Hong Kong Telegraph 1881-07-05

Hong Kong Telegraph 1881-07-05

Year: 1881

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH HONGKONG 5TH JULY 1881 A GOOD DEAL OF BUSINESS WAS DONE IN BANKS YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AT 104 CASH,AND 109 FOR THE END OF SEPTEMBER.THEY ARE NOW VERY STEADY AT 104,AND WOULD BE BOUGHT AT THAT PRICE IF SELLERS COULD BE FOUND.CHINESE INSURANCE SHARES ARE NOW QUOTED AT 300 EX DIVIDND,AND SEVERAL SALES HAVE BEEN BOOKED ON THESE CONDITIONS.A FEW CHINA FIRES HAVE BEEN TRANSFERRED AT 295,AND THERE ARE MORE ON OFFER. FOOCHOW WHERE GENIUS FAILED AN OLDISH NAN,WHO WAS ON HIS WAY WEST,TOOK A LNNCH AT THE EATING STAND IN THE DEICOIT,GRAND HAVEN,AND MILWAUKEE DEPOT,YYSTERDAY,AND IN PAYMENT TENDERED A 20DOL.CONFEDERATE NOTE."WE DON'T TAKE THIS SORT OF MONEY HERE."SAID THE ATTENDANT AS THE SCANNED THE BILL.'DON'T,HEY? VERY WELL,CUSTOMS DIFFER IN LOCALITIES. W. P. MOORE RAZORS MOST CAREFULLY RE-SET MR.MOORE BEGS TO RECOMMEND HIS GOGO SHAMPOO WASH TO THE PUBLIC AS UNRIVALLED BY ANY PREPARATION EVER PRO DUCED FOR PROMOTING THE GROWTH OF THE HAIR.THE BASIS OF THIS COMPOUND IS MADE OF SOAP ROO;THE NATIVES OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS NEVER USE ANYTHING ELSE FOR WASHING THEIR HAIR;THEY ARE NEVER FOUND BALD,AND IT IS QUITE COMMON TO SEE THE FEMALES WITH HAIR FROM 5 TO 6 FEET LONG.