John Hancock Global Income Fund, March 1, 1996
Supplement to Class A and Class B Share Prospectus and
Statement of Additional Information
On March 5, 1996, the Trustees of the John Hancock Global Income Fund (the
"Fund") voted to recommend that the shareholders approve a proposal to amend the
Fund's investment objective to allow the Fund to invest up to 35% of its total
assets in non-investment grade debt securities, commonly referred to as
"emerging market" or "junk" bonds.
On June 26, 1996, the Fund's shareholders will vote on the investment objective
revised as follows:
To achieve a high total investment return, a combination of current income and
capital appreciation, by investing in a global portfolio of fixed-income
securities.
0900S-3-96
March 18, 1996
