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PACIFIO MAIL STEAM-SHIP
COMPANY,
THROUGH U. 8. MAKE LINE TU NEW YORK Fia Panama or Overland Route.
TEAMERS of this line will be despatch-
ed as follows
Nov. Des.
10.
18,
China,
¿mericaj
A Steamer will leave Shanghai on ex about same date, copnecting at Yokohama with above-named steamer, za
Passengers ticketed through to California Manoo, Central and Bouth America, and by Overland Route to prinsipa poins in the United States and Unnadas, and con- mecting with the-various-Bteam lines-for- New York, to Liverpool, kunthampton,
issued
Bremen, Brest, and CANO M New. - Wirough Tickets York and Lurupo via Panama Route and to Europe, per steaners of the Royal Mail Stein ckut Company, the
the West India and Kapity, Steamship Company, Limites and The Compagnie Generale Transatlan tique from Aspinwall direct, Connections a with Steam lines upon the walsat Panama West Coast of Central and South America,
which passengers are ticketed through by
Thigh Hills of Lading given for Freight via Ceuta 1 Pacing Railroad and its con nections to the principal points in
the United States and Canadas and for Freight Uvaring for fagland and the. Continentoe Through Bill of Lading givek also for New York Aud: Lurope, vie, Fauama route,
-Post-Office-Roudcations..
Tis hereby notitied for general informa
tion that henceforward the Postage chargeable on Book and Packets of Pattern addressed to the United States of America transmitted via the United Kingdom will be as follows, viz-
V SOUTHAMPTON, Under 4 ounce,
12 centa. Above 4 ounos and not ex-
coding 8 ounce,
Above 8 ounce and not ex-
ceeding 12 ounce,
Абота 12 ounce and not ex-
veeding 10 ounces, For vary additional 4 64 12
Via MABSEILLES Under 4 junce,
- 16 cents; Above 4 ounce and not ex-
ceeding & aunce,
8
32
Ahova 8 ounce and not ok
ceeding 12 ounce,
48
Above 12 ounce and not ex-
S
16
THE CHINA MAIL.
Post-Office Kotifications.
Printa, and my quantity of paper, vallum or parchment (to the exclusion of letters aesire to receive payment in the Country in Maps Paper &e, may be either printed, 9. Should the Payee of a Money Order whether sealed or open); and the Books, which the Urder was intod, at tonie futher matten on main, be any mixture of the Othoe than that in which the Order W 02-All kunste binding, ginally drawn, the transfer will be granted, covering of the one or of a portion there- provided the Order be inclosed to the
Case: of
mounting or
intimations.
sive of postage) Tls. 12 per anatum; payable Published weekly.Subscription (Kaclu in advance.
SUPREME COURT. AND CONSULAR GAZETTE,
Law REPOSTER FOR THE BUFRAME AND PROVENÇAL Cousta by China
THE Game General Weekly Newspa
per, containing Ufely Revised Reports of Oases heard at the Supreme and Consular Bankfuphori Original Artiolis 1-Noten atid Courts, Police Cases, and Proceedings in
Queries on Legal pointe | Reports of Public
fmmary, de, da Meeting News of the Week, Commercial
Advertisementes
Postmaster of the Office in which it was of, will be allowed whether sech binding drawn. In such case a new Order will be be loose or stiched also rollers in the qued, the Cortimisation chargeable or otherwise) in the case of Books, and in Whether of paper which will be deducted from the amount of the new Order.
Super kort, whsiever in mingly for the safe transmission of literary or artistic matter or 10.-In the event of a Money Order usually appertains thereto. miscarrging or being lost, a duplicate will
Book Every be gouted in a waitton application from out a cover, or it a cover öpun átgo\Anda
packet must be either with the Payee, (containing the neccesary or aides.
------- particulars, app socompanied by an addi tionfa Commuter) to the Ohio where the sealed, bir ang, sealed ehchenne Latever; It must not contain any letter, gpan or Original Order was payable.
the name and address of the sender is how-
be charged Tia 1 ever not only permitted but recommended, par 10 lines for the first insertion, and 50 so that if the core melo, for any te per 10 lines, for each subsequent inser- other reason the packet.
cannot
be forward-tion
Shanghai, January, 1861.
NEW BOOK,
IL-Un the receipt of a similar applica. tion, orders will be given to atop payment of a Money Order, or to renew a lapsed Order. The additional Commission in the last case.will be deducted from the amount of the new Order. Lapsed: Orders must be presented with the application for a new
ceeding 16 ounce, -14 For every Prepayment of the
aditional 4 oz.
Postage te compulsoryOrdon p in each case.
F. W. MITOSEL
Postmaster General General Post Office, Hongkong, June-18, 1888,
visions of a Treasury Wairant dated IT is linroby notified that, under the pro- the 7th May, the Postage on it Letter not being half an oure in weight posted
error in the name of the Remitter or Fayee 12-But when it is denred that any should be corrected or that the amount of & Money Order abould be repaid to the Romitter, or that a Inpsed Oriler should be renewed for payment in the Country in application must be made to the Chief which the Order was originally drawn, Money Order Office of suck Country This application must be accompanied by ference to a Lepasd Order, in which case the Commission will be deducted from the
ed, it may be returned. Deze daar ze
No packet mustercredtwo feet in length, breadth or depth; exceeding these dimez- sions it cannot be forwarded through the... Post
AS: REGARDS. PATTRUNS...
HE Speculations of
The Old Philosopher' BLAU-TSZE
Translated from the Chinese
They most yet be of intrinsic value. This rule excludes all artiules of B. Baleable: nature, and indeed whatever may have TRUE JOAN CHALMERY, A M. a value of its own, apart from its mera use
africs $1.50. as à pattern; and the quantity of any
The Origin of the Chines
JAI
material sent ostensibly is a pattern must not be so great that it can fairly: be con-author : Pro-11-221 9 5 sidered he having on this ground an intrins die-value, June to be BEAUL KOHO ANIMA
Apply at Mesare TANK, ORAWFORD & Co.
Hongkong Votaber 17, 1868.
FOR SALE
and to Earppelvis Aspinwall Lines to port Hongkong or at any of the Ports additional Comisión, Gül it: have rere innst be no writing or marks the for The London Mission House. Of Mexico and parts on the West Coast of China and Japan addressed to Egypt, or Central Anterios, sed South America to as posted in Egypt addressed to Hongkong or
Favorable arrangements have been made upuyeyed in the Mails by British
and
amount of the New Uzder.
than the address of the person, for whom the packet is intended and that of the sender trade mark and numbers, and
fáfish Valparaiso MAYA BA90y of the Ports in Chine and cket, in Repayment whether of an original, prices of the articles; otherwise the Packet AT THE "CHINA MAIL" OFFICE,
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t to me reduced froin Twenty-four Cents to Twelve or renewed, or & duplicate Urder, will not will be detained or forwarded charged THE following SETS of the "OHINA
for through passengers and freight to rios sirum Caloutts, Penang and Singapore, and From Swator, Amoy and Fonchow. * All freight payable in adrance in Mexi- dan Dollare or on delivery in America Gold Coin with 8 per cent additional, at shipper's option
securn Paige Tickets issued at a re- duction of 12 pon the whole amount for the Round Vyage.
For further information as to Passage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Сострану,
Pray West sunt din
A. HARRIS,
Agent Hongkong, October 7, 1880.
Post Ollice Notifications.
~~3. It is hereby notified for genera in formation that the Contract between the Government of Maaritins and the Union Steam-ship Company, for the Conveyance of Mails once a Mouth between Ceylon and Mauritius, and between Mauritius
Mauritius and Natal, having terminated, the denes for Mansidus will be forwarded from this Office in the Mail for Aden, from whenes it will be sent to its destination by the French Mail Packets leaving Adea for Boution and Mauritius on the 23rd of each Montbla
correspon
2. No alteration has been made in the rates of Postage on correspondence ad- dressed to Maurišina, podla
3. As the pommunication with Natal and the Cape of Gold Elope is thus out off, the
correspondence for those Colonies, unless marked to be forwarded by Pris for will, in hitro, he sent in the Malafo London at the following rates of Postage which must be paid in advance, viz:- Upon Liefturs sant by way
of Southampton..... 40 cents cocks When sent by way of
Marseilles,....iónöð
Newspaper via Southam- pton,....AN.....
Newspapers via Marseil
les,
6
Book Packets via South
atapton,... 10 under 4 Foz, 20 cents, above 4 oz. and not ex: Bedding 8 oz and 20 cents for every
additional 8 oz.
+
Book Packets vid Marseilles, 14 cents under 4 oz.; 28 cents above for and not exceeding 8 oz.; 206 28 cents for every additional 8'ovinces.
e W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General
General Post Office, Hongkong, 9th September, 1868.
It is hereby notified, by order of Hig Excellency Sir Richard Graves MacDon nell, that henceforward, the rates of Pos- tage chargeable on Packets of Printed Papers or Patterns of light weight sent from Hongkong to the United Kingdom when forwarded via Southamptom, will
as follows:
For a Packet not exceeding one
ounce in weight,... 2 cents, For a Packet. above one and
not exceeding two ounces,... 4 cents. And of double these rates when forwarded
via Marielles MAR
Photots of granter weight than two odnoes will remain aubject to the same rates
as are now chargeable, viz. :
Oents.
weight a further rate of Twelve Cents for For Latters exceeding half-an-ounce in each half ounce is chargeable,
Prepayment of the Postage is compulsory,
3. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General
General Post Office, Hongkong, July 15, 1668.
an unpaid letter.
par copy viz
"
11 ut complete from 11 $8,50, D SEADU
No. Price
be malo to the remitter until it has been celled at the Office on which the Order was open at the ends, so as to be easy of exami in paper wrappers, at the rate of 25 cents certained that the advice has bebrs ban- The Patterns must be sent in covers PUNO I can be obtained, stitched aloriginally drawn.
nation. Samples, however, of scede, dzuga covers, may be énalbsed in bags of linen or and so forth, which cannot be sent in open other material, tied at the neck; bags so closed that they cannot readily be opened, even although they be transparent, must Also a few separate copies of No.1 not be need for this purposes Noncook-5, 7, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17,-and-from 19 to 24.
aled shojite the
0. A SAINT;"
It in hereby notified for general informa- tion that henceforward closed mails for the United Kindom will be made tip at this Office and forwarded to London by the Un ited States Mail Packets via San Francisco Correspondence intended to be forwarded by this runte must be addressed via San Francisco, Letters
Newspapers, Booksand Patterns, will be able to the same rates of postage as those sent by the British Mail Packets via Southampton vis,
taibod before the end of the Sixth Calendar 14.-Paymont of an Order must be ob- Month after that in which it was drawn; for instance, if drawn in January, payment must be obtained before the end of July, wiherwise the Order will beongue lapard; and a new Order (for which a second Compliance with this rule will mission, to be deducted from the amount packet to be detained or forwarded as un of the Order, will be charged) will become unpaid letter, adik ka22
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191
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SAILORS' HOME, WEST POINT
JOHN DENT, H. G. THONBETT,
Dag., B.N.
The Packets or the contents thereof must 16 If an Order be not paid before the not contain any closure, scaled or other- and of the Twelfth Calendar Month after In all other respects the general regula. Hou, W. KESWICK, FORELS, Esq.
wise diosed against luspection. that which it was draw for stations of the Book Post between Hongkong if drawn in January and not paid before the end of the following January-all claim Pattern Post. Under these regulations, ju and the United Kingdom will apply to the to the Money will be forfeited, unless order to prevent any interruation to the mader peculiar cironmetances, the regular transmission of letters, a Packet on TF Geny for Latters, 24 cents per half-ounce was drawu think proper to allow it,
Difice of the Country in which the Order Patterns may, when it is necessary e kapt LAND, Esq. For euch Newspaper not exceeding &
back for the fallow ng Mall by which, in GEARD, Faq ounces, 4 cents
the ordinary course, it would be forwarded. W. Lewank, Esq.
The decision of the Postmaster General of any Packet, pattern
For a packet of Books or Patterns, 8 cente per. 4 ounces,
The Postage mast in all cases be paid in advauco; correspondence not fully prepaid will be sent via Buez.
F. W. MITOHELL, Postmaster General.
General Post Office, Hongkong February 1, 1888.
MAY
Directors
D. SABSOON
Rev. W. B. BELOB.
JJ, J. BLURHAY, M. D.
Committer of Management.
Hon. W. Keston, Chairman,
warded under these regulations, will be W. MACAULAY, Baq. HG.THOMSETT, or sample as to contained therein, to be for-f final and conclusive.
6. J.-HELLAND, Eaq. Esq., ..
ONATIONS of Books, Periodicals, Newe- papers, Clothes, &c., will be most bankfully received, .
16-After once paying a Money Order by whomsoever presented, the paying Office will not be liable to any further alsim. If to negligence on the part of any Officer of a wrong payment, however, be made owing the Post Office, the Postmaster General of the Country or Colony in which the negli- The rule which forbids the transmission gunce occurs will, if he see fit, require the through the Post of any article likely to Officer in fault to make good the Iosa injure the contents of the Mail Bags or
DON 17.No Money Order will be paid unless Boxes, or the person of any Officer, of the the advice has been previously received.
Post Office is, course, applicable to the 18.-Additional Rules for greator seu- thing of the kind will be stopped, aut pot Pattern Post; and a packet containing any rity agahat fraud, and for the better work sent to its destination. lug of the system generally will be made the following have been occasionally posted Articlus suoli'as 18. Should it appear that Money Orders unfit for the Post, viz: Metal boxes porce as occasion may require. are used by mercantile men, or others, lain and China, fruit, vegetables, blinches either in the United Kingdom at Hong of Bowers, outtings of plants, spurs, knives, zong, Shanghai or Yokohama, for the scissors, zuedled, pins, pieces of machinery Medicine in universally admitted British or Colonial Post Office, as the case imetals, samples of one samples in glass suitable to the climates of ludia and China transmission of large Adams of money the sharp pointed instrument, samples of known to the world: No preparation is so to be the most efficacions remedy
as Patterns
have been detained ae
HOLLOWAY'S PILLS & OINTMENT. HOLLOWAY'S PILLS,
It is hereby notified that, under the an thority of a Treasury Warrant dated to at Schoolmasters in the Army will, in future, Last, Buperintending, or First-Class be entitled to the same privileges in regard to Letters sent by or addressed to them on thoir own private affairs as laro at present enjoyed by Commissioned Officers in the Army; and all Army Schoolmistresses will bo entitled (as Army Schoolmasters of all but the First-Class now are to the may be, will 'consider the propriety of in bottles, pieces of glass, acids of various this fine and invigorating medicine. It i
same
privileges, in regard to their Letters, are enjoyed by non-commissioned ficers and Private Soldiers.
F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General. General Post Office, Hongkong, July 31, 1868.
1-O the 1st October next, and thence, forward Money Orders will be issued at this Office and at the Agencies thereof at Shanghai and Yokohama on all the Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, for amonats not exceeding £10, at the rate of Exchange Current for Each Mail, and charged with Commission according to the following Schle, via gente, For eums not exceeding £4.12 Above £3 and not exceeding £ 5,...24
25
$7,442 £10,...48
aressing the Commission, and will exercise kinds, surry combs, copper and staal - the power of wholly suspending for a time the issue of Money Orders.
graving plates, and
and confectionery Kindr
FW. MITCHELL, Postmaster Generals General Post Office, Hongkong, October 13, 1869.
By Command,
FW. MITCHELL Postmaster General,
General Post Office, Hongkong, 22nd August, 1868.
REGISTRATION OF LETTERS AND BOOK PACKET SYSTEMS EXTENDED TO THE COAST PORTS
AND JAPAN
is
of
العنقها
of a parapted to the constitution: se it is never failing in its effects in all discases peculiar to females, while those who are attenuated by the de- bilitating effects of the above climates will find in this wonderful remedy a kind of ka- haman #hereby they may insure a restora- tion to robust health.
CHAIR AND BOAT HIRE The following Regulations for Struct Chairs and Chair-Coolies, bear, date Colo
Secretary's Once, Hongkong, 2nd April, 1889.
HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT. The science of Medicine has never before produced any remedy that can be compared to this wonderful Ointment, as is cures after all other means have failed, ell wonoda, - sores, ulcera, and also the most inveterate skin diseases peculiar to the cli mates of India and China. It is the true friend of the Soldier, and Civilian, as ser- All Street-Clairs may carry persons who tain old sores can be removed by it that lave engaged them up to any, hour, but cannot be genquered by any other treat Ordinary Chairs may not ply for hire after ment. first gunfire. (8 r.), ner Special Chairs Hongkong, February 1, 1867. after midnight.
There are two. Classes of Street Chairs, Ordinary and Special
It is hereby notified for general informauial ich, by order of His Excellency Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell, that, the stem of registration has been, from this date, extended to letters and other descrip tious of correspondence transmitted by the Posty in the Malls by both the British Contract Packets and by Private Ships, between this Office and each
Agency there- of in Chine and Japan, viz Canton, 2.-- No Money Order to includes a feat hai, Nagani Poocho, Ningpo, Shang Nagasaki, Biogo, and Yokohama, and tional part of a Penny.
also between any two of these Agencies.
The fee for registration is 8 conta each
"
£7
11
3.-Ordera drawn in the United King
dom upon Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yuko-letter, &c.
hunia, will be paid at the rate of Exchange. No stres, peak, or Pocket of: Patterns at which Money Orders are being inadod, at can be registored unless the full postage the time of their presentatiod
upon it, as well as the registration fee, be 4.-Alphabetical Lists of over 3,700 paid in advance in postage Stamps,
Letters, &c., for registration will be
Money Order Offices in the United Kingrcdived up to half an hour before the time up showing the Counties in which they fixed for closing the Mais,
A situated, are hang up for public refer-
ence at this Office, and also at Shanghai and Yokohama,
8 cents for every faux ounces when for Applicants for Money Orders must
warded vit Southampton, and 12 cents for every four ounces when for warded via Marseilles.
furnish, in full, the surname, and, at least, the initial of one Christian name, both of the Remitter and the Payes if the Remit
F. W. MITCHELE Postmaster General. General Post Office, Hongkong, 13th October, 1868,
As Special Chairs are secured for higher ($50) thán. Ordinary: Chatt's (125), it is for the interest of the Public to engage only the former after gunfirṣ..
Each Street-Chair carries a Number, and its two Coolles a Badge each, bearing the game Number as the Chair.
The Numbers and Coolies Badges of Special Chairs are White, (1 to 200).
The Numbers and Coolies Badges of Ordinary Chairs are Blue, (201 to 700).
NOW READY.
(AT THE "CHINA MAIL" OFFICE.) PRICE $1.00;
THE
MANUAL.
ANGLO-CHINESE CALENDAR
Handbook reference for the deter
No 1900
OCTOBER 23. 1869.
Intimatioas THE
CHINESE COMMERCIAL
GUIDE.
BY SWELLS WILLIAMS, Llic
Published at the ACRINA MAIL" Office, Hongkong.
- 68BIER DENI SVG, WHEN APPENDIX,
~~~~~~FIFTH <BDITION 1800;
prų į Pricej $5,7 %. X. 50V „Original, l'ublishing Price, Teu Dollars
The following is an Abstract of the Oppy !tents of this Book).
CHAP. 1.--830, I TG4 Four Treaties with China:: L-Treaty with Great Britain,
Chinese Toxt of the same. 2-Treaty with the United States 3-Treaty with France. 4.Treaty with Rusai
han
Supplementary. Treaty: with Rugin,
""
CHAP, II-980. I Tos. Articles of Trails with China, -Tariff on Articles of Import 2-Tariff on Articles af Export, 3.-Rules respecting Trade and Daes,
Wi -Chinese-Text of the sang- 4.-Description of Articles of
Import 5.-Description of Articles of Export.
at fouted aset Foreign Commerce soith China 1-Port of Canton, 200 2-Port of Chauchau or Swalow, pued 3.-Port of Kiungebau în Hainan A 4.Port of Amby,
use.
Port of Foochow
Ports of Tamshui and Tetwat in her
7.--Port of Ninggo 8.-Port of Shanghai,
9.--Forte on the Yangtz' and Trade in the Interior,ENGES
10.-Port of Tangeban or Chetos, 11.-Port of Tientsin
12-Port of Norokwang or Yangiar... 15-Colony of Hongkong. 14.-Colony of Macao,
CHAP. I
I.SEC. 1 TO 5
Foreign Commerit with Japan, Far 1-Intercourse with Japan.)
-Treaty between Great Britain and
Јарал.
3-Porta
open to Farsign Commerce
Nagasaki
Kanagawa and Hakodadı.
4-Japanese Coins, Weights and Mes
*
-American Compact with Lawchery.
ORAP, V.---SEC. 1 OTA Moneye, Weights, da, in China liet 1.-Chinese Currency.
Chinese Numerals, 19 med us the 3.-Chinese Commercial Weight
4.-Measures of Capacity. BMeasures of Length, 6-Chinese Land Measures.
Chinese Division of Times.
CHAP VI.BEC. 1 TO 11 Western Moneys, Weights, dt. L-Aunantes Moneya, o 2.Port of Saigou. 3.Treaky with Siam, Tari &c.
Siamese Monega, Weight,...
Netherlands India
242
6. Philippine Islands
Sailing.
vi
Directions for Panay I 6-Malayan States--Singapore, &c.
Burmese Moneys, We 8-Indian Presidencies, Bengal, Ma
dras, Fombay. 9.-Ceylon.k 710-English and French, Weights, se
11-United States of America
CHAP. VI.SEC. 1 to 6.
· Tables on Prices, Ezchanges, de
Comparison of Prices Relating to Exchanges
S-Relating to Time.
Comparison of Weights. 5.-Measurement of Cargo, 6.--Bullion Operations.
c
APPENDIX-Containing Sailing Direc tions for the Coast of China, and for the Japan Zalaude; also giving the messing of Chinese Words occurring in Charts and Sailing Directions and also a Table of Po- aitions of places on the Chiness and Japa mase Coasts.
The author in his Preface: mays: Them tables in
in Chap. Vil,, for estimating prices, measurement of goods, exchanges, do have been selected from those constantly in use Among the foreign merchants in China, hose for calculating the prices of tea in dollars or have
Whisa grotind of Complaint arises against Alaination of Chinese Datos, curing the molar conatul tables been port from t
Any Street Chair-Coolie, the person ag- period from 1860 to 1809; with comparative sion of the authors
grieved may either haud the offender over Tables of Annual and Meustal Designations, to the Pohoe, or send a memorandumi of de, de. Compiled by WILLIAM FREDE: the complaint and the Chair's Number to BIOK MAYERS, H.M.O,S. the Registrar General,
When Street Chair-Coolles are suspected
last section of the same maste in Bullon, has been propane) and farauled for
Guide b
by Patrick B It is hereby notified for getteral Informs
Harper, of the Commercial Bank ter or Payoo be a Pcer or a Bishop, Iris or- tion, by order of His Excelloney Sir Richard
India at Hongkong, who has had 1994 1 This alteratipa will apply to Printed dinary title will be sufficient, firm, the Grave MacDonnell, that hengaforward of having retained missing property, the
Author's Preface. Most persons whose avocations or studies of the precious metals in Eastern Asis,
perience in the exchanges and movements. Oleolars Price Lista, Market Reports and ums designation of such firm, such as Book Packets, and Packets of Patterns or Number of their Chair should be sent to all printed papers other than Newspapers, Baring Brothers" will suffice; but the Samples of Merchandize, may be trans the Registrar General at once without any subjects are wont to confess the end of a
are connected even remotely with Chinese "The Appendix of Bailing Directions hat in well ad to Djoka sud Trado patterns or mere turma Megers, such as Mesra, Ri-mitted through the Post hy the Mails maile loss of time,
been reprinted from the Chins Pilot. up to be forwarded both by the British rington," or the name of a Curapan, Contract Packets and by Frivate Ships, its Number Board & Tariff of Fare doneither the European of the Chinese method it; shd for the Chinese coasts, the Dire
convenient manus! of reference for the pur-With short interruptions, Each Street-Chair carries on the back of pose of determining dates according to Singapore to Haddadises all deserial in
the COMIS from between this Office and each
densed from the following
of computation and a systema of comparitions have been improved by the insertion o for the dams attributed to years of the Chinese charactors for the names of
outbe, and other periods also frequent all places that could be ascertained.”.
a desideratum with translators- and Waders of Chimene literature. The com
samples
F. W. MIT HELL, Postmaster. General
55
ing under a title which does not consist of the names of the persons composing it, such
"Carron Co. is inadmissible. 6.The Romitter on stating that the Or
Gateral Post Office, Hongkong, 13th August, 1869.
It is hereby notifed for general informs tion that under the Provisions of a Tres. bury' Warrant, which will come into opera tion on the 1st October next, correspon dence addressed to Constantinople will be forwarded at the following reduced Rates of Postige, which intiat be paid in advance, For LETTERA
Viz
20 cents each balf-an-ince weight. For, NAWSPAPES, PACKETS OF PATTERN
gents each two ounces up to half-pound, and 8 gents for every additional half-pound
F. W MITOHELL,
thereof
Swatow,
in Chins and Japan, viz. Canton Amoy, Folio Ningo, Shanghai, Nag- der is to be paid only through a Bahk, to between any two of these Agencies, at the seaki, Hiogo, and Yokohama, and also have the option of giving or withdrawing following rates of postage, which must be the name of the Fayes; in such case, the paid in advance, viz. Order will be crossed in the same way that Cheques are commonly crossed when they Not exceeding 4 o are intended to be paid through a Bank.
7. When an Order la presented through
Above 4 os, and not. execding
608.j
Denta
12
the name of the receiving Bank, and be
Bank, a receipt by any person will be suf- Above on, and not exegeding hoient, provided the Order be crossed with 1 h
24
presented by some Person known to be in Above 1 lb and not oxceeding The employ of ruch Bank. 20
14.10.
80
11
8.The signature of the Payee of a Mo. noy Order to be affixed to the Oriter in the plave provided for the purpose. If the Payou be unable to write he just sign the receipt by making his mark in the presence Postmaster General.of a Witness, who must sign his name, with General Post Offic»,
his address in the presence of the Officer of 28rd September, 1868,
who pays the Order,
Every additional Ib,
Special attention is directed to the fol- lowing rules and regulations which will be strictly enforced':-
AS REGARDS Bookg
A Book Packet may contain suy number of separate Books, Almanacks, Maps or
LEGALISED TARIFF OF FARES FOR CHAIRS, CHAIE BEARERS, AND BOATS,
·
IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG
CHARLES A BAIKY, (Lats A. Shortrečio di Co.) China Mail Office, Jan, 6, 1808.
Chairs, or Ordinary Pullaway Boats.
rof the following tables has thought, Orders may be sout through any of the
dingly
that Half Hour,... 19 ots. Three hours, 600ta, convenient form may prove useful, although
their publication in a Ching Mail Agenta, or direct to Hout,20 cts. Six hours; 76 eta, et resine to be done for the sisbo- Day (from 8 to 6), One Dollstation of comparative calendars, etc. that Night Farce (after 8 P..).10 st. extra should leave nothing to be desired. With
Ohair Bre to Out Districts.
the exception of the Cyclical Table of Beyond Victoria and back 50 ct perman, of which were originally compiled by Dr. Years, and the Table of Solar Terms, both To Stanley and back,
Morrison, and afterwards republished with Victoria lles below the level of Robinson Improvements in Williams Commercial Road, and includes all the town between Guide, from which (with some alteration the Mint and the Western Slaughter House, they are now copied, the whole of the mat with the Racecourse.
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