PACIFIC MAIL STEAM-SHIP COMPANY,
THROUGH V. S. MAIL LINE TÓ NEW YORK, Via Panama or Overland Route,
TEAMERS of this line will be despatch.
ed follows -
America,
Dec,
18.
A Steamer will leave Shanghal on er about save date, connecting at Yokohama with above-named-steamar
ilusangamtiakesed through to California Mexico, Central and Soutli America, and. by Milind House to priscíp. po e in the United States and Canadas, and con necting with the various Steain lines for New Lork, to Layerppoi, contuampton, Bremen, Brost, and navre,
Through. Tickets issued also to New York Europe via Puama Rouse and to Europe per ateamers or the Royal Mail Stean exet Company, the West India and Fific steamship Company, Limited, and the Compagnie Générate Transatlan tique frain Asia Stean lines upon the direct.” Connections made at Lansin West Coast of Central and South America, by which passengers are ticketed through.
Post-Uifce Notincations.
I is hereby notified for general informa- tion that henceforward the Postage cuargeable on Book and Packets of Pattern addressed to the United States of America transmitted via the United Kingdom will
SOUTHAMPTON,
Under 4 ounce,
12 centa. Above 4 Ounes and not ex
Feeding Bouco, 194
30
ART 48
11
Above & onnes and not ex-
ceeding 12 ounce, Abôle Lonice and noser
ceeding 1 ounces, For every additional 1 oz.,
Va MARSELLES, Under 4 ounce,
THE CHINA MAIL.
Post-Bilice Aotifications.
Prints, and any quantity of paper, vellam ozparchment (to the exclusion of letters whether sealed or open); and the Books,
Intimations.
(No. 2014-NOVEMBER 20, 1868,
-Should the Payco of Money Order
Published weekly. —Subscription (Exclu-, desire to receive payment in the Country w
pere may be either printed, sive of postage) The. 12 per anuum ; payable winch the Order was mened, at time other
ma or any mixture of the in advance. Office than that in kich the Urder was eri All Kelmate binding mounting or ginally drawn, the transfer will be granted, covering af same or portion there provided the Orlar be inclosed to the Fotoaster of the Office in which it was drawn. In such case a new Order will be iamed, the Commission chargeable upon which will be denoted from the amount of
the now Order.
lowed whacker such binding eas cf prints, lusters, whether of paper attached all nine rollera in the
anothergie, 1 in the case of books, and in whore wovor is becsary for the safe
transmission of literary or artistic matter or 10-la the event of a Money Order usually appertains thereto. modrying or being lost, a duplicate will Every Book Winkelendus perdith tegrated on a written application from out a curat, or in a carer open at the sada
Payea, (containing necessary or pides, | pastionlars, jard (andomipuuted, by, and léddi- tional Commission) to the Office where the 16 cents Original Order was payable
:
82
Above 4 ounce and not ex-
eveding 8 ounce, Above 8 ounce, and not ex-
ceeding. 13 ounce,
48 Above 12 ounce and not exi -ceeding 16 ounce, mida en 64/1, For every additional 4 16 Prepayment of the Postage is compulsory
F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General, General Post Office, testoni Hongkong, June 18, 1888,
in each case.
It is hereby notified for general informa. tion that henceforward closed mails for the United Kindom will be made up at this
it must not contain bele, opeld or sealed, nor any sealed enclosure whatever; the name and address of the sender is how: 11.- On the receipt of 'similar applica. ever not åhly permittentibus deconfonded, tion, orders will be given to stop payment so that if the cover come off, or for any of Money Order, or to renes lapsed other reason the pocket can be forward Order. The additional Commission in theed, it may be returned.
Intimations.
THE
CHINESE
COMMERCIAL
QUIDE.
BY SWELLS WILLIAMS, LL
SUPREME COURT AND CONSULAR GAZETTE
LAW REFORM FOR THE SUPREME AND
PROVENOLAN COURTS OF CHINA **** Hemen Weekly Nowapa Pahiikhed at the CHINA MAIL" Offe per, containing Officially Revised Reports of Cases heard at the Supreme and Consular Fai6, (EMA Gent Wurf Verwardings, İVE OS3LKUR
Baumantongo Reports of ... 638.PL..DEMY 8VO. VITE. JEFANTIL.
on Legal points; Public Abelings; Aleyn of the Week, Commercial
EDITION; 1669, Summary, &o, &a.“
Price, $0.
Atvarcicaments will be charged fla 1- per 10 ligosfor the first insertion, and 50 eta. per 10 lines, for each subsequent inser tion.
Thanghai, January, 1884
ZUTAZNEW BOOK,
last case will be deducted from the amount No facket minst azceed two feet in lengtly of the new Order. Lepeed Orders must be breadth or depth, excoding these dinten presented with the application for new sions it cannot be forwarded through there. Urder
Post
HAM KESĀRUS PATTERNS.“ ....
But when it is desired that any arror in the paine of the Remitter or Payee
They must not be of intrinsic value. should be corrected or that the amount of
Money Order should be repaid to the This rule excludes all articles of a saleable Remitter, or that a Lapsod Order should nature, and indeed whatever may have be renewed for payment in the Country. in a pattern; and the quantity of any which, the Order was originally drawn, application must be made to the Chief material sent ostensibly as a pattern must Money Order Office of such Country. This not be so great that it can fairly be cou
as as having on the go #1 this ground an intrin
a value of its own, spart from its mare' uss
HE Speculations of
4pet.
The Old Philosopher'
Lau-Tazs,' Translated from the Chinese
BY:
JOHN CHALMERS, A.M. Price $1.659. ALSO,
The Origin of the Chinese" by the same author: Price $1.
Phrough Bills of Lading given for Freight page # vis contr. Paritio: Hailroad and its con- nectious to the principal points in the United States and Canada and for Freight Uvariant for England and the Continent,
Through Bills of Lading given also for Office and forwarded to London by the Un-application, must be accompanied by milere
BIC, valu New York and Lurope vs Panama route.ited States Misil Packets via San Frangison. aciditional Commission, unless it have re-re must be no writing or marks oth/or The London Mission House!'
Correspondencs intended to be forwarded and to Europe via Aspinwall Lines to ports of Mexico sud prirts on the West Coast of Toute must be addressed via San Central Amerios, ami South America to as fer Valparaiso,
Francisco.
Letters, Newspapers, Booksand Patterns, will be liable to the same rates of postage
ference to Lapsed Order, in which case the Qormission will be deducted from the aindunt of the New Order..
- 18 -Repayment whether of an original, of ratiewed, or duplicate 'Urder, will not
الة
Apply at Menare Lang, Crawford & Co.
Hongkong, October 17, 1888.
FOR SALE
thai the address of the person for whom the packet is intended and that of the gender a trade mark and numbers, and prices of the articles ; otherwise the Facket AT THE “ORINA MAIL" OFFICE. will be detained or forwarded charged as
The Fatterge must
Favorable arrangements lisve been made as those sent by the British Mail Packets be made to the remitter until it has been an unpaid letter be sent in cover following SETS of the OH INA
#
for through passengers and weight to Ane via Southampton vizzes dia, pendi rascertained that the advice has been cau- Thenj tro musica, Perang an singapore,For Letters, 2 cents per half-ounce,celled at the Office on which the Order was open at the ends, so as to be easy of exsini andydow watu, Amuy a bunchows
For each Newspaper not exceeding originally diawa}·
nation. Samples, however, of seeds, drugs, All Fraight payable in advance in Alexi- ounces, & vente.
-Payment of an Order must be ob and so forth, whitb cannot he rent in open For a packet of Books or Patterns, 8 contened before, the end of the Sixth Cal, der anvers, may be enclosed in bags of linen or can Job on very Ameri Gold' Cutwith 8 per caur ad toust, at per ounces.
The Postage must in all cases be paid in Mth after that in which it was dren; other material, tied at the neck; bagā ko whipper's option, per
advshoe corespondence not fully prepaid for instance, if drawn in January, pay-uent of sed at the pan or readily be opened Csaturn Passage Trokets issned at B will be sent via Suess otherwise, the Order will become lapsed not be used for this purpose. Non-con- must be obtained before the end of July, even although they be transparent, must duation of upon the whole amount
F. W. MITCHELL, for the Round Voyage
and a new Order (for which a second Compliance with this rule will also subject the Postmaster General.
mission, to be deducted from the amount packet to be detailed or forwarded as an General Post Office,
of the Order will be charged) will become unpaid letter. Hongkong February 1, 1869..
The Packets or the contents thereof must necessary, 59A
wise closed against inspection. not contain any inclosure, sesled or other
For further information as to Passage and Freight apply to tus Agency of sue Company Praya, West.
Spode v en s THAT. A HARRIS,
"Agent.
Hongkong, October 7, 1889,
Post-Omice Notifications.
Cents,
15.-1f an Order be not, paid before the end of the Twelfth Calendar Month, afte that in which if was drawn for tista if drawn in Jatusey and not paid before the end of the following January all clam nader piqular circumetenges, the Post Office of the Country, in which the Order was drawn think proper to allow it,
18-After
:
PUNCH can be obtained, stitched in paper wrapper, at the rate of 25 cents per copy via
No.
19
15. 16,
Price.
-$8.50. $2.50. $2.25.
11, sets complete from 11.
Alon low reparate copies of No.2, a, 7, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, and from 19 to 24.
C. A, SAINT.
SAILORS HOME, WEST POINT.
In all other respects the general regula Hon. W. KEEWICK,
JOB DENT, tions of the Book Foat between Hongkong and the United Kingdom will apply to the Pattern Post. Ender these regulations, lú
Panket of Hon. R. B. GIBB,
regular transmission of letters,
FORESA, Esq. H. G. THOMSETT,
Eng B
W. MACAULAY, Eag
Patterns may, when it is necessary, he kept G. J. HELLAND, Raq. D. SASSOON, Keg. back for the follow ng Mail by which, in G. HEARD, Esq. Rev. W. R. BEACH. the ordinary course, it would be forwarded. W. LEMANA, ERG.J. J. MURRAY, M. D.
The decision of the Postmaster General
Committee of Management.
IT is hereby notified that, under the pro- visions of a Treasury Warrant dated the 7th May, the Postage on a Letter not exceeding half-an-ounce in weight posted
or of any of Ports Directore China and Japan addressed to Egypt, or posted in Egypt addressed to Hongkong or It is hereby notified, by order of His any of the Ports in Unius and Japan, and Excellency Sir Etufaru Graves MacDoncoureyou in the Mails by British Packet, is
the henceforward, the rates of Pos reduced from Twenty-four Cents to Twelve after one paying a Money Order are chargeable on Packets of Printed
For Letters exceeding half-an-ounce in will not be liable to any further slain. Papera or Patterns of light weight sent
be made oring a wrong payment, however, weight & further, tage Lizelve Cents for to negligence on the part of any Officer of each half couve is chargeable:
the Post Office, the Postmaster General of Prepaynient of the Postages compulsory the Comtry ur Colony in which the negli
·F. W. MITCHELL,
The rule which forbids the transmission gence occure will, if he see fit, require the through the Post of any article likely to Postmaster General General Post Office,
Officer in fault to make good the loss. Injure the contents of the Mail Bags or Hongkong, July 10, 1868
17.-No Money Order vi be paid ualea Post Office is, of cutiras, applicable to the Boxes, or the person of any Officer of the
thing of the kind will be stopped, and not Patteri Post; and a packet containing any sent to its destination. Articles such ab
From Hongkong to the United Kingdom
when forwarded a Southampton, will be As follows
For a Packet not exceeding one
ounce in weight. 2 cents.
above out and For & Facket
-ini niat exceeding two ounces, conta and of danble these rates when forwarded
Fi Maradille demeer so out wh
the advice has been previously received.
18-Additional Eolas for greater sscn-
It is hereby notified that, under the aurity against fraud, and for the better word
as to the eligibility of any Packet, pattern or sample
or
ample contained therein, to be for-
Hon. W. Kwok, Chairman.
warden under these regulations, will be W. MACAULAY, Esq. H. G. THOMSETT,
GJ, HELLAND, Esq., Egg, R.N
final and dunclusive.
Packets of greater weight than two thority of a Treasury Warrant dated tho isting of thaisystem generally, will be made the following liave been occasionally posted vances will rematu subject to the sumʊ rates May last, Superintending; or First-Class as occasion may requiremit sudral Pattern, and have been detained asj
Sebeolsstore in the Army will, in future,
ORATIONS of Books, Periodicala, News- hankfully received.
papers, Clothes, o, will be mast
core an
A. OVERBURY,
Superintendent,
Hongkong, October 19; 1868,
8 cents, for every four bunces when for- to Letters.sent by or audressed to them or are used by mercantile, mer, or others, for the Past, viz: Metal boxes, porco HOLLOWAYS.1
as are now chargeable, viz.
be entitled to the same privileges in regard warded via Southampton, and their own private affairs as are at present 112 cents for every four ounces when fox-enjoyed by Cominissioned Officers in the warded vid Mardesles, Army and all. Army Schoolmistresses, will This alteration will apply to Printed septled as any schoolmaster of a Cirulars; Erice Lists, Market Reports and but the First Class ware) to the same all printed papers other than Newspapers, privileges, in rogant to their letters, are as well as to Books and Trade patterns or enjoyed by non-commissioned Officers and Bamples.
F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General'
bo General Post Office,
Hongkong,
12th August, 1889,
It is hereby notified for general informa Bib that ander the 'rovisions of a Bury Warrant, which will come into opera tion on the lab Uctober next, correspon dence addressed to Constantinople will be forwarded at the following reduced Rates stage which must be paid in advance,
For LETTERS:
-20 cents each half-a-ounce weight. For NEWSPAFES, PACKETS OF PATTERNS, AND BOOKS:
2 cents each two ounces up to half-pound, and cents for every additional half-pound,
TERALARME W. Mironsig
Postmaster General. General Post Office, Hongkong, 43rd September, 1889,
Private Suidiera,
FW. MITCHELL, Postmaster General," General Post Office, Hongkong, July 31, 1888,
and
& OINTMENT.
HOLLOWAYS FILLS. ·
19. Should it Appear that Money Orders unfit
froit, vegetables, bunches Chiva, either in the Uited Kingdom or at Hong of flowers, outtings of plants, spurs, knives, kong, Shanghai or Yokoliares, for the scissors, needles, pins, pieres of wachinery, Medicine is universally admitted to be the most aflicacions rontedy fruitsmission of large sins of money, the sharp pointed lastrumente, samples of known to the world. No preparation le s British or Colonial petit, in the case metals, paples of dire, samples is suitable to the climates of India and China may be will feensider the propriety of in- bottles, pieces of glass, acids of various
is particularly adapted ressing the Commission, and will exercise kinds, curry combs, copper and steel is this fine and invigorating medicine. Ji to the constitution the power of wholly suspending for a time graving plates, and confectionery of all
of European ladies, as it is never failing in thefasue of Money Orders,
its effects in all diseases peculiar to females, By Command,
while those who are attenuated by the de F. W. MITCHELL,
bilitating effects of the above climates wiji Postmaster General,
find in this wonderful remedy a kind of ta General Post Office,
lismon whereby they may insure a restora Hongkong, 22nd August, 1868.
tion to robust health,
| REGİSTRATION OF LETTERS AND BOOK PÄOKETİ
YES EXTENDED TO THE COAST TOETS
kinda.
F. W. MITCHELL, Pustmaster General. General Post Office, Hongkong, October 13, 1869.
CHAIR AND BOAT HIRE,
43
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The following Regulations for Street Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 2nd
HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT.
1.-Ou the 1st October next, and thence forward Money Orders will be issued at this Ufice and at the Agencies thereof Shanghai and Yukohams can all the MoneyAND JAPAN Chairs and Chair-Coalies, bear dato Colo-to this wonderful Ointinent, as it cures Order Uffices in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, for amounts not exceeding £10, at the rate of Exchange Current for Each Mail, and charged.
with Commission according to the following Scale, viz. righ
Conta For suis not exceeding 2,...12 Above ES and not exceeding £ 6,....24
Lö
£10.48 £7
تور
+
2-No Money Order to include a frac tional part of a Penny,
3-Orders drawn in the United King dom upon Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yoke
--1. It is hereby notified for general in-bana, will be paid at the rate of Exchange, formation that, the Contract between the
haut of: Mauritius and the Union
Compaty, for the Conveyance
at which Money Orders are being issued at the time of their presentation.
4-Alphabetical Lists of over 3,700
The science of Medicine has never before produced any remedy that can be compared It is bereby notified for general informaal
after all other means have failed, all wounds, sores, ulcam, and also the must tion, by order of His Excellency Sir April, 1869. Richard Graves MacDonnell,
There are two Classes of Street Chairs, inveterate skin diseases peculiar to the ali- that, the
maten of India "and China. It is the true system of registration has been, from this Ordinary, and Special, date
extended to letters and other descrip All Street-Chairs may carry persons who tain old sores can be removed by it that friend of the Salding and Civilian, ar ber tions of correspondence transmitted by the have engaged them up to any hour, but cannot be conquered by any other treat. Post, in the Mails by both the British Ordinary Chairs may not pay for hire after Contract Fackets and by Private Ships, first gunfire (8 P.M.), nor Special Chairs Flongkong, February 1, 1887. between this Office and each Agency thereafter midnight.
of la Chisaand;
....'||
Swatow, Annoy, Fool: Canto As Special Chairs are secured for a higher
Ningpo,
Shang
hai Nagaraki, Biogo, and Yokohama, and sum (660) than Ordinary Chaits ($25), it is for the interest of the Publie to engage als between any two of those Agencies.
The fee for registration in 8 cents each only the former after gunfire, letter, &
No Lotter, Bock, or Packet of Patterns can be registered unless the full postage upon it, as well as the registration fee, be paid in advance in postage Stamps.
Letters, da, for registration will be
- of Maila oncé's Blonth between Caylou and Money Order (litices in the, United King received up to belf un hour before the time Mauritius, and betwa Mauritius and lom, showing the Counties in which they axed for dosing the Mails.
Maritiva will be forwapo- re situated, are hung up for publio rofér
having terminated, the
from euce at this Office, and also at Shanghai
and Yokohama.
dence for elis Office in the Mail for Adon, from whence it will be sent to its destination by the French Mail Packets leaving. Aden for Ronion and Mauritius on the 23rd of each Morth
5.-Applicants for Money Orders mat furuial, in full, the surname, and, at least, the initial of one Christian name, hath of
F. W. MITCHELL Postmaster General. General Post Office; Hongkong, 18th October, 1809,
cho Hemitter and the Bayes; if the Rewit It is hereby notified for general inform
2. No alteration has been made in the ter or Payes be a Peer or a Bishop, bis ortion, by order of His Excellency Sir Richard
Each Street Chair carries a Number, and its two Coolies à Badge each, bearing the same Number as the Chair.
The Numbers and Coolios Badges of Special Chairs are White, (1 to 200).
The Numbers and Coolica Badges of Ordinary Chairs are Blue, (201 to 700)
Tgent,
:
NOW READY.
(AT THE CHINA MAIL" OFFICE.) PRICE $1,00.
THE
ANGLO-CHINESE CALENDAR
MANUAL,
Author's Preface.
Hongkong.
Original Publishing Price, Ten Dollery
The following is an Abstract of the Con tents of this Book
aant SANI A MILAN, DAAR
CHAP, 1.8801 rod
Four Treaties with China, 231
1-Treaty with Great Britain,
Chinese Text of the same Treaty with the United States, -Treaty with France. 4.Treaty with Russia.
Supplementary Treaty with Boa
CHẤP: II. BEG LTE
Articles of Trade with China, 1.Tariff on Articles of Import,
2 Tariff on Articles of Expert. 3-Rales respecting Trade and Dues
Chinese Tart of the satha 4.Description of Articles of Import 5.-Description of Articles of Exper
CHAP. 11-B 114 Foreign Comuneece with China, 1Port of Canton,
2.--Port of Chauchau or Swatow, 3-Port of Kiungohat in Hainan, 4.-Port of Anwy.
B. Fort of. Fooopy.
e-Porte of Tamahui and Taiwan in For
m088.
7-Port of Ningpo. g-Fort of Shanghai
9.-Ports on the Yangtas' and Trade in
the luterior.
10-Fort of Trugchau or Obelon 11-Port of Tientsin
12-Port of Newchwang or Yangies)
13. Colony of Hongkong. 15-Colony of Macao,
CHAP IN SEL
Foreign Commerce with Japan, 1.Intercourse with Japan,
2-Treaty between Great Britain and
Jaran.
3.-Ports open to Foreign Comtuerce.
Nagasaki.
Karagawa and Bakodadi
aures;
daphne Coina Waight and da
6-America Compact with Lewahewg:
CHAP. V.—SEC, 1 TO 7. Hanous, Weights, dc, in China. 1.-Chinese Currency.! 2.-Chinise umerals 3.-Chinese Commercial Weights
4Messires of Capacity, ZDA. 5-Measures of Length, 6-Chinese Land Measures. A 7.-Chinese Division of Times.
CHAF. VI BEO: 10.11.
Western Moneys," Weights, do I.-Annamese Moneye, &c. 3.-Port of Saigon. 3-Treaty with Sians, Tariff, &c.,
Siamese Moneve
Weights, dc. 4.-Netherlands India,
5-Philippine Islands
Directions for Papay L.
6-Malayan States-Singapore, ks. 7-Burmese Moneys, Weights, &
Indian Presidencies, Bengal, Ma
dras, Fombay, 9.--Ceylon.
10-English and French Weights, de 11.-Cuited States of America
· URAP, VIL—-REU, I TO 6. Tubles on Prices, Ezchanges, da 1.Comparison of Prices. 2.-Relating to Exchanges: 3-Relating to Timo.
Comparison of Weights.
6. Measurement of Cargo 6-Bullion Operations.
APPENDIX-Containing Sailing Dire tions for the Coast of China, and for the Japan Islande also giving the meaning of Chinese Words occurring in Charts and Sailing Directions; and also & Table of Fo sitions of places on the Chinese and Japa Dave Couets.
Dunch
The author in bia Preface says:- The tables in Chap Vil, for estimating, prices, measurement of goods, exchanges, de bare been selected from those constantly m among the foreign merchants in Chida Handbook of reference for the deter dollars or pence have been sopied from the
Those for calculating the prices of tes When ground of Complaint arises against Amination of Chinese Dates, during the more extended tables, by the kind permis Buy Street Chair Coolfe, the person ag- period, tram 1880 16 1889, with comparativesion of the anther, P. Loureira, LaqThe grieved may either haud the offender over Tables of Anonal and Mensual Designations, last section of the same chapter on Hove to the Pulice, or send a memorandum of &c., &c. Compiled by WHAM FREDE ments in Bullion," has been
and the complaint and the Chair's Number to RICE MATERS, 11.M.0.5.
prepared furbished for the Guide by Patch H the Registrar General
Harper, aq, of the Connierast ok of When Street Chair Coolies are suspected
India at Flougkong, who has ove best of Postage on correspondence addinary title will be sufficient, if a firm the Graves MacDonnell, that henceforward of having retained missing property, the
Most persons whose avocations or studies of the precious metals in Eastern Ana
the exchanges and movemesle perience Penal designation of such firm, sock as Book Packets, and Packets of Patterns or Number of their Chair should be sent to afressed to Slauritius,
are connected even remotely with Chinese
The Aj
Appendix of Sailing Directions bas mere term Mesera,, such as Messrs. Ri mitted through the Post by the Mails made loss of time. the Cape of Good Hope is thus cut off, the
convenient niantial of reference for the par- With short interruptions, the stars from correspondence for those Colonies, unlessington, or the name of a Company trad up to he forwarded both by the British Each Stroot-Chair carries on the back of pose of determining dates according to Bingapore to Hakodadi are all described in Born to be forwarded by Private, Shiping under a title which does not consist of Curtean the office and each genty there its Number Board a Tariff of Fares con- either the European or the Chinese inethod it; and for the Chinese coasts, the inc
-in-futura, be sent in the Maile for the names of the persons composing it, suol between Office densed from the following London at the following rates of Postage, Carron Co," inadimissible.
in China and Japan, viz. Canton, Swatow,
of computation and a system of comparitions have been improved by the insertio aun for The Femitter of stating that the Or Amor, Focchow, Ningpo, Shanghai, Nag LEGALIBED TARIEF OF FARER FOR CHAIRS months, and other periods is also frequent all places that could the ascertained."
the names attributed to years, of the Chinese characters for the time of which must be paid in advance, viz- Upon Letters but by way
der is to be paid only through Bank, tali, Hiogo, and Yokohama, and sind
ly a desideratum with translators and have the option of giving or withdrawing between any two of these Agencies, at the
readers of Chinese literature. The com the name of the Payer; in such case, the following rates of postage, which must be Order will be crossed in the same way that paid in advance, viz. Cheques sta commonly crossed when they re intended to be paid through a Bank.
7.When an Order, is presented through Bank, a receipt by any person will bef- solent, provided the Order be crossed with the use of the receiving Bank, and be the employ of end as known to be in the of such Baní.
3. As the corunumivation with Natalano Baring Brothers", will suffice; but the Samples of Merchandise, may be trans-the Registrar, General at once, without Buy subjects are wont to confess the aced of a been reprinted from the China Pilot'
57449.
of Southampton,... 46 cents esclito
Then, on by way
spapers
via Southam
Marseil
of
Packets via South
21
10 under fonts; above 4 oz and not ex- poding 8 oz.; and 20 cuts for every
18.
alditional 8 os
Book Packets via Marseilles, 14 doute winder 1 oz 25 cents ao vents for over)
ording 8 oz ; and 28 cents
8 ounces+
additional oues W. MITCHELL, sautton to Postmaster General
General Pont Offee, Hongkong,
September, 1868,
8-The signature of the Payee of a Mo. to provided for the propose is the place the purpose.
Notesoseding 4 oz,
Above 4 oz., and not exceding
80
above 8 oz. and not exceeding
1.16.............
Aborg 1, lb., sud not exceeding
11 1b.
Every additional } lb.,
centa
12,,
24
30
19
12
special attention in directed to the fol. If the lowing rules and regulations which will be
strictly enforced
Payee he utiable to rita he must sign the receipt by making his mark in the presence of a Witness, who must sign his name, with his address in the presence of the Officer who pays the Order,
48 REGARDS BOOTS.
A Book Packet may contain any number aparate Books, Alpanacks, Maga of
CHAIB BEARERS, AND BOATH
IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG,
piler of the following tables has thought Chairs, or Ordinary Pullaway, Boats, Half hour,..12 os Three hours...60 cte convenient form may prove nesful, although
accordingly that their publication in Hour,30 cts. Six hours, ute. much yet remains to be done for the elapo Day (from 6 to 6) in co??? One Dollar.ration of comparative calendars, etc. that
in Mail Agents, or direct to opt Orders may be sent through any of the
CHARLES AZ KAUNT) (Lulo Shottrice d'(e)
Night Fares (after 8 P.M.)...10 gts. extra should leave nothing to be desired. Witli Chino Mull Office, Jan. 6, 1888-
Chair Hire to Out Districts." Beyond Victoria and back, 50 cts. per man. Ta Stanley and back,
For Sale. The Hongkong Signals,
Alep
the exception of the Cyclics! Table of Years, and the Tabla of Solar Terms, both of which were originally compiled by Dr. Morris, and afterwards republished with Victoria lica below the level of Robinson | improvements in Willisme - Commercial Road, and includes all the town, between Guide from which (with some alteration) the Mint and is Western Slaughter House, they are now copiat, the whole of the mat with the Rece-course.
the first time made copaible to general in the Principal House Flagy reference,
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Hongkong, Septembe
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LAN Hongkong, July 15,
FAWCETT & Co. a Dunmail, and oth Hogsheads BASS'S A Barrels
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4 in. Galvanized Iron JIB in. to 33 iu.
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PAINTS and OILS TWINE
Preserved MEATS, S OILMAN'S ST RES. Fairbank's SCALES, 2 Eufield Converted Bre with Ammunition coupl stud
Ex Carmaril Hennessy' BRANDY Hongkong, June 12,
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West Hartley.
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And other deber
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LANE
Hongkong, August 11, FOR SALE BY THE ( LNGLISH and Angl
CERTINAS, HA VIOLINS and VIO FLUTES, New MUSIC, Pianofortes tuned and
<Hongkong, March 1, 18 TATHAM'S BRANDY
SHERRY PORT CLARET
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Hongkong, April 9. 16
FOR BALI MUNTA Yellow META
NAILS.
Also, Vivian's Patent Yellow -PLATES, 12, and 18th.
Apply to
BOLLIDAY Hongkong, June 14, 18
FOR BALE
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