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EMBER 14, 18607
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tes For Free Tuber
e of Building and kheko
ain as follows antal fur
(remored
and their Per onskyn.
No. 2034-DECEMBER 14, 1809,]
PACIFIC MAIL STEAM-SHIP COMPANY.
ISROUGH U. R. MAIL LINE TO NEW YORK..
Via Panama or Overland Boute,
Post-Office Notifications.
It is hereby notified for general informa tion that, as an experiment, Mail will be made up at this Office, to be forwarded by TEAMERS of this line, will be despatchouch homeward Brick Contract Packet, to the United Kingdom and to places beyond the United Kingdom via Brigidan.
rond
ed as follows
America
Dec 18,
1870
Japon,
Chinay
and their
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Americ
Japan
Feb. March April"
12. 12. 12,
per Cent
China
ns and their
America,
Japan,
pecial arran
China,
America
August 12, Sept, 12.
12,
rates will be pharge for days per central ima per cent
or
ng per cent.
ng
per cent,
The full Animal R
of 3 per cent
8. WALKER
Co
Loyal Insurance Compa
ember 13, 1869,
d having been appointed
BUBANCE OFFICE
he shove, INSURANOR
pared to accept
w
olicica on any firat olsa Steamers, of the util case of lose in On TRA, BOMBAY OF LOWbor? 8. WALKER & Down! 21 1864 "bove) ANOR COMPANY OF RANCISCO.sy Agents for the abor prepared to grant Poll on BUILDINGS
RUSSELL & Ob mazy 6, 1867, y 、riut:
& FIRE INSURANOFTI MPANY EN N
I having been appointed
ongkong for the above.
e prepared to grant Po RISKS, at ourrent ratta RUSSELL & Co 1, 1885, OH & BURANCE ASSOCIA
SHANGHAL
1299
ed on Marine Birks to
world at curront rates. e-tenal brokerage, this
to the assured Fifteen
zrly profits divided pro niem contribuled.
RUSSELL & Co.
Secretaries.
4, 1809
RANCE COMPANTS FRANCISCO.
aving been appointed
a for the above Instr
propared to grant Polic Risks, at the oUÍTEST
RUSSELL & Co. 3,1886.
AG SEA AND Zket TOE COMPANY OF ARANG.
having been appointed
so for the above named
red to grant Policień k at the current Rated
1800 STERLING
INSURANCE COMP
BATAVIA,
having been appointed ngkong for the above
re prepared to grant
Bisku on the méla
SIEMSSEN & CO
t1, 1866, 67 da
cks.
UK COMPANY OF JAMPOA, LIMITED,
If the attention of Ship
guess and Masters tablishment, at Hlong for the DOURING Vessels of all classes.
Company have harbour, Granite and of dimensions foot in length,
Company have excind
and are prepared p
Air, marine and stations
cam biachinery
repair Boilers
or sugar orushing and
and every, de
work.
has been complat essels drawing 18 any states of the tida
sre Shears capa
pened
Alis Better (wist Destapapers intended to be forwarded, in these Wailgmust be specialy gly directed via Brindisi,, and they will be able) to the following rate at Poetage,
October
10. De 12. America Steamer will leave Shanghai on or about same dates, connecting at Yokohama with above-named steamera,
Patongers ticketed through to Califorais, Matico, Central and South America, and restand Bouts to principal-points in the United States and Canadas, and con- seling with the serious Stem lines for For York, to Liverpool, Southampton, Bremen, Brest, and Havre,
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Helarn Passage Tickets issued at a re- duction of u glad? the whole amount for the Bound Voyage,
For further information as to Passage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, Praya West.
TA HARRIS,
Agent
Hongkong, October 7, 1889.
Post-Ulice Notifications.
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES MAIL PAU
"AMERICAN BRT!
For YOKOHAMA, SAN FRANCISCO, THE UNITED STATES AND THE ≈ UNITED KINGDOM,
Per the United States Mail Packet PANAMERICA," on SATURDAY,
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To Yokohama, San Francisco and the United States,
For Letters 8 cents per half-ounce, For each Newspaper not exceeding 4
ounces, 2 cents.
For a Facket of Books, & cents per
4 ounces..
F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General.
General Post Offic Hongkong, November 24, 1869,
formation that, the Contact between the 1. It is hereby notified for general in Government of Mauritius and the Union Steamship Company, for the Conveyancel of Mails ones & Month between Ceylon and Natal, haying terminated, the correspon- Mauritius, and between Maurities and dense for Mauritius will be forwarded from this Office in the Mail for Aden, from whence it will be sent to its destination by the French Mail Packets leaving Aden for Beunion and Mauritius,on, the 23rd of each Month.
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Pont.
a
AS REGABUS TATTERNE VIA, 40 They must not be of intrinsic valaa sale axoludes all articles of a saleable value of its own, apart from its mere nae nature, and indeed Whatever say have material sont ostensibly as a pattern must
a pattern; and the quantity of not be so great that to exte Fairly be con- sidered as having on this ground intrin nio'vainē, than the address of the person for There must be no writing or marks other
the sender, a trade mark and numbers, and whom the packet is intended and that of prices of the sticles; otherwise the Packet
an
Advertisements will be charged Fis, 1 per 10 lines, for the first insertion, and 80 eta per 10 lines, for each subsequent inser tion.
Shanghai, January, 1867.
NEW BOOK.
HE Speculations of
The Old Philosopher'
BAU-Taze."
Translated from the Chinese By
JOHN CHALMERS, AM.
Price $1:50,00 ALSO!!
12 But when it is desired that any should be corrected or that the amount of error in the name of the Remitter oz Payee
Remitter, or that a Lapsed Order should & Money Order should be repaid to the be renewed for payment in the Country in which the Order was originally стана, application must be mailed the Chief will be detained or forwarded charged us Money Order Office of such Country Whis an unpaid letter.
The Origin of the Chinese" by the same The Patterns must be sent in cover auior Fries $1 application must be accompanied by an additional Commission, unless it have re-open at the ends, so as to be easy of examply at Mess LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. ference to a Lapsed Order, in which case the nation. Baniples, however, of sceds, druge, or The London Mission House! amount of the New Order, 105 Commission will be deducted from the and so forth, which cannot be sent in open
covers, may
be enclosed in bags of linen or
10
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packet to be detained or forwarded as an unpaid letter.
inlasiony
payment
Hongkong, October 17, 1868.
FOR SALE
וי.
AT THE CHINA MAIL" OFFICE. TPUNG" can be obtained, watched HE following SETS of the "CHINA
in paper wrappers, at the rate of 25 cents rer copy vir
No.
11 at complete t
13 12.
Price.
e from 11, -15% -18.
11
$3.60;
$2,50
3, 7, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, and from 10 to 21. Also a few separate copies of No. 1, 2 $8.25.
CA. SAINT,
tained before the end of the Sixth Calendar 14-Payment of an Order must be ob-
The Packets or the contents thereof mast Month aftbe that in which it was diuen not contain any inclosure, sealed, or other. for instance, if drawn in Jan 2002 July tour of the Book Post betweuh Hongkong
wise closed against inspection.
En all other respects the general regula maat baobtained before. otherwise the Order will become lapsed, and a new Order (for which a second Com-Patters Post. Under theas regulations,
and the United Kingdom will apply to the to be deducted from the amount order to of the Order, will be charged) will become regular transmision of
prevent any interruption. the
to, 16 Il a
2009 MA
fetters, & Proket of It an Order ha not paid before the Patterns may, when it is necessary, be kept end of the Twelfth Calendar Month after back for the following Mail by wblah, in if drawn in darnary and not paid before as to the eligibility of any Packet, pattern Hon. W. KESWICK, FOBBER, ESQ. that in which it was drawn, for instance, The decision of the Postminster General the ordinary course, it would be forwarded.
the end of the following January-all claim to the
he for- Money will be forfeited) fanless, or sample contained therein, to 48 cents each sounder poliar circumstatices the Post anal and gonalusive
warded under these regulations, will be Often of the Country, in which the Order we draw think proper to allow it
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of Southampton, When sent by 357 of
Misraeilles,....... Newspaper vid Southern-
pok kami Newspapers via Marseil
Book Packets, via South
16. After, once paying a Money Order by whomsoever presented, the paying Office will not be liable to any further claim. If & wrong payment, however, be made owing to negligence on the part of an Officer of ampton, arangani?
..10.,, under the Post Office, the Lostmastar General of oz., 20 cents, aboye oz. and not ex- the Country or Colony in which the negl ceading 8 oz; and 20 cents for every gence occurs will, if he see fit, require the additional 8 oz.
Officer in fault to make good the loss.
17.-No Money Order wi be paid unless the advice has been
for greater see 18.---Additional Poly received. rity against fraud; and for the better work.
Book Packets vid Marseilles, 14 cents under 4 oz,; 28 cents above for and not exceeding & uz; and 28 cents for every additional 8 ounces,
F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General teneral Post Office, Hongkong,
9th September, 1868 ------
ing of the eyate generally will be as occasion may require
made
SAILORS BUME, WEST POINT.
Trustees.
JOHN DENT,
Н. 6. Тномает,
Directors
D. SASSOON, Esq. W. MACAULAY, Esq.
The rule which forbids the transmission injure the contents of the Mail Bags or GJ HELAND, Esq. through the Post of any article likely to
Hon. H. B. Gi38, Boxes, or the person of any Officer of the G HEABD, Esq. Post Office is, of course, applicable to the WLAN, Eq. Pattern Post and a packet captaining atry thing of the kind will be stopped, and not sent to its destination, ficles such es the following have been occasionally,
posted
Rev. W. K BEACH.
J. J. MORRAY, M.D. Committee of Management. Hon. W. KESWICK, Chairmas. as Patterns, and, have been dotarod ba W. MARAULAY, Esq. H. G THOMAETT, unfit for the Post, viz: Metal boxes, porce G. J, HELLAND Eq. Esq., EN. fat and China, fruit, yogetables, bunches
ONATIONS
of flowers, editings of planta, spurs, knives, scissors, needles, pins, pisnes of machinery, Dapon, of Books, Periodicals, News sharp pointed instrumente, samples of metals, samples of ore, samples f glase bottles, pieces of glass, seide of various
19. Should it appear that Money Order kinds, curry combs, copper and steel en- are used by mercantile men, or others, graving plates, and confectionery of all either in the United Kingdom or at Hongkinds. kong, Shanghai or, Yokohams, for the
British or Colonial Post Office, as the caso may be, will cotsider the propriety of in crossing the Commission, and will exercise the power of wholly spending for b'time the issue of Money Orders.
Taut By Command,
It is hereby notified for general informa tion that under the Provisions of Trea-transmission of large sums of money, the sary Warrant, which will come into opera tion on the fat October next, correspon dance addressed to Constantinople will be forwarded at the following retuped Rates 4 uf Fustego, which mus
be paid mast
in advance,
For LETTERS 20 cents each Half un-ounce weight. For NEWSTAFRES, PACKETS OF PATTERNS, 2 cents each two ounces up to half-pound, and 8 dents for every additional half-pound.
F. W. MITCHELL Postmaster Genival, General Post Office,
Book Packets must not exceed two feet length, or one foot in width or depth.
To the United Kingdom.
For Letters, 24 cents per half-ounce, For each Newspaper not exceeding 4
opnace, 4 esata.
AND BOOKS:
For a Facket of Books or Patio Hongkong, 23rd September, 1869.
cents per 4 ounces.
Correspondence addressed to Yokohama,
San Francisco and
F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General. General Post Office, Hongkong, 22nd August, 1868, REGISTRATION OF PETERS AND BOCK LACKET
SYSTEMS EXTENDED TO THE COAST.FORTS
3 CAPAN,
F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General, General Post Office, Hongkong, October 18, 1889.
CHAIR AND BOAT HIRE,
hankfully roepived.
OVERBURY, Superintendent
Hongkong, October 29, 1868.
HOLLOWAY'S PILLS & OINTMENT. HOLLOWAY'S PILLS
AIS Medicine is universally admitted to be the most efficacious remedy known to the world. No preparation is go
The following Regulations for Streettable to the climates of India and China Chairs and Chair-Coole, fe published for general information
No Street-Chairs may ply for hire after midnight; they may, however, carry their fares as long as required
this fine and invigorating medicine. It is particularly adapted to the constitution European ladies, as it is never failing in effects while those who are attenuated by the do
all diseases peculiar to females,
its
should articles of a bigher value than this and in this, wonderful remedy a kind of ta Each Chair is secured for a sum of $50.bilitating effects of the above climates will be lost in any Chair, there will be very nah whereby they may insure a restora
tion to robust bealth little hope of their recovery through the
HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT,
It is bereby notified, for general informa-Security. tion, by order of His Excellency bir When loss of property in ang Street Richard Graves MacDonnell, that, the Chair is suspected, its number should be
R
The science of Medicine has never before
the United States On the 1st October next, and thence system of registration has been, from this forwarded to the Registrar General at onceProduced any remedy that can be compared
E
Intimations.
THE
CHINESE COMMERCIAL
GUIDE.
BY 8, WELLS WIIIIAMS,
must be supercribed per America, forward Money Ordura will be issued st
to this wonderful Ointment, as it cores: and that addressed to the United Kingdom this Office and at the Agencies l'eroof at date, extended to letters and other descrip without any loss of ting... must be superscribed bia San Francisco Shanghai and Yokohama on all the Money tious of correspondence transmitted by the
When ground of Complaint arises against after all other means have failed, all sores, ulcars, and also the most Borrespondence addressed to the United Order Offices in the United Kingdom of in the Maile by both the British Street Kingdom pot fully propaid will be sent via Great Britain and Ireland, for amounts not between this Ofice and each gene there to the Police, or send a memorandum of mates of India and China. It is the true Contract Packets and by Private Ships, amoyed at either be the person inveterate skin discaces péculiar to the clif exosading £10, as the rate of Exchange of in China and Japan, via Canton, the complaint and the Chair's Number to friend of the Soldier and Civilian, se cer Current for Each Mail, and can get with watow, Amoy, Foodhow, Ningpo, Shank the Registrar General. It must however tais old soren can be removed by it that Commission according to the following hat Nagasaki, Hugo, and Yokohama, and be remembered, that the Registrar General cannot be conquered by any other treat-
For sums not exceeding £2.............12
F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General.
General Post Office.
Hongkong, December 9, 1889,
de18
It is hereby notified, by order of His 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 vis Sonthamptom, will be
hen
as follows:
For a Packet not exceeding one
ounce in weight,
For
A
warded via Marseilles
or
Scale, viz,
Cents.
Above £ and not e exceeding £......24
"}
$3
£5
£10,....48 £7 2.No Money Order to include a free tional part of a Penny.
3-Orders drawn in the United King-
bama, will be
dom, go to paid at the rate of Exchtinge at which Money Orders are being issued at the time of their presentation.
aleg between any two of these Agencies.
The fee for registration is 8 sente each latter, &
can
of an eve
can infict only a reprimand, but neither fine nor This however without the testimony witness, on paft... No Letter, Book, or Facket of Patterns may be supplied by any
bany Chinose who wit- bo registered unless the full postage nessed the Offence, if secredited by a con- epon it, as well as the registration fee, be firmatory note from his employer. paid in advance in postage Stampa.
Persons who are inconvenienced by the Letters, &c. for registration will be congregating of Chairs near their premises received up to half an hour before the dune should notify the Registrar General, whe
for closing the Maus,
F..W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General.
General Post Office,
Hongkong, 18th October, 1889,
Thongkong, February 1, 1867.
NOW READY,
(AT THE "CHINA MAIL" OFFICE.) PRICE $1.00.
THE
ANGLO-UHINESE CALENDAR
MANUAL
Published at the "CHINA MAIL" Office, Hongkong.
636, FF. DENY SVO,
DEMY OTO, WITH APPENDIX. FIRTH EDITION, 1868. Price, $5. Original Publishing Price, Teri Dollars
The following is an Abstract of the Con tents of this Book:-
A Handbook of reference for the dater mination of Chinese Dates, during the period from 1860 to 1869 with comparative Tables of Annual and Mensual Designations, e, do Compiled by WILLIAM FERDE BICE, MAYERS, H.MOS.
CHAP. L-SEC. 1 Tá 4. · Four Treaties with China. 1.Treaty with Great Britain,
Chinesa Text of the same. 2-Treaty with the United States
3. Treaty with France. 4.Treaty with Russia
Supplementary Treaty with Russia.
CHAP, 11SEC. 1 TO 5.
Articles of Trade with China. 1-Tariff on Articles of Import. 2-Tariff on Articles of Export 3.--Ruler resposting Trade and Dues, Ohmese Text of the samo, a 4.-Description of Articles of Import 5.-Description of Artioles of Export,
CHAP. II)--830, -1 To 14, Foreign Commerce with China. 1.Port of Canton,
2.-Port of Chauchau or Swalow.
--Port of Kiuugebau in Hainan, 4-Port of Athey.
5.-Port of Foochow
6.--Ports of Tashui and Taiwan in For
in:08a,!
7-Port of Ningpo, 8-Port of Shanghai,
-Potts on the Yangtan' and Trade în
the Interior,
10.-Port of Taugehau or Chefco, 11.-Port of Tientsin.
12-Port of Newchwang or Yangter. 18.Colony of Hongkong...... 14. Colour of Macao.
CHAP. IV.-830. 1 5. Foreign Commerce with Japam 1.-Intercourse with Japan.
2 Treaty between
Japan
Great
Britain and
3.-Port open to Foreign Commerce.
Nagasaki
Kangars and Hakodadi, 4.-Japaneză Coins, Weights and Mes
5.--American Compact with Lowcheng
CHAP. REC. ITO 7.
Moneys, Weights, &, in China. 1-Chinese Currency..
2-Chinese Numerals.
3-Chinese Commercial Weights:-
4-Measures of Capacity.
6-Measures of Length.
.
Chinese Land Measures,
7.-Chinese Division of Times.
CHAP. VL-BKO. 1 TO 11 Western Moneys, Weights, &c. 1.Annamese Moneya, &c. 2.-Port of Saigon. 3.-Treaty with Siam, Tariff, &, Sinmede Moneys, Weights, &c. 4-Netherlanda India, in? spen 5.-Philippire Islands.
Sailing Directions for Panay I. 6.-Milayan States Singapore, &c. 7-Burmese Moneys, Weights, &c. 8-Indian Presidencies,Bengal, Ma
Bombay
fran
halath
Ceylon. 10-English and French Weights, do 11.-United States of America,
CHAP. VII. SEC. 1 To 6. Tables on Prices, Exchanges, de 1-Comparison of Prices. 2.-Relating to Exchanges. S-Relating to Time.
Comparison of Weights, -Measurement of Cargo,
Bailion Operations,
APPENULE-Containing Sailing Direc Lions for the Coast, of China, and, for the Japan Islands also giving the meanings of Chines Words occurring in Charts and Sailing Directions; and also a Table of Por aitions of places on the Chinese and Japa nesa, Coasta
The author in his Preface saysThe tables in Chap. VII, for estimating prices, measurement tof goods, axchanges, de, have boen selected from those constantly in use among the foreign merchants in China, Those for calculating the prices of tea in dollars or pence have been copied from the more extended tables, by the kind permis- aion of the author, P. Loureiro, The last section of the same chapter on Move- meuse in Bullion," has been prepared aud furnished for the Guide by Patrick R Harper, Eng of the Commercial Bank of India at Hongkong, who has had much ex
• author's Preface.
perience in the exchanges and movements Most persons whose avocations or studies of the precious motals in Eastern Ab are connected even remotely with Chiness
"The Appendix of Sailing Directions ha IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG.
enbjects are wont to confoss the need of a been reprinted from the China Pilot. Convenient manual of reference for the par- With short interruptions, the coaste from Half hour,...12 ots. Hour,........
Chairs, or Ordinary Pallaway Boats. poss of determining dates according to Singapore to Hakodadi are all described in 20 cts, either the European or the Chinese method it; and for the Chinese coasts, the Direc Three hours, 50 ots. hours, 75 cts of computation; and a system of compari- tions have been improved by the insertion Day (from 6 to 6), One Dollar. son for the names attributed to years, of the Chinese characters for the names of Night Fares (after 8 P..)... 10 cts, extra months, and other periods is also frequent all places that could be ascertained.
Chair Hire to Out Districts.*ly desideratum with translators and
readers
Chinese literature. The com Beyond Victoria and back, 50 ots. per man, piler of the following tables has thought, To Stanley and back,
will, if practicable, establish & Chair Stand in the nearest conveniest place, and as far as possible enforce the Ordinance 4-Alphabetical Lists of over 3,700 2 cents,
in regard to it. Money Order Offings in the United King Packet above: one and
made to enforce the An attempt will be not exceeding two ounces, 4 centa. dom, showing the Counties in which they
ordinary Ruls of the Hoad, along and of double these rates when forwarded are situated, are hung up for public refer-
It is hereby notified for general informa- Queen's Road, more especially in the oven- Marsoilles
ence at this Office, and also at Shanghai tion, by order of His Excellency Sir Richard ing. It is requested that all Persons riding Packets
Graves MacDonnell, that henceforward in Chaira or driving Vehicles will cope of greater weight than two and Yokohama troll remain subject to the same ratesApplicants for Money Orders must Book Fackets, and Packets of Patterns or rate with the Police by observing the Rale
are now chargeable, viz. :-
furnish, in full, the surname, and, at least, Samples of Borohandize, may be trans- of keeping the left side. 8 cents for every four ounces when for the initial of one Ohristian name, both of mitted through the Ront by the Malls made Each Streat-Chair carries on the back of
.warded via Southampton, and the Remitter and the Payee; if the Remit
Contract Paukats and by Frivate Ships, densed from the following 13 cents for every four ounces when for-ter or Payoe be a Peor or a Bishop, bis or be forwarded both by the British its Number Board' a' Tamil of Parts con dinary title will be sufficient, if a firm, the between this Office and each Agonoy thereof This alteration will apply to Printed usual desiguation of such firza, such as in China and Japan, viz.: Canton, Swstow, LEGALISED TARIEF OF FARES FOR CHAIRS,
CRAIR BEARERS, AND BOAT, Shanghai, Nag- Centar, Price Liste, Market Reports and "Baring Brothers" will suffice but the Amoy, Foochow Ningpo, All printed papers other than Newspapers, were term Mess, such as Mama. Biasaki, Hiogo, and Yokohama, and also well as to Books and Trade patterns or ringtoder a title which does not consist of following rates of postage, which must be vington," or the name of a Company trad-between any two of these Agencies, at the Iamples,
F. W. MITCHELL, the nattige of the persons composing it, such paid in advance, vi
Postmaster General
Carron Co. is inadmissible,
Not exceeding 402... General Port Offe
-The Remitter on stating that the Or-Above 4 or, and not exceding d Hongkong, 12th August, 1830.
der is to be paid only through a Bank, to have the option of giving or withdrawing Above 8 oz., and not exceeding: It is hereby notified that, under the authe name of the Payes; in anch case, the tority of a Treasury Warrant dated the lat Order will be crossed in the same way that Above 1 lb., and not exceeding May last, Superintending, or First-Class Cheques are commonly crossed when they Bohoolmasters in the Army will, in future, are intended to be pain through & Bank.
When an Order is presented through be entitled to the same privileges in regard to Letters sent by or addressed to them on Bank, a receipt by any person will be auf their own private affairs at are at present asient, provided the Order be dromed with enjoyed by Commissioned Officers in the the name of the receiving Bank, and be Army and all Army Schoolmistresses will presented by some Person known to be in be entitled (as Army Bchoolmasters of all the employ of such Bank, but the First Class now are) to the same Inges in regard to their Inters, are
enjoyed by non-commissioned Officers and
Private Soldierc
F. W. MITCHELL,
Portmaster General.
General Post Office, Hongkong, July 31, 1868.
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6 cents.
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Orders may be sent through any of the
Victoria lies below the level of Robinson prdingly, that their publication in a China Mail Agents, or direct to, but
convenient form
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Read, and includes all the town between much yet remains to be done for the elabo- lowing rules and regulations which will be with the Race-course
Special attention is directed to the fol-the Mint and the Western Slaughter House, ration of comparative calendars, els that should leave nothing to be desired. With strictly enforced :
Licensed Bearers (each),
the exception of the Cyclical Table of Tears, and the Table of Solar Terms, both Hour;
8 cents,
of which were originally compiled by Dr. Half day,
*20 cents. Morrison, and afterwards republished with 1.36-vente.
improvements in Williams Commercial Persons who make short excursions out of Guide, from which, (with some alteration) they are now copied, the whole of the mat- tar assembled in the following pages is for the first time made pressible to general reference.
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AS REGARDS BOOKS, . A Book Packet may contain any number of separate Hooks, Almanacks, Maps or Prints, and any quantity of paper, vellum 8The signature of the Payee of a Mo- or parchment (to the exclusion of letter ney Order to be affixed to the Order in the whether sealed or open); and the Books, the town should understand that they are quite place provided for the purpose. If the Maps, Paper, da, way to either printed, at liberty to pay by the bour if they prefer to do Payse be unable to write he must sign the written or plain, or any mixture receipt by making his mark in the presence three."
Copies of the above Tariff, in English
the so
of ▲ Witness, who must sign his name, with All legitimate binding, mounting or and Ohinese, or of these Regulatione, can his address in the presence of the Offour covering of the same or of a portion there be obtained on application at the Registrar who pays the Order,
of, will be allowed, whether anch binding General's Offer.
Published by C. A. Saps, China Mail Office, Hang
CHARLES A, BAINT, (Late A. Shortredo ob Co.) China Mail Office, Jan. 6, 1888.
For Sale.
The Hongkong Signals,
Also
the Principal House Flags belonging to and frequenting B
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