1876-04-29

Portfolio,

"ONE DAY,OUT OF SEVEN.

Birds cannot always sing

Bilonçe at times they ask, to nurse spent feeling To se pote now, bright thing,

Eros troak burst of song, fresh joy revealing Flowers cannot always blow

Some sabbath-rug tray sad of siloat winter: Shocks up a small, green blade, brown earth to da splinter,

Ere from its sheath below: de la r

Tongues cannot always speak;

Bave us this once-a-week, f

THE CHINA MAIL.

[No. 4005-APRIL 26, 1876.

MARKET-DAY IN BRITTANY,

It was

gone on pleasantly till this time, had it not until after the capture of the city in 1856, that it was an infringement of the regulations ad it. For the modern doctrine is that that good temper on his part might be in- Beon for the indiaoreet meddling of our own when some outside natives offered to do the stitute by Mr. H. N Lay, whilst people should be quite natural in drawing dispensable to her happiness. "Aller turn.. authorities. Heter Findar, in ons of his Work for ddilling, and finally proposed to dar the old system, slie would on her rooms, and ball gives perhaps the busting hid back upon Lintony he carried a amneing poems, describes an antiquated pay so much par vessel to have the works put return, have paid all hor duties and opportunity for studying character without little while on the island of Jersey, besoin. spinster who, not content with being ap-into their hands. This naturally led to some tonnage dues and got her olearance, before the disturbing clembut of restraint. But, panied by his wife and hot mister. He had → partly a dragon of virtue, could not behold inquiry as to how they couidatord to do this; her papers would have been given up though where dubting and deportment made up his mind to reside in France; she a couple of pigeons billing and cooing on the when the ratising fuct game out that ever by the Consulate; whereby no wrong would are advertised to be taught the latter may had made up her mind to the contrary. garden wall, without stooping down, slipping hince the commencement of torog trade have poeg, done to any one, and the Chinese be treated as mere surplusage, a kind of He disliked to have any talk about it; she off her shoe, and vending it flying at their these linguists had charged the Consignee of officials would not have taken any notice of symlht suggesting it most that the heide would talk of nothing else. He begged my has been established for a certain her not to drive him to distractionsle re- innocent heads, nor hear the oaterwauling of vessels the full amount of duties, yonnage a slight irregularity in form, Brestless cat wandering about over the hobee dues, eto, authorized by the Treaties, but, Recently public attention was a good deal number of years, it would be rash to infertorted that things had opoie to a hue pass tops without breaking out into lamentations had only paid one-half to the Hoppe, dividegupied with the case of the steamor that dancing is not a very constant study, if he must never be contradicted, and final- at the depravity and wickedness of the world ing the other half between themesvea and Cariabroghe scized and confiscated for a For how, indeed, dan men dance in's ballsly called him something like an old brate. in general; ed it unfortunately happened that the Custom-house officials, and of course, serious breach of the treaty stipulations, and room if they do not learn to dates at the Ele was almost 40, peres twice her age. God?' In this lond world of noise and clatter, in Shanghai there were certain residents who keeping the lion's share, which fully the mandurias abused in the most indiscri- academy? We all know that schoolsbys Before daybreak he was up and off lo

not content with being virtuous and paying explained not only how the linguists had minate way for what was considered an will not leath. The dancing-mastor at the for France, taking passage in an oyster to let the sow seed grow, not always scatter. their own duties were continually throwing berome so riob upon small fees, but, why arbitrary and unjust exercise of power; 1 public school is an itert in the bill, but he boat, nobody for months knowing what had

***** stones at those of their neighbours who were outsiders should have been willing to pay for will now however we think be obvions to is little else.

become of him. — Galaxy for December 1 less scrupulous in doing so, and going about the privilege of working for nothing. We our Faders that the idea of opnisonting Pope and Coleridge have expressed their No max can answer for his own valor or shaking their heads at the wickedness of the therefore think we have said enough to vessels was introduced into the minds of the opinion on the labours of the dansk mas courage till he has been in danger, settlement. The Consul of course heard of prove that the Chinese authorities, they native Custom-house meals by our own ter, Those move easiest who have learned these groanings, brought the subject to the had been left to themselves, would not countrymen, and that if there had been no to dance says Fope. How exquistoly Fin my opinion a man should loan bin-notice of the Tao-t'ai, who being a thorough have interfered very much with the collec-foreigners in the Centon Customs the Caris-graceful children are till they have learned wolf in others, and chly give himself to lim-free-trader at hourt, instead of ordering the tion of duties on foreign trade, and that broke might have discharged and loaded to dandel says Coleridge. The latter vibe welf-Montaigne, delhi: han ven

Custom-house officials to be more stringent Britial subjects have to, thank their own at any port in the Island of Hainan without was in accordance with personal experience A GREAT Dature reveals itself less by its in collecting the duties, simply told the Consul authorities for suggesting to the farmer the anything being said dhout it, provided she and the well-known principles of the PA! escape than by its recoveries, as sickness that he found no falling off in the Customs introduction of foreign Inspectors, thereby bad arranged with the local mandarinssbout School. Still, rabat people will think with shows the native vigor of the constitution receipts, and that it did not matter to him in causing them to starve in the midst of plenty. the duties to be paid. In fact we are quite Pope, and believe that easy motion contes, HAPPINESS: donts on her works, and is the least whether the merchants paid full The Fabulist relates how in days gone by, of opinion that in the foreign element had by dancing. It certainly does not come, uzi prodigal to her favorite, An one drop of duties and did half the business, or paid half the Frogs, being dissatisfied with the quiet never been introduced into the native Gue-at least, does not show itself, in learning to vidently fervent piety here, in spite of water ban attraction for another, so do duties, and doubled the trade; but that on peaceable lives they were allowed to lead tom-house, nearly all China would long deuce, If a person not bent on acquiring what I heard the other day from a landed the whole he rather preferred the latter, as under the easy rule of King Log, were inad since have been open to foreign trade, and the art, and, therefore, divested of the sym-proprietor of La Vendee. The French being more advantageons to the port, and enough to petition Jupiter to send them for steamers would now be plying on the Physig pathy which always attends the state of peasants are no longer what they were." he that, he did not consider it necesenry to a new King of a more active and energetic and Tung-ting lakes or escending the Xaug pupilage, were to answer the invitation said to me. The Vondeans are now as interfors though that he would do so if the character, and that the God in order to tze as high as Chan-king or syen Suchau. printed on the door plate, and ring and ardent Republicans as before they were Conail wished it. Some correspondence on punish them for their stupidity at them. The local mandarine have never shown any outer, he would be amusingly amused royalists, and they distrust and dislike the the subject seems then to have taken place King Stork, whose rather too energetio rale desire to oppose trade at any port under their The aequisition of the goose step by volun- between the Foreign Office and the Consulate, soon made the unfortunate frogs sigh for jurisdiction provided it was carried on quiet-teer recruits, attained by practice before a priesta. But in Brittany, changes work for in the Blue. Hook appears one of those the old days of his predecessor. In the same ly, did not bring down upon them the notion crowd of street gamine, is in itself à humor slowly, and now where else do you s00 20 curt and teres despatches from Lord Palmer way it is related how in the early days of of their superiors, and that they individually as spectacle, But then there is a remote my priests, nuns, churches wild religious lastitutions. The "market-pisce, was an ston for which he was celebrated, to the Shanghai, the inhabitants of the Model Set-derived some pecuniary advantage Fom it. Feference to the dignity of warfare, and animating sight Sosrowded were the effect that since the Chinese authorities were toment, not satisfied with the easy rule of Og principle the Chinese authorities will possibility distant, but conceivable of the halles with vendors of egge, poslry, butter,

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felicities run into felicities..

Lavo is trying to hide in a fog; if you move about you are in danger of pumping your head against the truth, and as soon as the fog blows up you are gone anyhow.

INTELLECTUAL gifts are like gifts of strength, or wealth, or rank, or worldly power-splendid instrumente, if nobly used, but requiring qualities to use them, nobler and better than themselves, Froude.

Next day was market, day. It touching to hear the glattering of sabots on the cathedral pavements, and pes, ong after another, some rough looking, long. haired peasants, farmers or market women deposit their huge baskets on the floor, and, mookly kneeling on, their knees, pray re- varently to their favorite saints There is

ir life had its fixed beginning and end, we could finish our works, or our affairs, duties, it was no part of the duty of E. B.ed them to pay whatever duties they pleased, concession, knowing well that if they do so try whose inhabitants never will be slayed, hardly get from one end to the other. before going into the other world but as M. Consul to do so for them. everything is begun when we come to the earth, nothing is ended when we leave it.

Ous life, like the barmony of the world, is composed of contrary things of different tones, sweet and harst, share and fist, sprightly and sulemu. And the musician who could only affect one of these, what would he be able to do 1

It is not work, not sorrow, nor passing years that makes us old; it is anxiety about our work, apprehension as to our future, inconsolable sorrow for our losses. Those sap the springs of life and make men

old.James Freeman Clarke.

WHEN people come to see us, we foolish were paid to the Chinese Government in imagine that if a strict system of scllcoming of issuing licenses to the opium guilde nu see quite a population of boots hanging up seldom, sean except on the very old men.

ly pratile, lest we be inhospitable. But things sald for conversation are chalk egg, Don't say things. What you are stande over you the while, and thunders no that no longer it's position to carry out their had been in the habit of receiving, that it as they treat us. When a complaint is made on the outside. 34idway between the Dibybroidered vests, both of men and women, cannot hear what you say to the contrary

Entercon.

Ixstar is the old habit of humanity to throw stones delights idle hands woe to all that rise above the or dinary lovely mountain peaks have the power of attracting thunder-bolts from shove and lapidation from below. It is almost their fault-why are they peska? They attract the eye and affront it-Victor Hugo.

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THE law of the table is beauty-a respect to the common soal of all the guests. Everything is unseasonable whish is private to two or three or any portion of the com- pany Tact never violates for a moment this law; never intrudes the orders of the house, the vices of the absent, or a tariff of expenses, or professional privacies; as we any, we never talk shop" before com- pany. Lovers abstain from caresses, and baters from insults, they sit in one parlor with somnion frienda-Emerson,

ORIGIN OF THE FOREIGN CUSTOMS

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I HEARD, while in Notts a definition of the

were foolish enough in 1889 to petition Lord it will be made a precedent for asking some-Mars is a god whe inspires reverence, but About the end of 1853 the city was taken Elgin to arrange matters so that for the thing more; but ad long se any innovation is what shall we say of Terpsichore When Corn, four and other country produce.are possession of by some local insurgents, the future the duties authorized by the Treaty not brought prominently before them they the lights are dazzling, when the music is here brought to market and gold in small authorities were turned out, and the Custom should be more strictly collected; and that are quite content to ignore it, just as the streaming out, when Art and Nature com quantities, much talking and banter going House abolished, so that of course no duties his Lordship in order to punish them for their present Taostal replied to the Governor of bine to give a fresh grace to Beauty, who on all the time. Anything less like sn English market-day cannot be conceived. could be paid; but B. B. M. Consul rather stupidity sent them the present enlarged the Province, when he was filled up the would not, yield to the Inspiration? But Here, were costumes Zom all parts the unnecessarily interfered by declaring that system of Custom-house Inspectors whose other day for not having reported what was what shall we say of Terpsichore in a high blue vests and jacketa of the men, braided no British ship should be allowed to leave energetic rule has often made the unfor- going on shout the Moosung away, body, with her votaries in frock Coats, with with gold, blue trousers, and broad feit hat the port until the various slippers or in- tunate residente long to have restored them Oh," said hey the Foreigners neyor sent that little taking, cottage piano pivids with hanging ends predestinaung. Some porters had deposited at the Consulate the old days of King Log, and the native any report to me, so of course I knew no with a metallic plaintiveness, and with the of the women wore high coal-settle-shaped promissory notes for the full amounts of Custom-house. We have heard it whispered thing about it," or, we might say, just as the foundering efforts of grown-up man, day- caps of white muslin with ili ing shde, pret- duties due by cach, to be paid whenever the that the residents were rather made tools of Chairman, of the Chamber of Commerce light shining in on the scene, and for con Chinese Government should call upon them for by some of Lord Elgin's advisers, who were stated the other day, that officially he know versation the monotonous explanations of ty ruffs wound the neck, breastplates box- the money. The United States Consul highly not quite disinterested in their desire to have nothing about the collection of likin Taxes the dancing mistress ? Bo, from hour to derod with gold braid, black dresses, white chemisette, and gay violet, red, or even disapproved of the action of his colleague, foreign inspectors at all the ports, although in the Settlement, Although in another hour, the day runs on and one pupille orange aprons.. The true Breton breek of arguing, fairly enough, that as the duties some of them were actually wild enough to pacity he had for two years been in the habit another, and, in a gloomy back ball you may bregus is getting rarer and rarer, and is

33 canvas bags, labelled with the owners consideration of their protecting and allowing duties was established and the amounts on thorizing them to do so. foreign trade, they were certainly not entitled lested duly remitted to Peking, they would The only way to deal with the Chinese names, and suggestive, on the whole of but it will be long before uniformity in costume reigns here. Many articles of to demand payment of them, when they were be so zauch larger than what the Government authorities la to treat them in the same way Westphallen hams with the weight printed wearing apparel, notably those gally em- share of the arrangement. The British would be lost in wonder and amazement, by a foreigner to H. B. M. Minister et and the West-end le this temple to Terpsi were exposed for sale in the equare behind Consul however was not to be convinced, and would at onse petition H.B.M. Minister Peking about some violation of the Treaty, chore¡ for the votaries of the goddess are the cathedral. Of sabots, there was a and insisted on having his own way; but to appoint foreign inspectors to superintend the latter brings the matter to the potice of to be found even amongst City men, and the Government at kome did not altogether the collection of duties at all the the Teung Yamin, and demands satisfac bully and bears follow the traditions goodly display also of these comfortable approve of his proceedings, and a loophole Custom Houses throughout the length tion and redress, Price Kung however of the classical legend, and when they hear and even elegant white flannel hoods worn was found by which the British merchants and breadth of the Empire. By these means knows nothing about it officially, so of course sweet music (especially in the form of by the women in bad weather. The younger were allowed to escape payment of these all inland squeezes would be done away with, he must refer to the Mandarin in some dis- Manola"), become tunetal and compliant, trille, so arranged as to be very high and fall women wore the prettiest semi-Elizabethan notes on the ground that as they were saddled the whole country opened up to foreign trade, tant province where the wrong was commit. So through nine months of the year the day st, the back, and displaying the front of the with a condition as to payment they were and the payment of the indemnity for theted in order to get particulars, and perhaps is spent in private lessons, and the dancing throat Quimper is noted for its pottery, valueless in law, and the Chinese Government war just then concluded, would be fully three or four months slapse, before he gets mistress, obtains a very fair idea of the aver and a gayer display cannot be imagined than could not aue upon them and consequently secured. It is impossible to explain how reply, which naturally represents the matter sgs stupidity and awkwardness of English the piles of plates and dishes, all painted by

which the former were never called upon to pay up. any one with the slightest knowledge of the in a totally different light from that in gentlemen, de m

Whilst matters were in this unsettled character of the Mandarins should have imit was put by the Minister; a second despatch

But, for perfection, there is nothing like band, with naive designs of birds and flowers in bright colors. These are sold By the word happiness I would sigulty, state, a temporary Custom-house was opened agined such a result possible but the has then to be written, and the reply waited practice, and though the polished boards at a penny on two-pence a piece, yet a not the momentary joy of child many got somewhere on the Boochow Creek, where all subsequent attempt to force upon the Chinese for, entailing another dalay, of some three dr. the tinkling spinot, and the partnership of skilful artist may gain five francs a day by A plaything, but the lasting harmony be vessels were ordered to be reported, and H. Government the abortive Lay-Osborne fleet four months, by which time the Minister a lady whose conversation consists in this rustic art. When a shower of rain tween our inclinations and our objects; and without that harmony we are a discord. B. M. Consul suggested to the Chinese autho- shows what absurd blunders our officials do has probably forgotten all about it, or the repeating one, two, three," "one, two, to ourselves, we are incompletions, we are rities that it would be advisable for them to make in dealing with Asiatics. The new complainant has left China, and so the mat-three, till she and you are both oat of came on, red, blue and green umbrellas failures. Yet there are plenty of advisers introduce a foreign Inspector into the Cus-system was inaugurated immediately after the ter le allowed to sink into oblivion.

breath, make together some slight approach were spread, the women put on cloaks, and who say to us, "It is a duty to be a diatom-house, who would watch over the reve signing of the Treaty of Tientsin with Mr Now if we had no foreigners in the Cus to the glories of a ball, they manifestly fall hoods, the men coats of sheep or goat skin, gord." I say it," Kenelm Chillingly nue to be collected from foreign trade; a H. N. Lay as Chief Inspector here, and large tom-house, in the event of a steamer being short of them. And thus it comes to pass and business went on as usual— Frazer's

Magazine proposal which of course was eagerly accept establishments at all the parts. The Chiusssment up the river to Tolang or Chinking the that two nights in the week the windows (Bulwer.)

od by the latter as they were then very hard-Government was not at all consulted about Chinese authorities would never think of are lighted up, and the classic splitado of pressed for rauney. On the 6th July, 1854, the appointments, the patronage being di-seizing her; but they would probably com- that grove of boots is disturbed by the rude a proclamation was issued by the Consuls of vided between the representatives of the plain to the Consul, who would then repre-entry of their owners. At these "classes" the three Treaty powers, intimating that three Treaty powers, but no great objection sent the matter to the Minister at Peking, you may meet all the male papils, see the three great parties in our Church the High, Inspectors had been appointed to carry out could be inade to any of them, except on the and the latter if he noted wisely would allow results of many private lessons, and con: the Broad, and the Low, which was new to the provision of the Treaty for the equal ground that none of those selected had a year to elapse in corresponding with the template a rich variety of metropolitan collection of duties, and the vigorons en- any previous experience in Custom-house Consul or in references to the Horie Govern-dancing Here, too, you will meet note, and while not exactly complimentary to forcement of all penalties for all cases of arrangements, and were therefore not likely ment, before he could decide, what should be merely pupils in the art but masters of it, the latter school is worthy, I think, of being fraud or irregularity. The first British to facilitata business matters in Ching. done. In the meantime the steamer would and be very much surprised to find familiar put on record. The Rector of a neighbouring Inspector is said to have performed the du- Mr. H. N. Lay, who had been very un- continue plying on the river, the Chinese faces and well-known dancers in the crowd. Parish to the one I was in was suddenly ties entrusted to him fairly enough, although popular as Inspector under the previous would become accustomed to her presence If must be confessed that as a rule the called away towards the end of the week on he perhaps rather unnecessarily interfered system, continued his old policy of making and the whole affair would be forgotten. Un English are good dancers, and that the urgent business, and had to seek the assist- to enforce certain Treaty regulations, the the Custern-house an obnoxious as possible fortunately our officiels in a case of this kind average of dancing at a London ball is ace of one of those unattached clergymen brench, of which the Chinese authorities to the Mercantile community, and being well would do just the reverse. They are only higher than in Germany or France. But who are always ready if wanted. As he left would willingly have allowed, such as backed by HI.B.M. Minister at Feking, he too happy when they can pounce upon a then to keep up this prestige it is necessary home on the Saturday morning, he gave thes seizing and confiscating the cargo of a vessel lost no opportunity of showing that he was British Bubject who has done anything to have practice, and the very best London parting instructions to his wife: "I don't SERVICE IN CHINA;

fouling rice outside the limits of the port, determined to rule the Merchants with a rod contrary to the letter of the Treaty to dancers will often drop in at the "class" know, my dear, what this Mr. Smith, whe (Communicated to the Celestial Empire.}

is coming to-morrow to, take the duty is, but there, being no duty leviable on the article

of iron, and that he looked upon them as gunboat would be sent up the river at once, to attain what is called the new step, or you will see and judge for yourself. If he A story is told of an Irish groom who, on as by an absurd clause in the Treaty, which set of lawless adventurers always on the the steamer would be seized, confiscated or master ons of its numerous variotics.

is a High Churchman, give him a slice of confessing his sins to the priest one day, was was soon afterwards repealed, the export of watch for an opportunity of defrauding the heavily fined, and the home papers would be

cold beef for lunch with some of the best asked by the latter if he had not omitted to rice even from one Chinese port to another Chinese Government of the duties which filled with accounts of the dishonesty of British

sherry-mind, he will take two glasses. If mention amongst them, that he had grease was prohibited. At that time rice was at they were entitled to levy under the Treaty, merchants in China. With foreigners in

́LANDOR'S FREAKS.

he is a Broad Churchmen, why you must the teeth of his master's horses in order to famine prices in Canton, whilst hore cargoes Naturally the merchants resented this the Custom-house the Chinese authorities

Late in 1808, Landor, in a sudden freak, have a hot luncheon, with some of the strong prevent them eating their bay. The groom were actually rotting in foreign godowns, treatment, and ourses both loud and deep were now take the law into their own hands, and

went to Spain to fight against the French beer, and you can suggest that perhaps he was indignant, and protested that he had there being no demand for it on the spat; heaped upon Lord Elgin and his Foreign as in the case of the Cartebrooke, seize and Landing at Corunna, he gave 10,000 reale to would like a pipe in my study between the never done such a thing; so having paid his the crops in this neighbourhood as well as at Inspectors, until at lest the feeling on the confiscate the steamer without any reference the inhabitants of a town which had been services. But if he is e Low Churchmad, money and had his sont white-washed he went Ningpo, Chinkiang, etc., having been very part of the community became so strong, and to the British authorities. H. M. Consul burned, and proposed to equip and pay a double lock your room-dor and at once tele- on his way rejoicing. Next year however abundant, whilst at the South they had so openly expressed, that several of the however, as a matter of favour, was allowed thousand volunteers, with whom I would graph for mode on going through the same ceremony, and turned out a complete failure. The native foreigners in the employment of the Chinese to be present at the proceedings in the go on foot, and fight with them under the being asked the same question by the priest, officials had not the slightest objection to the Government threw up their appointments in Chinese Court; but in so doing the Chinese, comtaand of any brave Spaniard who hadness in the law, courts of Bombay le he confessed that he had done so frequently, rice being exported, or at all events would disgust and left the serVIDE. Mr Lay were only taking advantage of the privileges taken up arms in defence of religion and aid to be so slack that several of the harris- and on the latter expressing surprise that he have allowed it for a consideration but however was supremely indifferent to public secured to them by Lord Elgin when he should have committed this new sin, the were afraid to do so owing to the presenes opinion, and being staured of the support of negoalated the Treaty of lients and liberty. He returned to England in a fewThe Englishman would recommend theta to

weeks, without seeing survics in the field. penitent explained that until his reverence of the foreign Inspector, who might have the Engah Government he continued to instituted the system of Foreign Custom He now set his heart on the purchase of pause hefort doing ea, es the Calette High

Court already contains a number of represen had told him of it, he had never heard of reported the breach of the regulations to the issus new ordinances and regulations, house Inspectors at all the Treaty porte, such a practice, but when once it was tug-Consuls and through them to the Gover each one more stringent than its pre- Ne moteas Camerinam should have bean Llanthony abbey, an estate upon the borderlatives of Air Brielless. But they may also

He the which had already fallen to him, and which had been the foreign Inspector all work connected the slightest infringement of them. Fines trade was allowed to go on peaceably and in the family 700 years. His mother sold Caloutta Court passed some now rules as to We are sometimes inclined to doubt, with the Custom-house was done in a nice, and confiscations became events of daily bo- quietly our authorities should have studiously one of those which washers tu right for the mission of Barristers on the original when we hear complaints on all sides of the casy way; vesscle loaded and discharged at surrende and no attention was paid to com- refrained from interfering in any way and: obstructiveneer of Chinese officials, and of the any hours they pleased, cargo was landed plaints on the part of the Owners or Con- the local Mandarins, so long as they were $90,000, and gave him the money, subject side of the High Court, the first of which injury to trade caused by their irregular and shipped before permits to do so were ap signees of goods which had been seized; even allowed to levy their usual faces and squeess to an sunnits of 2400 more money praxis that any person who is entitled to

borrowed for improvements in all about taxes, whether British subjects ought not plied for, and of coures when the vessels the right of H.B.M.'s Consul to interfere in their own people, would have been careful £80,000 was expended. Llanthony, he reland or as an advocate in the principal rather to blame their own authorities, who came to clear, the Custom-house people were any way to protect the interests of sich not to do anything which would bring them wrote long aftorward, is a noble extate Coutts of Scotland, may be hitted as a by their indiscreet suggestions and questions supremely ignorant of what had been landed British subjecte as felt themselves aggrieved into opllision with the former. As youthvit produses everything but herbage, corn advocate of this court. Many may probably have given the former the idea of greasing or shipped so it was left entirely to the by the arbitrary proceedings of the Foreign never been proved that the Chinese have and money It Is About 'sight miles lougs be aware that the benchers of the This of their teeth, and so preventing their getting Consiguiser, or rather to the shipping clerks, Inspectorate was disputed and the former, ever directly broken any clause of tas and I planted a million trees on it. I lived Court in England have for many years past the full benefit of the food provided for them to inform them what amount of duties they knowing that it was under the special pro-Treaty, in fact, rather the reverse for oven there little more than eight months altoge been in the habit of calling to the bar, after by the opening of the trade with China. It intended to pay. Now a change took placetection of the Minister at Peking, was not in the which of such has locus had a thead built a house only to pull it down keeping only eight instead of twelve terus, is a matter of history that in the early days for on 26th June 1866 the Inspector issued a inclined to do anything which might bring about which so much has been said dus gain Of the million of trees; however, students who intended to practise only in of this model settlement, the mercantile set of most stringent regulations for the him into collision with it, so that the Chief written, it has always been found on reformes more than nine out of ten existed only in Inn of the colonies, on being satisiled that community lived in a state of happy immor-loading and discharging of vessels, which Inspector was allowed to do pretty much as to the Home Government that the latter bis lagination, Fandor's experiente here they were sufficiently advanced in their lagal ality so far as the payment of duties was though quite in accordance with those of be pleased.

have supported the Chinese authorities, and was anything but pleasant. By his own studio. There are several barristere in concerned, and like Juan and Haldee on the other countries were found singularly ope

declared that their action has been strictly tesdunt never was a meak and long suffer India who have taken advantage of the privi Island they went on sinning simply because pressive and objectionable by the residents legalization of the opium trade, vessels trad Chinese have now the advantage of having rrogat tonante. They would not pay their India for years. But we are told that the Previous to the Treaty of Tientsin and the accostangs with the latter of the Treaty The ing laridord so butlled and cheated by his legs, and practised in the High Courte of there was no one to tell them it was wrong here, after the freedom from ull rules which ing on the ocast used to call at the different a very astute adviser in the person of the tens out down his trees, poseded his gamo, Judges of the Calcutta High Court have The native authorities in those happy days they had so long enjoyed. Of course disports, discharge part of their cargoes into Chief Inspector of Customs at Peking, who were libural-minded, fall of their old aristo- putes were continually taking place between the receiving-ships, and be off again at once; is not likely to allow them to be deprived ofted him at his own door, and maced decided that the rule above quoted precludes cratic prejudloan against traders, upon whom the British Inspecter and his countrymen, but under the new system this was no longer any of the rights secured to them by the him and Tenha and had them from admitting any but a full-fedged they looked down as forming a class im- and the former instead of trying to improve allowed: Before any carge gould be dis- Treaty of Tientsin) and as his appointment bendell abousing him of meditating as therein mentioned, though the vary use of measurably below themselves, and did not matters, added fuck to the flames by treating charged the coaster was obliged to come into met with the high approval of HBM felony wat prosecuted for libel, and cast the word "may" in the rule shows that a threatened some mischief Landor posted barrister of twelve terme, entitled to practise care at a whether the duties on foreign the slightest irregularity as an evidence port, enter at the Custom-house and get a Minister, the only thing now left for British in damages. He was not on good terms disoresionar power is left them. trade brought in a large or small revenne intended fraud, and by confiscating on the permit to discharge, thus entailing a subjects is to submit to the inevitable, and with his netrhbors. He applied in vain to usequently the merchants paid whatever slightest pretext any cargo when he had the mense loss of time for of courts it often to console themselves with the reflection that the Lord Lientenent of the county to be ap duties suited their own convenience and opportunity. In short the Custom-house and happened that a vessel arrived at a port on they are now only reaping what they or their pointed on the commission of the peace, feel it & duty I owe to you to express my "Berxelay, Sept. 1669.-Gentlemen, i naturally the amounts diminished rather the Inspector, except by one or two were Saturday after Custom-house hours, and was than increazed when it was found that the locked upon as unmitigated nuisances consequently obliged to wait until Monday predecestors have sowni

though there was no magistrate within ten gratitude for the great benefit. I hare des Customs authorities were so indifferent about. It may not be out of plags to mention here, forenoon before anything could be doner

miles of him Within three years from the rived by taking Norton's Camomile, Pills. them. It imports showed a profit they paid that previous to the last wur the Custera Hether e peculiar cane ocdurred ut Shanghai

-time of the furchase, Laodor was thorough, applied to your agent Mr Bell, Berkeley, bo tauch duty; if they did not, they paid house at Canton was situated within the some years later, when a well-known firm

y disgus su. He would sell it, if he could, for the above-named Pills, for wind in the much less. In the same way with exportacity walls, where no foreigner was allowed received an important telegrand on a Bature

For lees than half of what it had cost him. stomach, from which I suffered ezarudia- Not within the City limits, and certainly And in the meanwhile he would leave Eng- ting pain for a length of time having tried Silk, they perhaps paid the regular duty, if not, they reduced the number of catties in a led with the entering or clearing of vessels, forward at once to Hankow bod stentter not within the less carily defined boundaries land and go to France Bence arose a has nearly arery remedy prescribed, but with- paying duties on Imports and Exports, etc., which had just finished discharging tree of the West end, but midway between fast and still worse trouble Three years before out deriving any benefit at allAfter chest of Tea or bale of bilk so as to bring was entrusted to natives, and this business sent off with it without going through the ion and commerts courting both, and by he had suddenly fallen in love, by no means taking two bottles of your valuable pills, I down the cost to an equality with home rates. was a striet menopoly to the hands of a class formality of clearing at the Custom-house, both appreciated extends the district for the first time, I have found," he was quite restored to my usual state of It is doubtful whether they were actual of men called linguists who for small leaving her papers at the Consulate which where dancing lessons are given and what wrote to Southey girl without six health. Please give this publicity for the gainers by this mode of business, for it is said that the difference went into the pocketsee on each vessel, attended to all they Cus ensured her return to this port, and the due is called deportment is said to be taught, pante, and with very few accomplishments benefit of those, he may thus be edicted. of the tea and silkmen, who got so much tom-house work. Somehow or other those payment of all duties and tonnagesdues, Tot The latter is, indeed, so much out of fashion she is pretty graceful and good-temperedam Bir yours truly HARRY ALGPAs, more for their producs; still the practice men had managed to become very wellthy this offedre, she was seized and confrater, that it may be questioned whether over three things indispensable to any hape the Proprietors of Norge, 1 CAMO posted to suit prery po, and it might have without much nitention being paid to the fast although the most that could be held was, existe. Ar Terveydrop probably sepibliai rien roma heter to have thought|mus Pras Pau/1/10.

found it most successful,

a

If markets at borie were brisk for Tea and to enter. Consequently all business connect day afternoon which it was essential to

A DANCING LESSON.

(Grobel) b

tare are meditating a migration te Cak itts.

way. In July 1874, the Judges of the

practise 35 a. barrister in England or

No 4008 APRIL 29, 1876.] |

* POSTAL RATES, [Subjoined we give the postal rates How in force for transmission of

corrs- spondence to all parts of the world. Detailed rules affecting the transmiş. sion of packets, parcels, &o, will be found annexed, bogother with a number of miscellaneous and useful notices.]

Hongkong Rates of Postage.

(Revised January 1st, 1876.)

In the following Statements and Tables the Rates are given in cents, and are, for Letters, per half ounce, for Books and, Patterns, per four ounces, unless otherwise #tated.

Newspapers over four ounces in weight are charged as double, trablo, &c, as the case may be, but such papers or packets of papers may be sent at Book Rate. Two Newspapers must not be folded together an ene, nor must anything whatever be inserted except bona fide Supplements. Printed matter may, however, be enclosed, if the whole be paid at Book Rate. Prices Our- rent may be paid either as Newspapers or Book.

(Br.) means By British Packet; (fz.) by French Packet; (U. 8.) by United States Facket. D. P. meane Double Postage; O, P., cannot be paid; 0.5,, cannot be sent; i, at Letter Rate,

LOWN POSTAGE (Victoria) [Letter, Nowa paper, Book, or Fattern, 3 cents,

HATES BY BIVATE STEAMRA-To the United Kingdom, ses Tabis given below. To all other places the hate my Letters, cents; newspapers and Prices Current conta, books and Patterns, o cents, which haust be prepaid, except when the address

By British Packet.

France,

Letters.

Registration,

| Newspapers

Books,

Patterns.

Algeria, oz) 18 D.P. C.P. O.P. Ily, Spain

14. 12

g

Via Gibraltar, 24 Nons

Brindisi (oz.) 18 None O.S. "Southampton, None 8

1.

Portugal,

Via Gibraltar, ......24 Nore

Brindisi (oz.)18 D.P. C.B. .. Southampton,:84. 16 Turkey-

0.8. 8(2 oz.)

0.8. 6. 16(2 oz.) 22(2 oz)

British Office........ 20 B Austrian Office,.... 23 · ·2. Greece (ex),. Gibraltar,........ Malts,

None

4 C, P. O.P

18

8 8

4 2

8

8

THE CHINA MAIL.

Correspondence for New Zealand via Torres Straits,

A

a wrong payment, however, be made owing to negligence on the part of any Officer of the Post Office, the Postmaster General of the Country or Colony in which the negli gence opours will, if he see fit, require the Offoar in fault to make good the locke a

17,-No Money Order will be paid unless. the advice has been previously received. A considerable amount of Correspondence 18. Additional Rules for greater nesu- being copied directed to New Zealand mărity agains fraud, and for the better work Torres Straits, it în notified that tho Newing of the system generally ʊ will be made Zealand Post Office has declined to receive as comsalon may require, tá den Medin Mails by that routa, hence there is no al 19,--Should It appear that Money Orders. tornative but to forward such Correspondence are used by merasutile men, or others, either in the United Kingdom! or at Hangs vid Galle

Persona, who are anxious to avail them-kong, Shanghai or Yokohama, for the selves of the Torres Straite Steamers to transmission of large sums of money, the communicate with New Zealand, should | British or Colonial Past Office, as the onne address their letters, do, to the care of an may be, will donalder the propriety of ins agent at Sydney..

I drawings, prints, or maps, and any quantity To provide the greatest possible facilities | fórwarded by the Mail for which they are of paper, or any other substance in ordinary for posting Correspondence for Europe, posted are detained for the next despatch. use for writing or printing upon and the do, up to the latest moment before the Even if the letter do not contain any article books or other publications, prints, maps, departure of the French Packets, arrange of intrinsic value, it should, if it be very &o. may be either printed, written, en mdhits have been made for receiving at the important, be registered. graved, lithographed, or plain, or any Post Offion late letters for Singapore, Sai mixture of these. Further, all legitimate gon and the United Kingdom only from 1110 binding, mounting, or covering of a book, AM to 11.30. Each letter must bear &c., or of a portion thereof, is allowed, I a late fee of 16 cents extra postage. whether such binding, to be loose or attached; as also rollers in the case of prints or maps, markers (whether of paper or otherwise) in the case of books, pens or pencils in the case of pocket-books, and, in short, whatever is necessary for the safe transmission of such articles, or usually appertains thereto; but the binding, rollers, &c. must not be sent as a separate packet.

Circulars,-.e., letters which are intendi- ed for transmission in identical terms to several persona, and the whole or the greater part of which is printed, engraved, or lithographed, may also be sent by book post.

But a book-packet may not contain any letter, or communication of the nature of a Patterns cannot be rent to Spain, Por-letter (whether separate or otherwise); tugal or Greece.

By French Packet. (Letters oz.)

OP. C.P.

France & Algeris,... 12 D.P. C.P. 18 D.P. C.P. Italy,...

18 None O.S. C.S. Spain,

[18] D.P. |Q.P.| Q.P. Portugal, Turkey,

12 D.P. 2 O.P. Greece,....

12 None CP. C.P. Gibraltar,.

18 None 0.8. 08. Patterns cannot be sent to Italy, Turkey, or Greece,

W. Africa, Zalands of the Atlantic,(except St. Helena and Ascension), North,

Central, and South America. Falkland Islands, Lagos, Gold Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Gambia, Cape Verd Islands, Asores, Bermudas.

Latters,

Registration, Newspapers,

Via Brindisi Via Sou or Marselles, thamptm.

40.

34

18

18

8

6

Books and Patterns, 18 12 United States (via Kurope), Canary and Madeira Islands, Canada, Vancouver's Js swick, Newfoundland, and Nova Scotia,

Letters, Registration,

unless at be a circular-letter or be wholly printed; nor any enclosure sealed or in any way closed against inspection nor any other enclosure not allowed by Rule 3. f this rule be infringed, the entire packet is charged as a letter,"

A book-packet may be posted either without a cover (in which case it must not be fastened, whether by means of gum, wafor, sealing wax, postage stamp, or otherwise), or in a cover entirely open at both ends, to as to admit of the contents being easily withdrawn for examination; otherwise it is treated as a letter. For the groster security of the contents, however, it may be tied at the ends with string; Postmasters being authorised to out the string in such ones, although if they do so they must again tie up the packet

No book-packet may be above 5 lbs. in weight, nor above 24 inches in length, 12 inches in width, or 12 Inches in depth, unless it be sent to or from one of the Government offices.

When, owing to a great and unusual influx of letters, books, o, the transmis sion or delivery of the letters would be delayed if the whole mail were dealt with without distinction, book packets may be

The above arrangement is intended to meet ecossional emergencies, and not for the regular posting of extensive correspon- dence. Should it be found, therefore, that large and unitanageable numbers of letters are habitually thrown upon the Department at the last moment, a heavier late fee will be imposed.

A similar. supplementary Mail will be made up for Shanghai by the English and Frepob Contract Steamers, the late letters being received from 10 minutes after, up The late fee will also be 16 centa. to half an hour after the time of closing.

Arrangements have been made to sell American Stampa at this Office, for the convenience of those who may wish to post by the Pacino Houts to Canada, the West Indies, and other places named below:

For the present no large quantities of these stamps can be supplied, nor is it undertaken that every denomination can be kept in hand,

The charge for Registry is 8 conts in Hongkong Stamps, and 10 depts in U.S. Stamps to those places only the names of which are printed la Italics. To all the other places named correspondence cannot be Registered through, but only to San Francisco (8 cents.)

The following are the charges on corr spoedence thus sent:---

EN

Per hall ounge Stamps Stamps

Hongkong U.S.

Canada, British Columbia, New

Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward's Tilandy Vancouver's Island, Baba- mas, Nassau, New Provid

Aipindall, Bermuda, Bogota,

senta.

Uarthagons, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curacao, Fiji, Green- land, Jamaica, Now Gra nada, Niosragua, Panama, West Indies, B Hawaii, Newfoundland, ...

Correspondence to India by Private Ship | land, Prince Edward's Island, New Brun kept back till the next despatch or delivery. | Guatemala, Mexico, Salvádor,

cannot be prepaid, by indian Minil prepay- nout is option

Avia, U. 8. Packet, Australia, da, B. Africa, St. Helena, Ascension, Malta.

LETTERS. -Port of China and Japan, Macao, United States (U. S.), Bangkok, Manila, singapore, Poning, ludía, Ceylon, Allen, Binita, & cauts.

-Except India, Ceylon, and Aden, by French Packet, 12 cenie.

Batavia, 13; Baigon and Pondicherry, (Fr.) 12; New Calexonia, (Fr.) 18, 702

Zanzibar, Natal, Cape, St. Helena, À¡- Couston, 20; Maurinus, 23.

24.

Alexandria and Suez, (Br.) 12, (Fr.) 12,

Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji,

REGISTRATION, 8 cents, except Straits, Batavia, India, Auen, Suez (Br.), Zanzibar, do, Australia, de, 12; saigon, Pondi oberry, Alexandris (Fr.) and onez (Fr.), double posiago. There is no Registration to Hangiok, New Caledonia, or Zanzibar.. NEWSPAPERS (To all the above places) 2 "Center

BOOKS AND PATTERNS, 6 cente, except Malta, W. Africa, St. Helena, Ascension, 8. Books to New Caledonia, Letter Rate; Pattern's cannot be sent by French Packet to Pondicherry, New Caledonia, Alexandria, For Suez, and cannot be paid to Saigon.

}

Australia, Now Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji, 1 uz, 2 conta; 2 oz., 4 cores; fivery 4 oz., 8 couts.

The United Kingdom.

Superscription.

via

Letters.

Papers.

Books & Patterns.

0.12 0.

Ecery 4 02:

8

Marseilles (Fr.)...

8

14 12

d. Francisco (U.8.)24 4 (2.

4

8.

By Priv. Steamer iz 2

6

12

Brindisi (Br.)....36 4

6

South'mpton (Br.)24 4

via Brindisi 24 6 4

Registration Fee, 8 cents.

PAROEL POSE.-There is a common be lief in the existence of a Parcel Fost by which such articles as Fans, Curios, bik Dresses, Scurves, Jewellery, Artificial Teeth, &c., can be forwarded at low rates, At cannot be too distinctly stated that such things dan only be sent as Letters, and the very cheapest rate is 12 cents per half qunice by Private Steamer,

All auch packages should be Registered

(8 cents),

If the Parcel be heavy it can be ment through one of the Parcel Expresses con- ducted by Messrs Lane, Crawford, or air W. EL. Notley, which, for anything over 4 or 5 ounces, will be found cheaper than the Post

• Хемирареги,

34

28

16

8

16 6

12

Books and Patterns, 18 W. Indies, Brazil, Buenos Ayres, Costa Rica, Guadaloupe, Guatemala, Grey Town, Hayti, Honduras, La Guayra, Mexico, Monte Video, New Granada, Panama, Paraguay, Porto Rica, Sutinam, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

Léttern,

52

Newspapers,

8

46 6

Books and Patterns,

18

12

Registration, None

*

except to Brazil and

British West Indies,

18

16

Bolivia, Chili, Ecuador, and Peru.

Letters,

64

58

Newspapers,

8

20

14

None.

Books and Patterns, Registration,

Any publication fulfilling the conditions bereafter named can pass as a newspaper.

The conditions are as follows:

1st. The publication must consist wholly or in great part of political or other news, ar of articles relating thereto, or to other current topics, with or without advertise ments.

stitched.

The limit of sis for a book packet addressed to any place abroad is 24 inches in length and 12 inches in width or depth.

No packet for Algeria, Exceptions! Azores, Capa de Verd Islands, France, Madeira, or Portugal, or for Egypt, Syria, or Turkey, when sent by French racket, must be above 18 inches in length, width, or depth,

i.

▲a REGARDS. PATTERNS;

They must not be of intrinsic value. This zule oxcludes all articles of a saleable nature, and indeed whatever may have a value of its own, apart from its mere une- as a pattern; and the quantity of any material sent ostensibly as a pattern must not be so great that it can fairly be cu aidered as having on this ground an intrin- sic value. !

Pattern and Sample Post to colonies and foreign countries is restricted to bona fide trade patters or samples of merchandise.

Venezuela

8

Eelise, Greytown, Guiana, Hon- duras, Martinique, Santa Martha, Turk's Island, ... Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador, Child, Feru, 8 Argentine Confederation, Bue

་་་་་་

nos Ayra, Paraguay, Uru-

#

6

10

尋尋器

13

15

17

28

4

10

Newspapers (not over 4 oz.) 21 Books, zo, per 4 oz. 6 Any articles found enclosed in Newa papers or Book Packets (as silk scarves, jewellery, &c.) will be detained

Larras, &c, ADDRESSED LONDON ONZY.-Many persons are in the habit of addressing Letters do., for well-known Firms and Individuals to London only; but this practice not unfrequently occasions delay in such Letters do, reaching their rightful owners. In all cases, however

well the Firm or Individual for whom a latter is intended may be known, it is most essential to ensure its correct and prompt delivery, that the Street in which they re side and the number of the house, should form a part of the address,

SRL.

Money Order Regulations.

-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 amounts not exceeding £10, at the rate of Exchange Current for Each Mail, and charged with Commission according to the following

Senie, viz,:--

Cents,

For suma not exceeding £2,18 Above 22 and not exceeding £ 5.36

£7

23

+

aressing the Commission, and will exercise the power of wholly suspending for a time the issue of Money Ordersted parema

POST OFFICE NOTICE. Unclaimed Correspondence,

- April 28, 1876. Lets. Paper Page By Ketan

1-Morrison, Mr 64 Man Hing

Ahill Afon Andrewa, CA Andrews, C. S. 1 Buler, James Baltzer, T.

Berniel, Madle.

Franzi Bowden, J Bryner, Jules Butter, Julia

1

ゴ

Capillicra, Ros. 1 Champenois,

Moner. C.) Chok Shan Ginesta antonia 1 Cresswell, Geo. 1 Crocker, Thon, 8 Cromwell, J. M. 1 De Silva, S.. Dawes, George 4 Dodás, J. Dupont, Mons.C, 1

£10,72

Fenn, James Fisher, Mine

1

Fanny.

4

2.-No Money Order to include a trao tional part of a Penny.

3.-Orders drawn in the United King. dom upon Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yoko bama, will be paid at the rate of Exchange ruling or the day of arrival of the advices of such orders

Alphabetical Lists of over 3,700 Money Order Offices in the United King doms, shewing the Counties in which they are situated, are hung up for publio refer- buce at this Office, and also at Shanghai and Yokohami,j

*

Fong Mow/

Mun Kes

1 Myer, Mme. B..

1

1

. Ngok Nam

Nouvel,

Dominique Be

Osborne,

Packer,

Parsons, E. T

Pearson, Mr

-Pedro de Paulo'

Piton, Capt. J.G.1 Place, Id. Wm. S. Polli, Signora

Bamband, Monsr.) Ridshard, G.

(Pilot) Rodrigues,

Legendia

Rowland, Demmel 1 regd.86, H. Roque de 1

4

Samuels, Mra Samuelsen,

Koch Lews)

Solavỡ, D.

"1

Smith, Joseph E. 1 Steedman,

Ho Chesw. Chen 1 Santos, Marceline Hoeflich, Bir Harat, R. W. Johannsen, M. 1 Johnstone,

Somerist Jones, E. A. Kaiser, N. Kirkwood, James' Lee Kee (Pali

1

sade China)

1

1

Lo Yun-ting compradore Louis, Mrs Marke, D. Marks, F. W.2 Martin, Charles 1 Medon, Moner. Margard, Mr Morris, H,

5.-Applicants for Money Orders must furnish in full, the surname, and, at least, the initial of one Christian name, both of the Eemitter and the Payee; if the Remit ter or Fayee be a Peer or a Bishop, his or dinary title will be sufficient, if es tira, the maual designation of such firm, such as Buring Brothers will suffice; but the were term Messrs, such as Mesure.“ Hi-| Morris, J. wington, or the name of a Company trad ang under a title which does not consist of the names of the persons composing it, such as Carron Oo, is inadmissible.

Capt. John Берһеда, Т.

1 6urling, Patrick,

Thompson, J. F

1 Thomson, David Varvig, LE Wallede, George-1- Warren, HTM

Welsh, D. E.2 Wilkinson, Col

E.0, H.M. 1

16 Lancers Willes, T.B.8 Wola, Buis

;1 Woodworth, A.B.3 Wootten, Henry 1

For Merchant Ships, *P*-

Miscellaneous Notices. The Post Office is not, by law, responsible for any loss or inconvenience, which may arise from the non-delivery, mis-sendings or mis-delivery of any letter, book, or other postal packet (even if the packet be rethe name of the Fayee; in such case, the gistered); nor is the Post Office responsible Order will be crossed in the same way that for any injury which a packet may sustain Cheques are commonly crossed when the during its transmission,ter Fa

are intended to be paid through a Bank,

7.-When an Order is presented through

6.The Remitter on stating that the Or Abbotsford, der is to be paid only through a Bank, to Adela have the option of giving or withdrawing Alfredo,

A

Lets. Paps,

8.5, - 1

Leonore

1

Licks Till

1

Lord Macaulay

Lord McDuff

Annie Fish Antipodes Citat Balgownie

Lugar

Beemah Birker.

1

Blair Athol

1

2

Goode sent for sale, or in execution of an To guard against such injury all postal order (however small the quantity may be), packets which are likely to suffer from or any articles sent by one private indivi-stamping or from great pressure should be a Bank, a receipt by any person will be auf dual to another, which are not actual placed in strong covers, and even with thi&icient, provided the Order be crossed with British Crown

premation no fragile article should be sent the name of the receiving Bank, and be through the Post. It should be remembered presented by some Person known to be in that every packet has to be handled several the employ of suck Bank. times; that it is exposed to obsiderable pressure and friction in the mail bag; and that, whenever the bag has in the course of it transmission to be transferred by means of the railway apparatus, the risk of injury is much increased.

patterns or samples, are not admissible.

Patterns or samples, when practicable, must be sent in covers open at the ends, and in such a manner as to be easy of examination. But samples of seeds, drugs, and euch like articles, which cannot be sout 2nd. It must be published in numbers at

in covers of this kind, but such articles intervals of not more than 31 days, and must be printed on a sheet or sheets un-lysay be posted enclosed in boxes, or bage of linen, of other material, fastened in such a manner that they may be readily opsued; or, in the case of seeds, &o., for the United States of America, Hollaud, and its possessions, Belgium, Denmark, Greece, Portugal and its possessions, and Switzerland, in bags entirely closed, pro- vided such closed bags are transparent, so as to enable the Officers of the Post five readily to satisfy themselves as to the nature of the contents.

3rd. The full title and date of publication must be printed at the top of the first page, and the whole or part of the title and the date of publication at the top of every subsequent page; and this regulation applies to Tables of Contents and Indicer

4th. A supplement must consist wholly or in great part of matter like that of a newspaper, or of advertisements, printed on a sheet or sheets, or a piece or pieces of paper, unstitched; or wholly or in part of engravings, printa, or lithographe illustra tive of articles in the newspaper. The supplement must in every case be published with the newspaper, and mnes have the title and date of publication of the newspaper printed at the top of every page; or, if it consists of engravings, prints, or lithographs, at the top of every sheet or side.

A packet containing two or more news peers as not chargeable with a higher rate of postage than would be chargeable on book packet of the same weight.

A newspaper posted unpaid, or a packet of newspapers posted either unpaid or insufficiently paid, is treated as an unpaid or instantly paid book packet of the same weight.

The postage must be prepaid either by an adhesive stamp, or by the use of a stamped

wrapper.

No newspaper can now he sent through the post a second time for the original postage For each transmission a fresh postage is required.

!

..

The rule which forbids the transmission

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Postmasters e not allowed to return any letter or other packet to the writer or sender, or to any one else, or to delay forwarding it to its destination according to the address, even though a requ.st to auch effect be

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Dartmouth the presence of the Officer this address

Dnedisot who pays the Order.

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Ly-ce-moon

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kleman Mary Blaiz

Norham Castle

3 Novelty 4.Otter Caps

Paraguay, 5.8. Pearl, S.a. Peiliaa

Portson

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regd Prince Lovis Rachel

1 Rajah, 8.8.

Rifleman

Roma Ronex Rookwood

Ruth

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Samples of in rineio value must not be

Fostmasters are not bound to give change, be granted on a written application from Hope Bent to any foreign country except United nor are they author sed to demand change; the Payee, (containing the necessary states; and in the case of France samples and when money is paid at a Post Office, particulars, and accompanied by an addi, of eider down, raw or thread silk, woollen whether as change or otherwise, no question tional Commission) to the Office where the or goats' hair throad, vanilla, saffron, carmice, or singlass, are considered to fall as to its right amount, goodness, or weight Original Order was payable.

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Egeria presented with the application for a ver through the Post of any article likely to

Frolic injure the contents of the Mail Bage or

The practice of sealing letters passing to Order.

Jone 12-But when It is desired that any Boxes, or the person of any Officer of the and from the East and West Indies, and Post Office in, of course, applicable to, the other countries with hot olimates, with wax error in the name of the Remitter or Payee Pattern Post; and a packet containing any. (except such as in spesially prepared), is should be corrected or that the amount of thing of the kind will be stopped, and not attended with much inconvenience, and Money Order should be repaid to the sent to its destination, Articlus such as frequently with serious injury, not only to Remitter, or that a Lapsed Order should the following have been occasionally posted the lettere so sealed, but to the other letters be renewed for payment in the Country in se Patterns, and have been detained as la the mail, from the melting of the wax and which the Order was originally drawn, unfit for the Post, viz: Metal boxes, porce adhesion of the letter to each other. The application must be made to the Chie! lain and China, fruit, vegetables, bunches public, are therefore recommended, in all Money Order Office of such Country, This Every newspaper must be posted either of flowers, cuttings of plants, spurs, knives, such cases, to use either wafers or gum, and application must be accompanied by an without a cover (in which case it must not agissors, needles, pins, pieces of machinery, to advise their correspondents in the conn-additional Commission, unless it have re- ferenes to a Lapied Order, in which case the be fastened, whether by means of gum, sharp rolated instruments, samples of tries referred to, to do the nature

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THE CHINA REVIEW.

THE widely-expressed regret at the dis- continuance of Notes d Queries on Onina and Japan, has induced the publish ers of this journal to issue a publication similar in object and style, but slightly modifled in certain details.

THE CHINA REVIEW, or Notes and Queries on the Far East, is issued at in- tervals of two months, each number con- taining about 60 octavo pages, occasionally Illustrated with lithographs, photographs, woodouts, do, should the papers published demand, and the circulation justify, such extra matter.

The subscription is fixed at $6.50 postage paid, per annum, payable by non-residents in Hongkong half-yearly in advance.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Merchant Vessels in Hongkong Harbour.

Exclusive of lats Arrivals and Departures reported to-day.

To facilitate finding the position of say vessel in the Harbour, the Anchorage is divided into oight Sections, commencing at Green Island. Vessels near the Hongkong shore are marked, near the Kowloong shore k, and those in the body of the Shipping or midway between each shore ara marked ., in conjunction with the figures denoting the sections,."

Section.

1. From Green Teland to the Gas Works.

2. From, Gas Works to the Novelty Iron Works,

4. From Harbour Master's to the P. and 0 Co.'s Office.

The publication includes papers original Benledi and selected upon the Arts and Sciences, Bombay Ethnology, Folklore, Geography, History, Cheop Literature, Mythology, Mannera and Cus- Consolation toms, Natural History, Religion, &c., &c., Daunbe of China, Japan, Mongolis, Tibet, the Duna Eastern Archipelago and the "Far East' Feronia generally. A more detailed list of subjects Fleurs Castle upon which contributions are especially Gaelic invited is incorporated with each number. Genoa Original contributions in Chinese, Latir, Hailoong French, German, Spanish, Italian or Por Hankow

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Notes and Replies are classified toge ther as **Notes" (head references being given, when furnished, to previous Notes or Queries), M are also those queries which, though asking for information, furnish new or unpublished details concerning the mat ter in hand. It is desirable to make the Quarles proper as brief and as much to the point sa possible.

The China Review for July and August, 1875, is at hand. It says that forty-two casays were sent in to compete for the best paper on the advantages of Christianity for the development of a State. All our learn- ed societies should subscribe to this scholarly It is a sixty and enterprising Review. paged, bi-monthly, repertory of what scho- The lars are ascertaining about China lecture on Chinese Poetry in this volume is alone worth the price of the Review. Ad- dross China Review, Hongkong.-Northern Christian Advocate (U.S.)

Trubner's Oriental Record contains the fol- lowing notice of the China Review

Corinne Fazo Feign Franz Glory Henrietta Behn John Sverdrop Jonathan Chase Kassa Kvik Margarite

Marie Heydorn II Marquis of Argyll Mount Lebanon Ocean Chief Otago Pallas

Is the title of a publication, the first number of which has lately rouched us from Hong. kong, where it has been set on foot as in some respects a continuation of Notes and Queries on China and Japan, the extinction of which useful serial a year or two ago has been much regretted in Europe as well sa in China Thepresent publication, judging by the number how before us, is intended to Occupy a position, as regards China and the neighbouring countries, somewhat similar to that which has been filled in India by the Jaloutta Review. The great degree of at tention that has been bestowed of late years tipon the investigation of Chinese literature, Antiquities, and social developments, to say nothing of linguistic studies, has led to the acoumulation of important stores of inform. Presto ation, rendering some such channel of pub- Prince Arthur Hoity as is now provided extremely desir-Ricca Genova able; and contributions of much interest Shalimar may fairly be looked for from the members Swallow of the foreign consular services, the Uhinese Sydenham Customs corps, and the missionary body, among whom a high degree of Chinese scholarship is now assiduously cultivated, and who are severally represented in the first number of the Review by papers highly ateditable to their respective authors. In

HONGKONG MARKET PRICES, Corrected to Saturday, April 20, 1876, At 1090 Cash per Dollar Mexican,

PATOL Flabeak Lewen Cath Cash

[No. 4005,-APRIt 29, 1876.

Chilles, Dried, N

200

D

Mixed,

250 200

Cucumbers,

-26

20

Carry Stuff, English,

40 30

Garlic,

1

Ib. 1 400 800 Grean Peas, young

Ginger,

30 20

60 40

100

+ "}

20 15

Head 10

Butcher Meat.

Bacon, English,.

Foodhow,

*

170 160 Green Winter Course.

Beef, sirloin and prime out, oy. 200 160 Lettuce, English: « Beef Corned,

catty 160 140

Section.

5. From P. and 0. Co.'s Office to Peddar's Wharf.

+

Roast

,,Soup,

6. From Peddar's Wharf to the Naval Yard.

7. Frota Naval Yard to the Pier.

781 April 23 Wm. Postau & Co.

Brit, str. 1622 April 27 Adamson, Bell & Co. Brit. str. 2652 April 18 P. M. S. 8. Co.

886 Abril 24 Eduard Sobellhaar & Co. 778 April 13 Jardine, Matheson & Cò, 280 June 18 Aug. Heard & Co.

65% April 28 Melchers & Co.

933 April 26 Ynen Fat Hong str. 2108 April 28 Messageries Maritimes

tr. 964 April 27 Gibb, Livingston & Co. str. 1720 April 24 Jardine, Matheson & Co. str. 620 April 25 Douglas Lapraik & Co. Foh. tr. 1098 April 7Messageries Maritimes Foh str. 980 April 26 Messageries Maritimes Brit.

205 April 17 Landetein & Co, BVX. Erit, str. 321 June Kwok Achoong

bk. 699 April 18 Vogel, Hagedorn & Co.

Bangkok

Brit. bk.

182 April 6 Frazar & Co

Amer. bk. 693 Mar, 20 Vogel, Hagedorn & Co.

400 April 27F. Dogenner

864 Mar, 17 Vogel, Hagedorn & Co.

286 April 27 Wm. Puston & Co.

500 April 10 Rozario & Co..

21

Steak, Bullocks' Brains, - per set

Pork, Chop,

17

Corned,

"

Log,

Fat or Lard,

11

Squash, Bottle

21.

Hairy,

Taro (U Tau)

· 110 100 Yams,

catty bunch

20

12 10

750 660

80 70

California, 160 160 150 140 Bananas, fragrant Punti catty

Common 160 160

180 120

+

Cocoanuts

Sheeps' Head, and Fest, set

850 330 Currants,

Ground Nuts,

Oranges, Sweet Sunwooy „

Coolla

נו

Lemons,

Loong Ngan, Dried,

-820-800 | Malons, Chinese

Mangoes, Manila,

Saigon,

650 400 Plantains, common

111 U

80

40

40

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· 50 · 40

800 250

200 160

400

to 40

60

50

100

100 80 4080

Chinese

99

180 180

Minty

3. From Novelty Iron Works to the Harbour Master's Office..

8. From Pier to East Point.

100 80 180.160

Mushroom, dried, Unions, Bombay

catty

80% 70

Verrell's Name.

Captain.

Flag and Rig.

Green

-20

16

Tons.

Date of Arrival.

Consignees or Agents.

Destination.

Remarks.

53

* Tongue, fresh, each

.300 260

Parsley, Chiness,

30 20-

T

corned,,

450 400

3

Steamers

"

English,

10

Adria.

5k Breeze

Brit,

str.

Saigon

6 Buchanan

Brit str.

999 April 18 Jardine, Matheson & Co.

41 Smith

Brit.

str. 1327 April 11 P. & 0.8. N. Ch.

Yokohama

May 1

Mails

Head,

1100 .900

*

Potatoes, Macao,

80

20

Heart,

160 140

"

6 Dryden

Brit

str.

983 April 28 Chinese

Feet,

80 60

Japan, Sweet,

25

20

14 12

6 Cormack

Brit

768 April 27

Kidneys,

100

80

2 b Clanchy

Brit.

str.

561 April 4Ynen Fat Hong

4 Thornson

14 c Schultze

Brit. Ger,

str.

876 April 14 Gilman & Co.

Bangkok Saigon

Sand's Slip

"1

Pumpkins,

20

Tail,

160 120

JJ

**

Radishes, English

40

80

str. 1085 April 28 Wm. Pustau & Co.

Liver,

21

. catty 120 100

Scallions,

5 Thomson

Shanghai

3 hRidley

T'hama & S. F'cisco Maila May 1

32

14 b Corrigall

Brit,

6 h Abbott

4 68ymington

3 Gollards

15 Jensen

dk

Brit. Brit Dut. str. Dan, str. Amez. str.

str.

str.

atr, 1218 April 26 Jardine, Matheson & Co.

277: April 28 Douglas Lapraik & Co. 2332 April 19 Slemesen & Co.

Swator and Tamaul

Trips (undressed), catty 60 Calves' Head and Feet, not 600 800

Ib. 350 Hams, American,

40

Shalots,

oatly

20

30

120

Chinese,

200 160

$7

20 15

English

400 360

»

Tomatoes,

80

Lald up...

Mutton Chop,

200 180

6 Cain

Brit Btc.

Saigon

Turnips, English,

10

Rajanattianubar Sindb Singapore Stad Amsterdam Thales Tibre Volga Washi Yottong

3 b Hopkins

Brit str.

Bangkok

5 Rapatel

4. Peake

4k Boon

Fch, Brit. Dut,

Marseilles, dro.

Mails

Leg, Shoulder,

200 180

fresh, China

12 10

160 140

Salt,

S'pore and Australia May 6

Liver,

180 120

.3)

Vegetable Marrow,

· 86.

5 h Coles

Brit.

Pigs' Chitlings,

Gatty

60 50

Water Lily Roota,

60 50

14 Girard

Yokohama

1 Fest,

180.110 Water Cress,

80

5 Nomdedeu

Yokohama

.. Hunter

Hoihow & Haiphong

Try,

30

20

12 h

Repairing

Fload,

110 100

Bailing Vessels

FJ

Hoart,

esch

TO 60

Fruits.

Abbey Cowper

2 h Nelson

Brit.

Manila

Aiden Besse Alma

4k Noyes

Amer, bl.

842 Mar. 10 Rozario & Co.,

Honolulu & S. *co

31

Kidneys,

70

60

Aleurites,

eatty

50

21 Lenmeyer

Ger,

bk.

386 April 26 Belchers & Co.

Lavor,

Ib.

120 110 Apples, Dried

. catty

600

Anna Dorothea Annie Fish Beethoven British Crown Canton Cap Hom Caroline Behn Oharter Oak Chas ✪. Leary Chow Sye Ohristina A. P, Christian Comet This Commissary

7k Schutt

Ger,

bk,

330 April 26 Wm. Pustau & Co.

600

catty

31

8k Hiffsos

Amer, sh.

1496 April 23 Messageries Maritimes

3 Baje

¡Gor.

bk.

$40 April 22 Melchers & Co.

3025

1 Andrew

448 April 27 Lammert, Atkinton & Co.

7 d Krantz

Ger,

bk.

865 April 15 Siemesen & Co.

#achi

50 45

1bGreon

4k Schmidt

Ger. ¡Ger,

bk.

401 April, 22 Wm. Pustau & Oo,

bottle

400 850

bk.

673 April 24 Siemssen & Co.

4 oSmith

Amer. ah,

963 Nov. 11 Vogel, Hagedom & Co.

New York

1)

Heart,

unch

*70

lb.

200 160

60

2 elStephen

12 Stehmeyer

8 h Federico

Amer, bk. Siam. ah, Amer. sch.

644 April 24 Captain

468 April 20 Siemseen & Co,

11

Kidneys,

B0

To Datos,

. bottle

600 400

"

175 Jan. 8Order

Repairing

Sucking Pigs,

要

1700 1400 Fige, Dried

500 400

•

4kStehr

¡Gor.

6h Bray

sch. 280 April 2Eduard Schellhass Amer. sh. 1167 April 23 Tudor Company

& Co.

Haiphong

Teal,

catty

180 160

Guavas,

·

catty

60° 50

•

catty

30

8 c Hunter

Bat

gh, 900 April 23 Eduard Sobellhass & Co.

Poultry.

250.200

7k Gorman

Brit bk. 395 April 25

3kNorby

5 k Christiansen

Dan Dan,

bk bk.

887 April 21 Eduard Schellhass & Co,

Capons,

catty

280 180

200

816 April 23 Eduard Babellhase & Co.

Ducks,

catty

110 100

32

Mandarin,

B0

2 h Bildebrandt

Brit, sch

148 Dec. 18 Frazar & Co.

Australia

Repairing

Dried

anah

290 200

2 b Witt

Siam, bk,

449 April 11 Chinese

Bangkok

Nutmeg,

2 Schaschtel

Ger.

bk. 960 April 29 Order

Novgorosky

Eggs, Hen.

F

doz.

100

Lichees, Dried,

2 b Petersen

Norw. bg.

Bangkok

Repairing

Duck

120

15

•

21

4 Ourtis

San Francisco

Salt

120

8k Lindsay

Lorang

Brit. bk,

825 April 28 Adamson, Bell & Co.

*

12

Norw. br.

Fowle,

catty

180 160 Loquats,

4k Owens

Brit sh.

San Francisco

Geese,

130 120

ย

Mangosteens,

3k Mühlmann

Ger. bk.

21 McKean

Brit. bk.

Melbourne & Sydney

Partridges,

each

9 Fall

Brit. bk,

680 April 20

Pheasants, Canton,

8 oCoat

Brit, bk.

886 April 24 P. M. 3. S. Co.

Pigeons,

̈each

150 140

2 Löwadden

Brit. bk.

436 April 28P. M. S. 8, Co.

1 L Lueder

¡Ger, bk 421 April 21

Quail,

90

"

80 Pears, Chefoo,

140

5 k Laidman

Brit.

rk Wells

Brit

bk. bk.

333 April 28 Amhold, Karberg & Co.

Snipe,

enoh

120 110

50.

40%

8 Cummins-

290 April 26 P. M. S. S. Co. Brit bk. 628 April 24 Chinese

Teal,

260 200

Pine-apples, Punti

30

81 Cotter

Brit sh. 1596 Mar. 30 Russell & Co.

San Francisco

Turkeys, Cook,

. catty

90

"J

4kSorenson

Blanchard Orfeur

Brit ah. 1002 Feb. 26 Vogel, Hagedorn & Co. Ger. bg. 256 April 28 Melchers & Co. Norw, bg. 2.7 April 21 Fduard Schollhaas & Co. Amor. b. 809 Mar. 30 Captain

San Francisco

Hon Wild Ducks, Canton

"

400 350 Plumus,

each

500 150 Prunes, Dried,

battle

60 БО

300 260

Fish,

bottle 1100 780

Brit, bk. 468 April Order

Takao

Bombay Ducks Bream,

per hundred 200

Ib.

catty

100

90

Strawberry (Youngmui) catty

200 160 110

Laine Shaw

Fob.

Ohefoo

110 100

Sugar Cane,

stick

30.25

Cat Fish,

60

Tamartade,

catty 60 50

Codfish,

100

Walnuts, new

120

29.

Congor Eels,

70

,60

Water Chestnuts,

60

60

Crabs,

100

Miscellaneous,

3+

Cuttle Fish,

RO 70 Allapion,

bottle

200 200

17

Vessel Name.

Anchor

Date of

Flag.

Tons.

Guns, H, P.

Commander.

Dace,

110 100 Brau,

plout

1600 1500

91

Arrival,

sage,

Dog Fish,

BO

70) Butter,

1b.

700 500

15

Role,

100

90 | Candied Orange Peel,. bottle

750 700

6 o

German 6 1 British

German 6 0

British

oorvette

1400

April 14

Kühne

iron-clad (flag-ship)

6750

14

BOO Feb. 27

Colomb

Fife Fish,

110 100

#

Lemon »

750 700

gunboat

360

6

80

April 10

Von Reiche

Frosh Fish, Large

100

Capers,

220 160

"

steam aloop

727

120

April 23

W. F. O atle

Sinall

4 k Eritish 6 h

aux. faval hospital-

D. M. Insp. Gen. Morgan

"

British

gun veasel

462

100

....

C. E. Buckle

Frogu,

German

corvette

2200

19

400

Mar. 31

Knorr

Garoupa,

1462

6

400

April 15

J. A. Poland

638

500

April 20

F. V. MoNair

Gudgeon,

gün vessel

462

100

Mar. 16

C. B. Theobald

Gurnet,

120, 100 Charcoal, -110-100 | Cheese, American,

160 140 190 120 120 110 Cinnamon,

planl

1200 1100

1b.

400

17

English, Dutch,

450

17

each 1100

Catty

250

200€

military bospital

2591

gur boat

205

60 April 13

smoked

box

corvette

1456

400

April 22

90 $1.00

80 Citron,

180 180

"

-Cloves,

270 250

13

Bri sh

gun vesipf-

401

Feb. 27

Live Fish,

catty

180 120 Coconut Oil,

bottle

200 160

Commodore's flag ship 3037

613664

Lobsters,

60

50 Coffee,

ib..

260 270

7 h Britsh

despatch vessel

850

250

Mar. 25

H. Q. D. Ryder

6 h

American

gunboat

410

268

April 0

R. S. McCook

Mackerel,

19

90 60 Curry Powder,

Ai Canton

Mullaty

110 100 Firewood,

American gunboat

308

April 18

W. R. Bridgeman

Oystern,

180 120 Flour,

Parrot Fish, Perch,

180 120 Graz,

100

STEAMERS.

CHINESE GUN-VESSELS IN CANTON WATERS, &c,

Pomfret,

1J

120 110 Lamp Oll,

Prawns,

100

"2

Macaront,

box

1000

Ray,.

*1

100 100 Maco,

Name.

Tune,

Captain.

Owners.

Name.

Tons.

Guns, H. P.

Commander.

Ruscht,

160

Mango Chutney,

catty bottle

800 760

700 500

117

Airbor

O'Ryan

H. & W'poa Dook Co.

An-lan

ferdra

700 Martin

H., O. &M. S boat Co.. Butterfield and Swire.

Chen-to

481

·431

7

Chen-jui

28

J. Godzil Gao, Robertson Wady

Rock Fish, Salmon, Canton,

"}

110 100 Mustard,

180 160

1

"}

140 120 Nutmegs,

esch

10

8

457 Cary

H, C. & M. S.-boat Co,

Chun-hai

260

O. F. Demés

51

-"

Saltwater,

110

DO OUVER,

Pickled,

800

Paday,

Ji4

Kwok Achuong

1890-

H., C. & M. S.-boat Co.

50 Scott-

P&0. S. N. Co.

101

Kwok Acbeong

Peng.obat-bat Bun-chi Toliing-toing Tien-po Wing Po

200

Palirer

Salt Fisty

catty

120 100 Pearl Barley,

150

Scott

150

150

O. De Longuevilfe.

Shrimps, Skate,

12

60 Pepper (wholej

datty

270 220

600

150

La Man Wo

140 Hoyland 280 Benning, 180

H., C. & M. S, boat Co.

H., C. & M. S.-bost Co. Kwok Acheong

Snapper, Boles, Freeh Tench, Turtles, Small White-balty

110 100 110 100 Plokles,

F9,

(ground)

bottle

260 200

200 160

22

Rice,

40

46.

130

་

Sago,

bottle

250-

220 200 950 180

chity

10

Vegetables.

#lu Asparagus, Bamboo Shoots, young cáttý Basha, sprout,

catty

事

400 960 Eplit Penn,

80 60

100 100 || Sugaz, Chlas,

14 12 Tapioca, -

100 70

bottle

800 20

»

broad, French,

40 35 Tony

catty

750 800

60 Vermicelli, Chinese

100

80

30.20

"

English

bor

1000 900

.bottle 200 180

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WHAMPOA

a paper on Dr. Legge's She King, by the Vauconver Rev. E. J. Eitel, to which the place of honour is deservedly given, an excellent summary is presented of the chronological problems and arguments involved in con- nexion with this important work. Some translations from Chinese novels and plays are marked by both accuracy and freshness of style and an account of the career of the Chinese post-atatesman of the eleventh century, Su Tung-p'o, by Mr. E. C. Bowra,

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FOOCHOW SHIPPING IN PORT

April 22, 1876,

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Formosa Fuziyarna Tychow Glebartney Gwalior

¡British

MERCHANT SAILING VESSELE.

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American

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while on the other deserves every aid

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Beet root, Cabbage, Hongko

Carrots, fresh

Salt Celery, Chinese,

Engilsby

سجد.

Raising, Muscatel,

90Isinglais,

red for pickling : Common,

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··140 120 16 10

bottle 600 280

plend

700 800

catty 403

ploúl... 2750-9600 pkge, 50

eatty 100 90

1000

bottle 260 200

ploul 1000 1400

bottle

240 200

150 50 Vinegar, English

30

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