that the loss occurred whilst the corres- Tuesday March 19/95. paper and the same dials. Printed mat pondones was in the custody of the British that? I've forgotten all my geography. toeks me back to

Your Fortune Teld! Your Character sway some cue opened the window a few inches

ter may, however, he enclosed, if the Postal administration in China, that it was Special Delineated. Your Fate Revealed! Only from the top, and I noticed the grey dawn rest- Two Rapees, Do let's go in. Who's the ing on the glass, and heard the "eleep, cheep,"

rent may be paid either as Nowapapore or Some of a newly wakened bird, Stoce then I havo"

ROWLEY, sailing at Noon, on TUES- Bocks. stranger who's quite new to the

DAY, the 1st January will proceed Commercial Papers signify such papers to VICTORIA, B...and TACOMA vid that's all right; 1 was afraid it might be happy episode.

But (and to say what now follows have

the character of an actual or personai corre- Mrs Birkmite, she gives bersit the gift are written the foregoing paragraph we were all PIA INLAND SEA OF JAPAN AND SHUANGHAL, INLAND SEA, KOBE ndas, though Written by Hand, do not bear

YOKOHAMA. airs about her palmistry, and it's ull

Through

Bills of Lading issued to Japan, spondence, such as invoices, deeds, copied. nonsense. Lea't it funny how somo people rasped and tortured for nothing. My mother believe id

Pacific Coast Peints, and 10 Canadian and music, &c. The charge on them is the same in palmistry and uro quite silly proceeded to get well hard over hand, and died quietly thirty years afterwards. She survived look quito about

I've-Beast Don

The sender of a Registered Artiola for every person who stood at her bedside tlust exod becsuna be was told he was going tonight except sa

Consular Invoices of Goods for United Union Country may obtain an acknowledge Speaking of the illness of hur son, a boy bf

Staten Pointe should be in quadruplicatement of delivery on paying an extra fee of do something avfally had and then get s blow on the head and dio roving mad. Of mine, a lady says: We had to sit with him

and one copy must be sent forward by the

6 cents. I don't believe in it ip the least, but night and day, giving him brandy, wine, beef

Besmer to the care of The Freight Agent Northern Pasitle Railroad, Tacoma, Wash. I've got a very lucky hand, so I never tou, &c., to keep him alive, and expected avery day would be is lust. The physician plainly wind having it looked it.

Farcels must be sent to our Office with in row? Gracious, bow told me that nothing more could be done to save.

suldress marked in full by 5 p.m., on the le this the hima," drak this little pasange is!

Yet in spite of the disease, and we almost

day previous to sailing, a little tiny room Carol Why it's only with a big siraded lamp: I wonder why acid-in spite of the doctors, the led in troll to- call it a Cave. I know she'd be in a day. And the is how it all came about. There ie a moral in it, 100, bus suppose we serve that they drog

I am so tired of Sibyla in up at the and of the story. All right, you say. Greek dresses; why do they naver ReVery well, then. themselvop

Is seeing that this boy, George Wenluoreland,

despatched for SAN FRANĢISCO, sid ap as gipsies or in powder? I want

Fou to

to tell my fortune, plasse: had previously been a strong, healthy little clap. my charac dolineate character, you know. Am 1 as all boys ought to be. But about the middle AMOY, NAGASAKI, KOBE, INLAND | to sit in thle chair I Must I take my gloves of last Novober 1891, that is he was taken SA and YOKOHAMA, on WEDNES. off, bath of them? Oh, dear, and they down: The fasily couldn't make out what ailed

lot of buttons! Fleazo kim. He complained of a bad pain in the DAY, 19th lost., at Daylight, connection have got such ando this wretched thing for me, Captain stomach, and vomited a quantity of yellowish

his mother from Shanghai, Desmond. You can only tell fortunes alone green stuff. Presently the pain was zo sharp long made at Yokohama with Steamers with op

Доро рствов a7 Ob do let Captair Deg-wuldn't lie in bed, and they land, mend stay, I don't mind bis hearing mice says, to apply fresh hot poultless one after an the least: I've got no dreadful secrets. other. The whites of his eyeti arned yellow, It makes you vervona and you always insist and skin soa... He was hot, and foverish, and

had to fight for his breath." baving no listeners? Oh well, I sup pose it is more mysterious; you won't mind waiting just outside, will you f

haud do you look at ? Both, Now which how funny! Are they different? They're red like that, know It's betonso I've pulled off my gloves in such a herry.theart goveras my head? Fee I'm afraid it does, I'm dreadfully implosive: but don't you think a

woman ought to be,

Special rates (first class only) are granted The treabantan this theory availed nothing: and of course I'm very sensible all the same.

George was worie, He now had a backing to Missionaries, members of the Naval, I'm going to be married twice, aren't People always tell me that. You can only cough, and his expectention was 80 offensive Military. Diplomatic, and Civil Services, see a faint indication, but doesn't it show that the people had to uso disinfectants. He to Eurupuas officials in service of Chins Between forty-five broke out inte sveste, so heary as to saturated Japan, and to Government officials and how old I shall be?

mies.

PRESERVES. and fifty

Oh dear, not till then "Very the pillows. Be could take no nourishment save their

who have paid full faro, re-pical Mango, Pineapple, Emblic Oh yes I am, how could a little ik snd lime water. He wore nong to fond of society."

Myrabolam, Tamarind, Citron; -- alleton, did the poor boy. He was nothing embarking at San Francisco for China or you tell Very fond of dress and pretty things, and my talents have not been culsi-hat skin and bone, and they had to lift him in

...12 8 Fou are and out of bed. Then he fell sail he would Japan (or vice veres) within one year, will Mong, Koovers, Baal, Pulbul, vated to their fullest extent."

witch! How in you know that I was aw. not onlien ony one in the room, and lay for he allowed a discount of 10 per cent. Thir Lines, Orange, in bottles

to hours over opening his eyes. Then came the allowance does not apply to through force fully

lazy at school, the other gila need to

All Parcel Packages should be marked to do all my exercises and things for chocotine when a third doctor said he couldn't pas- from China and Japun to Europe.

Jaibly live.

address in fill, and same will be received the Company'e Office catil 5 p.m. the day previous to milling.

Consular Invoices to accompany Cargo stined to points beyond San Francisco, in the United States, abould be sunt to the

ector of Customs, San Francisco.

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Of courer his mother-sent for a doctor, and the doctor said his young ratiest, was suffering

Steamers of this, line pass through the INLAND SEA OF JAPAN and call at HONOLULU, and passengers are allowed to break their journey at any point en route.

Through Passengers Tickets granted to England, France, and Germany by all trans- Atlantic lines of Steamers, and to the prin-

He gave from in:lammation of the bowels. medicince which, however, did no good, zo far as the boy's triends corld see. Ou e contrary, be grow worse, and a seccad doctor was fetched This medical gentleman diffe-ad from his pro- deccscor, and gave out that firorge had no atcipal cities of the United Sintos or Canada. tack of rheumatic fover-in atter words, arate Rates and particulars of the various routes Theamatissi-a disease which no boy has any may be obtained upon application.

business with whatever.

late, Rather indolent?" Yes, you are What happened after that the boy's mother right again; I hate getting up in the morning. tells. We give you Ler sxasi words: in Very talkative." No, that's the first thing February last,' she says; my husband, is a lust

top, 11

I should I say I was much resource, determined to try Mother Seigel's You've said to talkative; I'm a woman Cusative Syrup. After a few doses the boy's too thoughtful to be

breathing was easier and he Look food. Iu three who thinks a great deal. "Warm

he was up and dressed. He gained tesh and strength every day, and is able to go about. Sometimes I look at him aud can hardly beliere he is the same boy who was so recently at

with a strong tendency to jealores doya he was able to sit up, and iu a week's time Company's Offices, addressed to the Col.

Pm

ever 1592.

death's door. Seiger's Syrup saved his life. Yours trals, (Sigued) Mrs Mary Westmoreland, 6. Higit Street, Plumstead, London, April 27, ba- Now, a half a dozen words. Litlia George I had no bowel inflamation, nor a single touch of rheumatism. That was the doctors' professional guesswork. Ed had a sharp attack of bilions. less and indigestion, of which Mother Seigel

not jealous a bit, George never looka at anyone except me: I don't know what jealousy is. Ami a flirt? Yes? Oh a shame! A bad one ? "Yes, a co- what

is wonderful, I must palmistry quette Ob go in for it, does it take long to learn? Tell goin mit something about my j WBS

past, engaged before ? Once, when I tyron seventeen and twenty " Oh yes, I Broken off because was nineteen; do Yes,

I changed my of a misunderstanding

I found be had a most ghastly tempor, but it was awfully romaatio,

with, he had only me a week he proposed. Cuo you tell me any when thing more? An illness in childhood, not meseles very dangerove one? Yes 1 bad mea

mind.

when I was cleven. Oh you ara marvellous! "Not at all reserved, in fact unsbio to keep

ecret"..Oh

that must be a mistake I'm tremendously reficent, look again, "It's most clearly marked

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For further information A to Freight Pasango, apply to the Agency of the Jompany, No. 7, Praya Sentes.

C. L. GORHAM, Acting Agent.

Hatekme. December 12, 194.

U. S. Mail Line.

·

1884

mediciao bean appealed to. Hore is the morel PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP

to conclude with Loara what the true remedy for lucus ia, and use it first instead of inst.

CLARKE'S WORLD-FAMED BLpon Merunt.- Tho mcat serching Blood Cleanser that science and medical skill have brought to light.' Suf ferers iron Scrofuls, Sourvy, Eiszeina, Bed Laya,

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COMPANY.

VIA INLAND SEA OF JAPAN AND HONOLULU:

PROPOSED Saunas From HONGKONO,

Intinations.

INDIAN CONDIMENTS.

THE BEST QUALITY !!

THE BEST QUALITY !!

CHUTNIES.

Per dozen Ro. As. CLICED, Sweet Sliced, Lucknow,

Col. Skinner's, Calcutta Club, Armenian, Major Gray's, United Service Club, Mixed, Malda, Csab mere, Pindares, Bengal Clab, Cd. Goad's, Cabool, Our Taste, in quart bottles

...12 8

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JELLIES, Guava, Sarrol, Mango, Corunda, in

bottles

JAMS.

United Status, to whichy places 12 oz. (860 CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY'S grammes) is the limit, and must not exceed these dimensions: 12 inches by 8 inches by 4 inches.

Countries of the Postal Union. The Union may be taken to comprise alt sivilised countries except Cape Colony.

Postage to the United Kingdom. Lotters,

10 cents per oz.

Post Cards,

3 conta cach.

Registration,

10 conta.

Books, Patterus and

22 cents per 2 oz.

Comm. Fapers,

Postage to Union Countries.

10 cents poros..

4.cents each.

General Rates, by any ronto:

Letters,

Post Cards,

...12 8

Reply Post Cards,

Registration,

Fineapple, Tipparat, Mulberry, in

bottles

...128

...12 $

MARMALADES. Citron, Mango, Bael, Orange, in

bottles

CHEESE. Guara, Bael, lib tina, per dozen 10/-

2lb tin

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SYRUPS, Lomen, Orange, Tamarind, Black- herry, Bael, Pineapple, Ross, Al- rond, Pomegranate, in quart buttlas

PICKLES.

Newspapers,

Books, Patterns and ]

Comm. Papers,

8 canta each,

10 canta.

2 cents per 2 oz.

2 cents per 2 oz.

There is no charge on redirected corro. spondence within the Postal Union.

Postage to Non-Union Countries. Cape Colony-Letters, 20: Registra- tion, 10; Newspapers, 5; Books and Pat- torna, 5 par 2 oz.

LOCAL POSTAGE.

General Local Rates for Hongkong, 16 0 Macau, China, Corca, Japan, North Borneo, Tonquin, and the phonics, Cochin-China,

128

Onion, Cabbage, Bombay Mango, Lime, Bamboo, Red Cabbage, Sweet Mango, Mango, Mixed, Cauliflower, Sweet Cauliflower, bottles

...12 _8

SAUCES

Tapp, Tanisto, Mango, Tomatoo,

Volcsuis, in pínt.bottles ...10 0

CURRY POWDER & PASTE. Curry, Malabar Madras, Mulliga

tawny, in quart bottles,

کا

128

LIME JUICE, &c. Pure Non-alcoholic Lime Juico, in

bottles

9 8

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Philippince

Lettera per + oz., 5 centa (<). Post Cards, soch, 1 cent,

Reply Post Cards, 2 conts each. Books and Patterns, per 2 oz., 2 cents. Newspapers and Prices Current, 2 coch

per 2 oz.- Registration, 5 cents.

Between Hongkong, Canton, and Macao

2 cents.

Local Delivery.

1. All correspondence posted before 5 p.m. on any week day for addrevaca In Victoria will be delivered the same day. In Town (Ship Street to Bonham Strand West, up to level of Robinson Road) at 8 a.m. 10 am., moon, I p.m. 4 pp. 3 p.m. In the Suburbe, 9 a.m., noon, 5 p.m., unloss the delivery should be retarded by the Con- Ground, Cayenne Pepper, White

tract Mails. Pepper, Black Pepper, 16 bottles 1982 Boxholders who desire to send Cireu-

lars,

Dividend Warranta. Invitations, Cards, da, all of the same weight, to addresses in or the Porta of China, may Hongkong, deliver them to the Post Office unstamped the postage being then charged to the sender's account. Each batch must con nist of at least ten.

diBoult to keep a secret i 1 should find it Skin and Blood Diseases, Pimples, and Sores of Peru (via Nagasaki, SATURDAY, Dec. 20, Nopaul Peppor Ground, pint bot-

if

aby

►

Kobo, Inland Sea and Yokohama)...) City of Rio de Jancira

at daylight.

(via Nagasaki,WNESDAY, JD, 16, Kubo, Inland Sea at daylight. and Yokohama).....) of Peking (via) Nagasaki, Kobe, W'NESDAY. Fob, 6, Tuland. Ben, and at daylight. Yokohama)......mi)

TEACHER: Now, boys, who was Colum-City bug? No answer. Teacher (prompting The man that Cluse (promptly):

Broke the bank at Monte Carla 1

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INDIAN CURRIES. In 1b Hermetically seated ting

Beef, Mution, Pork, Fowl, Fab,

Crab, &c., per tia GR. 10As.... 7 TAMARIND FISH.

Tamarind Hilsa Fisk, Tamarind

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2. Boxholders may also send Patterns to the mmo places in the same way, Ex-

1894.

ROYAL MAIL STEAMSHIP LINE,

SAFETY-SPEED-PUNCTUALITY.

1894.

THE FAST ROUTE BETWEEN CHINA, JAPAN AND EUROPE, FIA CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES,

(Calling at SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA & VICTORIA, B.G.) Twin Screw Steamships-6,000 Tons-10,000 Horse power-Speed 19 knots.

PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG.

EMPRESS OF JAPAN...Comdr. G. A. LES, R.N.R... WEDNESDAY, 26th Dec, 04. 20th Fab./95.

EMPRESS OF CHINA.Comdr. R. AHIDAD R.N.R. WEDNESDAY,

R.N.R...WEDNESDAY, 23rd Jan. 9o.

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through the famous INLAND SEA OF THE magnificent Steamships of this Line paas t

JAPAN, and usually make the voyage YOKOHAMA TO VANCOUVER (B. in 12 DAYS, making close connection at Vancoctor with the PALATIAL TRANS. CONTINENTAL TRAINS of the CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY leaving there daily, and cross, the Continent FROM THE PACIFIC TO THE ATLANTIO WITHOUT CHANGE. Close connection is made at Montreal, Quebec, Halifax, Now York and Boston with all Trans-Atlantic Lines, which passengers to Great Britain and the Continent are given choice of.

Passatgera hooked through to all principal points and AROUND THE WORLD. Return tickets to various points at reduced rates, Good for 4, 6, 9 and 12 months

SPECIAL RATES (brst class only) grouted to Missionaries, Members of the Naval, Military, Diplomatic and Civil Services, and to European Oficials in the Service of

Ohina and

Governments.

CIRCULAR

AR PACIFIC TICKETS Hongkong to Vencouver, Vancouver to Sydney Australia via Honolulu, and Sydney to Hongkong via Brisbane and Torres Straits, Good for 9 months £100,

The attractive festures of this Company's route, embraces is PALATIAL STEAMSHIPS. (second to none in the World), the LUXURIANCE OF ITS TAL TRAINS (the Company having received the highest award TRANSCONTINENTAL for same

at recent Chicago World's Exhibition) and the diversity of MAGNIFICENT MOUNTAIN AND LAKE SCENERY through which the Lino passes.

THE DINING CARS AND MOUNTAIN HOTELS of this route are owned and operated by the Company, and their appointments and Cuisine are anexcelled.

For further information, Maps, Guide Books, Rates of Passage, etc., apply to

D. E. BROWN, General Agent,

PRODER STREET. Hongkong, November 28, 1894.

SHARE LIST-QUOTATIONS.-DECEMBER 15, 1894.

¡Nos of Value.

Shares

Stocks.

BAREA.

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corp. 80,000 8

New Isaia

Peil

1925

Closing Quotatione,

Cash,

12 all 104% prem., salca & buyers

lu 1.10 nom

125

Bank of Chine, Japan and Straits, Į 99,876 £

1,250 ££

12

Ld

National Bask of Chins, Limited...

£ 3.10 218, sellers MARISE ISRASORS. Canion insurance Offics Ca., Ed.....10,000 $ 2608 508142 Cana Trators' Insurance Co, Ind.... 94,00 € 83.33 20 860, sollers North-Chipa Insurance Co., Lt..... 6,0ULLE. 2002 T. 195, buyers Straite lasurance O., 30,00 108 2017-

mon Insurance Society Co., Ld... 10,000 825 2126, sales and sellers

TIBE INSUBANCKS.

Fish Roca, real delicacies, 3ID jazo:23 0 rolopes containing Fatterns may be wholly langtan: Insuranog Association, Ld. 8,00/8 Ø3 ̈·

Smoked Mango Fish with Roes, 50

a

in a tin, 3Rs. 8As., 100 in a tin... 60 FOR THE BLOOD IN THE LIFE-Clarke's.

The above Stores supplied at dozen rates World-famed Blood Mixture is warranted to CARE E. & Mail Steamship PERU clonuss the blood, from all impurities from what- I will be despatched for SAN FILAN von if dozen of each kind is ordered at ever cause arising. For Serofula, Scurry, CISCO, id NAGASAKI, KOBE, IN. time. Liberal discount to Clubs, Messos Eczema, Bad Legs, Skin and Blood Diseases, LAND SEA, YOKOHAMA, on SATUR. and the trade. Casos for i dozen 8 Anoas Pimples, and Sores of all kinds, its effects ars maryalious: Thousands of wonderful cures have DAY, 29th December, at Daylight, ang extra, for 2 dozen R1 extra. been effected by is. Sold everywhere at 28. 94. Fassage and Freight_wi ajan, the

Unite States, and Kurope.

kind are solicited to give it a kind to test ite What nonsense, value. Thousands of wonderful cures have been why there's a man-bere, a young Civilian,

effected by it. Sold overywhere afted, per Areber, I suppose you have ever met boitie. Beware of worthless imitatioand Ank hima: well,

well, he's troncadouely popular, and

and stitatas. the news of bis engagement got about the whole place would ring with it, fle told me all about it more than a month ago, and have. not breathed it to a mul. So you set I can keep scorets after all! No, in dord, he was not chasing me; it's perfectly true, he. met ber up it Simle and her name is Leelee Mason.

that's short for suppose Eliza ! and he says she's not a bit pretty, in fact when he first met her he thought her exceedingly plain,

awfully bright end jolly. That's all

very well, but I I do think a man ought to admire the girl he is going to marry just as first, for if he doesn't he'll probably think her hideous later on!

time up and other people ara

What a

a bother waiting to come? haven't told me half enough. De corae to tea with me some afternoon and then you shall tell me everything about may haad. Good-bye and thank you very much you haven't said anything about the strong ja- fluence I tare over people. I'm mesmarie really

I think, but of course you haven't bad timo.

hut

you

It was simply wonderful, Captain Des- mend. I shall

after this; aho describe

jealoud,

common

"palciates

in my character as she had knowa mo for years and told me reape of true things about the past. How I whe engaged when I was nineteen, and why I broke it c

foff, and how old I was when I had measles and heaps of things. She was only was talisative and wrong twice; the said

Obloome this

way quick; Mira Birkmire has

has got hold of George, and if I don't interfere she will make bim buy all! the rubbish on her stall. He alwaya zape she's so charming, and she's got an awful Cockney accent, and I think she has a very

mon sort of face, don't you?

are you getting on, Mra Birkmire, tired? You must aren't

you dreadfully have been working hard, you poor dear, for your fabe is

is simply daming! Standa socond, want

put your hat straight, it's all over one side. There, that's better. come and

and have your fortune told,

told, George, the Sibyl is splendid. I don't know her real pumpe. She is a very plain girl with dark hair. Miss Mason just come down from Simla "Oh are you sure? Oh my goodness! No dear, I didn't speak, and nothing's the matter, only I feel absolutely done, and I don't care to stay here any longer. Do you toind taking me home, George, dear Pioneer Mail,

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THERE is a tide in the affairs of men which, if not akilfully dedged at the proper time, drowns thom.

IMPORTINS IN THE BUCO We havs sack, boris af letters from people who have received great benefit from the use of Clarke's Blood Mixtura. It cannot be too highly estimated, for It cleansed and clears the blood-frora- all-im- parities. This is a good testimanial from the Family Doctor, which goes on farther to any

It is the finest Blood Pariter that science and skill have brought to light, and we can with the ntmost comidanco recommend it to our subser- bers and the pubho generally. For Sofala, Scurvy, Eco, Bad Legs, Shiu And Blood Dios, Pieples and Sorce of all kinds, ite affects are marvollzus bussidy of wonderful curas lave born effected by it. Clarke's Blood Mixture is sold everywhere, at 28, U. per beitis. Hegars of worthless imitations god substitutos,

Beware of worthlesa imitations..

Intimations.

CUTICURA

for the

Steamers of this line pass through the INLAND SEA OF JAPAN; and call at HONOLULU, sad paracugers at allowed break their journey at any point sa route, Through Passage Tickets grouted

น

| England, Franco, and Germany by all

CORNED BEEF. BO. AB. Corned Beef in 2016, 301b, and 50lb

Jarrels barrels free, per Ib...... 0 -8 Corned Mutton in 2010, 30th and

Both barrel-barrels free, per b. 0 10 Corned Ox-tongues, 123b in a barrel,

go per barre!

Smoked Ox-tongues, 6lb in-a tin, par

batral

5 0 SPICED & HUNTER'S BEEF.

Atlantic lings of Steamers, and to the. principal oitios of the United States or Oagada. Rates may be obtained on appll-Spiced & Hunter's Beet-Bounds

HAIR cation.

Luxuriant hair, with a clean, wholesome scalp, rze from irritating and scaly eruptions; is pro inced by COTICURA SOAP, the most effectiveskin urifying and beautifying soap in the world, as vell as purest and sweetest for toilet and nursery Sold throughout the World. Price, 25- Prepared y the Porter DROG & CERMICAL CORPORATION, "loston, USA

"Almost as Palatable as Milk.”

This is a fact with regard to Scott's Emulsion of Ced Liver Oil. The difference between the oil, in its plain state, is very apparent. In

Scotts Emulsion

1001

you detect no fish-oil taste. As it is a help to diges tion there is so after effect except good effect. Keep in mind that Scott's Emulsion is the best promoter of flesh. and strength known, to science.y.

Scots & Bows, Ttá, Landan, All Chomiste, Sule ayent for China and Hongkong UHAN A FOO5,- at WATKINS & Co.,

Hongkong

Passengers holding through ORDERS TO EUROPE have the choice of the Overland Rail rostos from San Francisco, icclading the SOUTHERN PACIFIC, CENTRAL

aad Humps, weighing 4 to 14 IDs, packed in tia and lard-6 fins in a caso, per ib...

... 0 14

DAIRY BUTTER.

PACIFIC, UNION PACIFIC, DENVER Best Quality Dairy Butter (slightly

salted) in 2016 barrels per barrel.16 0

TERMS CASH WITH ORDER. Sole Export Agent for three of the Hest

and RIO GRANDE and NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAYS; also the CANA- DIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY on paymont of $10.00 Gold in addition to the regalar tariff rate,

Indian Manufacturers.

closed, if the nature of the contents he first Gains Fire lusurance 00., Lid................. 20,000 9 exhibited or stated to the poster bongsung Fire insurance Co., Ld... 8, General, as may consider necessary, and

spproved his Printed Circulars may be inserted in gach Pattern Packets.

190x8.

1.877

∙10-la

20

972), sales and buyora $175, sollers

'kong & Whampos Dock Co., Ld.12, 012 ali 79% ptum, salos

SEBAMBOATS.

Uhlan and Moatia S. S. Co., Ld.... 6,0 The Fest Office declines all reaponability Douglas Steamship Co., Limited....20,000 8 for Unregistored Letters containing Bank HK. O. and M. Steamboat Co., Ld. 80,00. 8 Notes or Jewellery and, where Re-indo-China S, N. Company, Lunited 60, DUL £ gistration has baon neglected, wat HAK Steam Launch Company, Limited... 2,000 NO ENQUIRIES into alleged Ioises of auch China Matual 8. N. O ... 20,000 € letters.

It is forbidden to insert in ordinary oF Registered Correspondence (a) Current Coin (b) Articles liable to Customs Duty.

Do

REFINKINEL

(new Isana), 20,000 Chin. Sagar Company, Limited..... 15,00 Lusou Sugar Company, Lámitad... 7,000

--WHARVES,

HK. & Kow. Wharf & Godown Co. 20,000 3 Wanchai Warehouse and Storage 2,600

Company Limited

Parcel Post to the United Kingdom Parcels not exceeding 11 lbs. in weight are received in Hongkong and at British Post Offices in China, for transmission to the United Kingdom by P. & G. Packet vid Gibraltar. No parcel is sent with the

Hongkong Land Investment and i Overland Mail via Brindisi. Parcels there-

Agency Company, Limited..... 50,000 fore arrive in London about eight days later Kowloon Land and Building Com

than the Mail. Parcels may be tasted, but

LAND AND BUILDING.

Paay, Pres

6,000

any parcel, oven though sealed, is able to fumphreys Estaba & Finance Ou... 1,000 He opened for examination.

Wess Point Building Co., Limited.. 13,6g

THAMWAXI,.

*MINING

befors 3 p.m. on the day before the depar, High-Level Tramways On., Li 1,20

Parcele saust be posted in Hongkong ture of the MAIL. Those arriving from the N.B.-Good Snow Boots for displaying Coast, &c., after this hour are kept for the Joloba Mining & Trading Co., La. 45,0%

Samples of CHINESE CURIOS, following P. & O. Mail. CANE GOODS, SILKS, &o... do. Consignments received.

Passengers bolding orders FOR OVER- LAND CITIES in the United States huyo, between San Francisco and Chicago, the option of the SOUTHERN PACIFIC, CENTRAL PACIFIC, UNION PACIFIC, DENVER and RIO GRANDE and other direct connecting Kailwaya, and from Chi- engo la destinion, the choice of direct 1155 tinos.

Particulars of the various routes can be had od application.

Special rates (first clean only) are granted to Missionarias, members of the Nava, Military, Diplomacie, and Civil Services, to European officials in service of Chin and Japan, and to Government officials and their families.

Through Bills of Lading issued for tran portation to Yokohama ad other Japan Forts, to Sac Franciscu, to Atlantic and Inland Cities of the United States, va Overland Railway, to Havana, Trinidad, and Demerara, and to porte in Mexico. Central and South America, by the Com pany's and connecting Steamers

Fraight will be received on board outd p.m. the dug previous to sailing. Parva! Prubager

will be received at the offos until

Б

Samo

abould be ; all Parcel Pack

to address in fullį "varus of same is required, and Phila *Cargo Cunardar Invoices to any destined to points beyond San Francisco In the United States, should be sent to the Company's Offloos in Sealed Kuroopas, addressed to the Collector of Cistozon as dan. FTALCISCO,

For further information as so Passage and Freight, apply to the Agency" of the Dompany, No.7, Fraya Central.

C. L. GORHAM, desing Agent. Hongkung, December 12, 1694, 2093

JAMES LINTON,

2, Sualion Lane, CALCUTTA

JA CURE FOR ASTHMAI!!! GRIMAULT'S

Indian Cigarettes.

Asthmatic people who suffer from Oppression in breathing stilling sen- sationa, Hoarseness, and Loss of Voice, Nervous Coughs, Laryngitis, Colds, with Wheezing, Bronchitis, Insomnia, Catarrhal Affections sud Difficulty in Expectoration, are promptly, relieved by these Cigarettes." GRIMAULT & CO., Paris Sold by all Chemists.

GRIMAULI'S

Matico Capsules

AND INJECTION, Renowned Physicians prescribe Grim- ault's Matice as the most active and at the same time the most inoffensive remedy in the treat,pint of Acuto and Chronic Discharges. These Capsules, un- life Copain, have not the inconvenience of producing. Nausea,

MATICO INJECTION is used In recent MATICO CAPSULES: the Chronic Casus, GRIMAULT & CO., Paris, Sold byail Chamists:

For Sale by A. Watson & Co., Chemists,

60,00

8,000 F

སྡུས་

The Postage is 20 conte por I., sad 20* Panjom Mining Co., Ld cents each succeeding to or fraction of a 1b. Société Francaise des Charb

nages du Tonkinsonament Į which includes Registration fes, and must

Now Balmoral Gold Ming Co., Dd.[15,000|8 made in the United Kingdobr except for Raub Aust, Gold Mining Co., L. 200,000 £

be

prepaid

in atempa. No further charge

Customs dues. No

than 3 feat

must be more Societé Francise des Houilleres parce inches in length, or G feat in greatest length and girth combined. A re-

given for each Parce The sender must fill up at

aform of Qustome

de Tourane..animativnav

PLANKING, STO. China-Borneo Connaug

HOTELS, ETC

DISPENSARIES.

1849, sales and boyėra

&

860, solleri

b

bia

all $242, eales and sellers

all 839, Bellors

66 3

27, buyere

16

$140

$48, sollers

BU all 830, sellers 100g 3.940, sellers

10$ $24, sales and sellera

683810, nollera

1.1 al 8102 B41816, sellors

$70

al $4.50, sales and buyera 4831852, nâles and buyers

600F.50 $75, sellers

alle

81.75, sales

13/10 $6, valós

all

Dom.

8,000 Fos. 60

1: binom, 7,508 0,00 85 alt

6,001 $0.

Declaration, which can be obtained free at. G. Brown & Co., Limited each Post Ofles. No parcol can be accept Hongkong Hotel Company, L. ed till this is completely and accurately filed. The only articles ordinarily seal

A. &. Watson & Co., Limited.. ****** 60,000 $ from China which are liable to duty are Dakin, Cruickshank & Co., Ld....... 50,000 8

Too and Tobacco.

LIGAKING.

Dangerous or perishable goods, articles HK. and China Lisa Opr

Co., Limited... 7,000 £ likely to injure the Mails, Liquids (unless Hongkong Electric Od, Limited.....80.000 8 Becurely packed)

}} or parcols easily crushed,

BRICK AND CEMEN

20,000 $

anch as hand-boxes, are prohibited. No Par Green Island Cement Co..

cel can be received if its value exceeds $230.+

A Parcel may contain a letter to the same Hongkong Brick & Usment Do., Lč. 4,000 3 address as that of the Parcel itself, or an Campbell, Moore & OnIdmited 2.1,2008 other Parcel to the same

other enclosures are alloeddress Goo" Banwick &

With regard to inward Parcals,

MEGAMESCELLANED CH

addressees

&Co., Lansited Hongkong Bakery Company, L Hongkong Dairy Farm Co

3,008

6018

3,00 8

21, sellers

$0, buyers £11810

81

10 all $125

84, sales and sellors

5f all $t, sollera 16812.50 $9

10 all 84, sellers

26 2016

Ball $36 3019 sales

179, buyers 30864all 8118, buyers

are requested to observe that the Parcel Bongsong loa dompany, Limited 25,000 $ Mail is not opened until the ordinary dia. Pong Rp Maustastey 00, tribution of letters, &o., is finished." The

Founder's shūrui“ postage on Parvels at house is 10d. per th the Regulations are generally similar to the abore, and the Parcels are sent out vid (fibraltar

LUANB.

NB. Those rates are now nader considère. Chinese Imperial 1886

DEBENTURES, F +Under consideration.

tion

Indemnity for the Lom of a Begistered Articla. The Post Office is not legally responsible fue thunafe delivery of Registered currapon-

Hongkong Hotel Morte gage Debentur. 2889

Acounti

Falus Interent

Quotation.

Tia. 797,200 TL. 2007. p. 10 % prom., sales

400,000,0 3500

$500

Printed at the China Mail Olles, No. F. Wrodhim Etreet, Bengkung