WORD SQUARES.
Frises of $15 and $10 are offered to ladies who succeed in " squaring the greatest number of words by the Starday preceding Midsuremer Day next.
Particular attention is called to the following
Revised Rules :-
the Peravians, who were worked to death in the mines. No mining worthy of the name has ever been attempted, although numerous spots show gold in greater or lesser quantition
The trade in Marilahemp, which Words equared with ordinary English words now so extensive, is duo to American will receive thana redits, those squared by enterprise. As far back as 1626, the employing words not in common use and Anglicised proper names will receive two, and Madrid government sent to Manila to those squared by using technical terms and inquire if it was possible to make temp
THE CHINA MAIL.
Visitors' Column.
Rongkong Bates of Postage.
(Revised March 1, 1890,)
Local Parcel Post:
1
foreign words one credit. Thass credits will be ropes in the islands, and, in responsa, accommodations have not been sump- sons passing through the City, and papers must not be folded together as any parcel may be opened by direction D
accumulative, and snoosssful answers will be publiabad. No word will rank as a common English word unless it can be found in a teodem English Dictionary: while at the same time it must be understood that many words to be found in modern English Dictionaries are not common wordn.
All answers should be sent to the Editor, China Mail, by noon on Saturday, and a new word will be given cach week,
List of Public Buildings. Government House, North of Public
Gardens,
rent may
Books
{No. 6874~ June 5, 1880,
POST OFFICE NOTICE. Unclaimed Correspondence, June 4, 1880.
Luis. Pap t
Brisson & Cie
the cargo of hemp-plants all rotted away to discover what it can be, we find that City Hall, Library (8,000 volumes) and the character of an actual or personal corte come offensive or injurionale be for-Brooks, W. T.
in transit:
not
Leta. Jap.
Lyttelton, W.H.0.1 -Masonrènius) 8.-1-
Maxxer Mint
Ande McClatchie, H. Þ. 17 McLeod, P.
1
Membert Che, a 1 Merrick, Jas. MithooB, W.
1 Mondoy, Mozum. 1
Moreno, Capi so
C.0. Morpher, Miss
Nal Mas
1
1 bk. 1
although the wild pig will show fight if
1. Small Parcels may be sent by Post cornered, and the bufalo in his native
between any of the Post CfBoss in China woods is still more ready for offenso.
We have instituted as an experiment
or Japan, as well as to Macao, Pak- The most frequent mishap, to the native
A VISITORS' COLUMN, which we trust In the following Statements and Tables boi, Singapore, Penang, and Mintact. traveler, is from orocodiles. These lie in wait for the unwary at the river crossings will prove successful, and be found use the Rates are given in cents, and are, for They must not exceed the following
fatter,
per two ounces.
пог від того
mord than bibe. The postage Anders Rolk J. 1 there are few or no bridges in the. To it will be relegated from time letters per half ounce, for Books and sions, 2 feet long, 1 foot broad, I foot deep, Adshead, E.,
to time such items of information, liste,
Newspapers over four ounces in weight will be 20 cents per lb., which will include: Arthur, R country.
(Kowloong are charged as double, treble, &c, as the Registration. The parools may be wholly ·Tab). A cap of chocolate, a glass of water, tables and other intelligence as is con-
be sent at Book Rate. Two ment, PARCEL, CONTAINING NO LETT, but Ank, and a cigar make our breakfast. The sidered likely to prove valuable to perca may be, but such papers or packets or closed it they hear this special endorse
Busbelier.
Monk F in connection with we have opened Newspapers.
Baird, Thas. the captain general loaded a ship with tuous, but they have heen freely given,
A SELECT HOTEL AND BUSINESS one, nor must anything whatever he inserted the Postmaster General,
2. The following cannot be transmitted:
(Seeman) honp-trees, and sent several natives skill without a thought of compensation. The
matter may, however, be enclosed, if the Parole insufiolently packed or protectedly Bannerman, John 1
Prices Cur- or liable to be crushed (as bandboxes, Bates, Châ. P. **1 ed in making it. The hemp was utilized native is very hospitable, and one call DIRECTORY, applications for enrolment except bona fide Supplements. Printed
be paid either as Newspapers or &c.) Glass, Ligaids, Explosive substances. Hell, James in a rough way through the country; travel for weeks without any betel bills into which we are now ready to receive. whole be paid at Book Rete. whenever the people wanted a little rope to pay. Bidding good-bye to the fair
Joe, Mont Onfomercial Papers signify such papers Fiels, Game, Fruit, Vogotables, or whatever Bellsoon, they cut down a hemp-tree and made it Zeli, we get on our borse and ride on. on the spot. It is easily managed, a Now we hear a strange noise like abriek-
ZA, though Written by Hand, do not bear is dangerous to the hails, or likely to be Bracewell, C. C. 1 the plant is a species of plantain. But ing and groaning, and on looking about
spondance, anch as invoices, deeds, copied Parcels will puid, The charge on them is the same ward de ce ia as a gaural malo be far-Bacons, Mr. B. 1 long before they reached the Cape of it proceeds from certs loaded with hemp,
of selecting
Scots Guards the opportunity for trans Cheng Game Tight Answers have been sentin by "Arsthusa," Good Hope, and the matter was suffered each drawn by three buffaloes abreast.
as for books, but, whatever the weight of Mail Packet. The Post Office reserves the Campbell, A.1
packet containing any partially written
and of delaying
delivery in to drop. In 1818, an American made The noise is caused by the creaking of
Ohle Tan Mosk Boston, and from this modest beginning and made of heavy hard wood, the axles
We count sixteen, lum Manila's hemp trade has reached forty-of the same. two thousand tons, exported during a bering slowly and noisily along. The single year.
road rises now, and we go up a gontle Manila is a large city, embracing a hill. A grove of apeos-trees lies on population of about three hundred thou each side of us. The tops of the trees Band, chiefly made up of natives, with are connected with each other by twenty thousand Chinese, six thousand bamboos, which serve at once as airy Europeans-almost entirely Spanish bridges from tree to tree, and convey the and a large sprinkling of creoles, result-palm-juice to a common centre, where ing from the mixture of these races.it is distilled and made into cocoanut as he whisky. A cocoanut-tres does not bear "John" is numbered as soon comes ashore bere, and is given a license fruit till seven years after planting, that allowing him to exist, and for which he is, after the plauting of the nut. has to pay. In fact, he has to pay grove, all fruit hearing, is estimated to
"MUFFIN."
Museum, Free,
Public Gardens, a beautifully picturesque
retreat and of great interest.
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Page, Capt.
1
** Payen, Ira Izan I royd.
Phelps Housa Pike, Capt. John 1 med Pinker, G.
"Janet," "Kria," and "Parva Puells."a trial abipment of fourteen tone to the whoola These are of one solid piece The Clock Tower, Queen's Road Cen- paper, it will not be charged less than 5 misalos, tarot much as to-retard: Coulson, A.C.M.1 Price Matar
They are classified thus Janet," first clues; "Arathura," "Kris," and "Farra Puolia," second class. "Janet" has pent the following:-
M CFFI N PLINE
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FL1 RTS
F
IRLOT
I NTONE
NIB TED
The next word to he aquarel" is "SCHOOL."
A HOLIDAY IN BOSOBOSO, (The Californian.)
conta
N.R. means No Registration.
the
Mesars
tral, in a line with Pedder's Wharf.
The sender of any Registered Article other correspondence. No responsibility Conlitar, Mr. General Post Office, Hongkong Club, may accompany it with a Return Receipt is accepted with regard to any parool, but Curtis Oapt. H. E.1
German Club, Supreme Court, &c., on paying an extra fee of 5 cents. the system of Registration will secure the Davanport, C. A. I within a stone's-throw.
The limit of weight for Books and Com-senders against any but a very remote pro- Daria Solomon 1
Dowling, Jas, M. Lusitans Club and Library, Shelley St.microial Papers to Foreign Post Offices in bability of loss.
4. The public are mutioned not to con- Dunlop & Co. Government Offices, the Secretariat, &c., 4 lbs. Patterns for such offices are limited
near the Public Gardens..
to 8 ounces, and must not exceed these found those facilities with a Parcel Port to
inches. St. John's Cathedral (Anglican), above dimensions: 8 inches by 4 inches by Europe, &c, which does not exist.
the Parade Ground.
Most countries to which Hongkong for warda Correspondance having joined the Roman Catholic Cathedral, Wellington
Street.
Countries of the Postal Union. General Postal Union or being probable The Union may be taken to comprise about to do so, it is necessary that the Union Church, Elgin Street.
Europe, most foreign possessions in Asia, following rules be strictly oba sved.
1. No Letter or Packet, whether to be Japan, W. Africa, Egypt, Mauritics
or registered, can be reosived America, Mexico, balvador, Obili, Brasil Pera,
Trinidad, Guiana jewels, prealous articles, or anything that Honduras, Danish, French, Netherlands, Portuguese duties.
Countries NOT in the Union-The chief and Spanish Colonies. countries not in the Union are the Aas tralasian Group.
St. Peter's Scamen's Church, West Point. ASt. Joseph's (R.C.) Church, Garden
Road, near Kennedy Road.
N.
1
M. E Rashel Mudme."1 Rastiyano, J.-B.
regd.Rome, L..
1 Robertson, James &
Bian Fan Chong 1 rogð. Showial Obebango 1. Bcott, A. Sheppard, H. Silberman, T.
6 Smith Farmary 1
Fajar Monar, E. 1 Frinder, A. W. 1 Gasdin, Mouse. H. I Gilmour, Allan Gin-Goon-Hong 1 regd. Grabam, Wm. 1 Habenichts, Z. 1 Hang Sik Hardcastle, E. L.2 Harris, Capt. 1 9 Hayward, Jaa. W. 1
Jamola, The Argentine for Postage if it contains gold or silver money, Hartley, John
roundly for all his privileges, from keep-be worth one dollar per tres per year. Temperance Hall, specially adapted for Repablic, Bermuda, Labuan, with all as a goneral rule, is liable to Custom Ho Ying Hee
ing store to making a pack-horse of Now we pass groups of houses all similar himself; and it is by this means that to the one where we stopped last night. The Philippine Islands- named in Chinese immigration is stationary at In front of each, several fighting-cocks honor of the celebrated Philip 11, of about thirty thousand for all the islands are tethered by the leg, just out of each Spain-lie about four hundred wiles to An inflacotiel Chinaman is appointed other's reach. On the left, and not more the southeast of China.
Some one governor over the rest, and is then than two miles away, is a volcano, quiet thousand five bandrod islands compose supported in his authority and held just now. The morning breezs carrics the group, and easily give support to responsible for all that may occur. Euro-away a thin streamer of smoke, and at night a dark red spot on the spex shows about seven million persona. This po-peans are entirely untaxed.
narrow river, runs that the fires are alight, to burst out no The Pasig, a pulation in Malayan in character, and
To the right we signs are not wanting that the large through the city. As there are no rail one can tell when. islands to the south, Java, Boraco, and made, the river is a great highway for catch glimpses of several bays that the Sumatra, have been invaded and taken traffic, and many craft are constantly Pacific sends far into the land. Now possession of in the same manner, viz, passing up and down, bringing produce we hear shouts and happy laughter, and by hrdes from the Malay peninsula on from the great inland lake, where the hero we see a group of women and girls the main land. Spain claim athe Philip stream has its source, or carrying up washing and bathing. All the streams pines by right of discovery. Magellat Dads of cigar-girls, after their day's work along the road present very ranch the landed on one of the islands in 1521, is donc. Morning and evening, gecat same scone of a pleasant morning. These and here his renowned voyage ended, as numbers of these girls are met in the girls will undress before your very eyes, ho was killed on the island of Mastan, streets, going to and from their labors and do is without any feeling or know- after having fought all day, with sixty They do not walk but shaffle along, as ledge of impropriety. The body-cloth, they are shod with little haeiless slippers, that confines the skirt to the knees, they men, against six thousand savages,
which ure kept on by wearing the little slip up to boneath the armpits, and then, pulling the jacket over their heads and too ontside.
stepping out of their skirts, they are ready for the bath. A native passes us
sea-faring men, Queen's Road East. Sailors' Hone, West Point,
the Great Northern Telegraph Co., E. E. A. and China Telegraph Co., and
Marine House, Queen's Rond. Masonic Hall, Zetland Street. Victoria Recreation Club-Bath-house and Best-house, &c.,-Prayn, beyond the Cricket Ground, beside the City
Hall.
The Barracks aud Naval and Military Store Departments lie to the oast ward, and cover a large area.
Hotels.
Stag Hotel, good accommodation for visitors at moderate rates, 110, Queen's Road Central-J. Coos, Proprietor.
Stores, Books, &c. Publishers of the Largest Collection of Views in the Empire, and genre Illustrations of the Chinese.-Arond's PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO, 8, Queen's Road.
General Outfitter, Husier, Tailer, &c.-T. N. DRISCOLL, 40 and 47, Queen's Road, by special appointment to H.E. the Governor.
The country is either green with standing rice crops on the fields, or yellow with stubble, and invites one to wander on horseback, legs turned widely out, where he will. Tho bright colors which the big toe caly in the stirrup, no girth the natives love are very becoming to to the saddle, and nothing but a bit of their ruddy-brown complexions Here homp, nosed over the lower jaw, for a Chronometers, Watches, Jewellery,
Postage to Union Countries. General Rates, by any route :---
10 cents per oz. Letters,
B cents each. Post Cards, Registration, Newspapers,
Books, Patterns and Comm, Paper,
10 conta.
2 cents each.
2 cents per 2 oz.
There is no charge on redirected sorre. spondence within the Postal Union.
Postage to Non-Union Countries. Hawaiian Kingdom →→ Letters, Registration, Novopapers,
10 Nano, 5*
Book Patterns, 5*
West Indies (Non Unlon)t, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Houador, Guatemala, New Granada, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Cruguay.
Letters,
Registration, Newspapers Books & Patterns,
30
None.
G 10
Australis, New Zealand, Tasmania, and Fiji, via Torres Straits, Letters, 12; Re-
2. This Regulation prohibits the sending of Patterns of dutiable articles, unless the quantity went be so small as to make the sample of no vaÏUK.
1
Brith John, A. Ș Speedy, Capt, 5. & B
8
Stedman, Wm. 1
T King Hin
Tanning Coy. Telfer, Mr Thomsen, J.
1
1 regil. Thorsen Andrew 2 Hope Charlen, E. 11 Tjong Hian Houso, E. H. 1 Titemann, Mir Im L. Juk I regd. Tong San Wo Jackson, Q. F. 1 Jones, Arthur
Feroy
3. The limits of weight allowed are as Jong Bing follows.
Kohn M.
1
Kam Cheong Tai 2 Books and Papers-to British Oo 4, Elsmpermeyer, T. 3
5 lbs.; to the Continent, ds., Ibs, Patterns-to British Offices, & lbs. if with out intrinsic value; to the Continent,
&c., 8 oz
Fademnity for the Loss of a Registered Letter. The following Regulations as to the Indemnity to be paid in certain cases on the loss of Registered correspondoncs have been made by His Excellency the Governor under Ordinance 10 of 1876, Section XII.
The Post Office is not legally responsible for the safe delivery of Regittered pondence, but henceforth inforze pared to make good the contents of such correspondence lost while passing through the Past, to the extent of $10, în certain cases, provided:-
be
1. That the tender duly observed all the conditions of Registration require.
2. That the letter was securely enclosed
in a reasonably strong envelops.
3. That application was made to the
| Leguro, Eulalia 2 14 Bang & Co. 1 Lopes Josels Idly, Capt. Lux Homens, M. 1
Tang Fat
1
Ung Bang Loong i regd. Veneck (Professor) 3. Velch, M.B.
Vincent, Capt. 1
Wan Blug
1 raga.
Wing Chong
Leong Woodley, 24. 1 -Wood-Nam-Bow: X Wan Kam Tung! You: Chesug
Detained for Fostage. Dalenz, D. Juan, Baptista 22 mute to pay. Disa Jose; S. D. Costa Rica 25
Montividio, Uruguay Kong Shee Yan, efe Ko Kam Shop,
Young Men's Obristian Associa tian, Honcinia
Palmer, W. J. Royal Engr. Dept.
Barbadosa
For Marchant Ships.
Hope
16
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Late, Fap
Leia, Yap,
Acxington Adale Agenor Albany, s. 5.
Lons
1 regi
Itsu
J. A. Thomson I
Albion, .. Alax. Newton
Amy Turner
The trado of Manila was restricted for comes & couple, a man and a woman, brīdie. A woman follows, silting on a Maps and Charts.-G. FALCONER & Cation, 10; Newspapers, 2; Books and Postmaster Genetal of Hongkong im An Binben
to
Un- snow.
Queen's Road Central.
Travelling Requisites of all lands, Books, &c.-LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.
American and English Stores, Books, and specially selected Cigars. MAC- EwEN, FRICKEL & Co.
American Newspapers and cheap Re prints, &c., choice Tobacco and Cigars. VARIETY STORE, 42, Moung's
Queen's Road.
Watches, Jewellery, Charts, Binocu lars, Optical Instruments, Mordan's Pencil-cases, &e--JOIN NOBLE, agent for Negrotti & Zambra.
Chair and Boat Hire.
LEGALISED TARIFF OF FAELS FOR QELIKA, CHAIR BEARERS, and Boats,
IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG,
Chairs and Ordinary Pullaway Boats.
Three hours,..60 cla Bir hours,....70 ata Half hour,...10 Hour, ci Day (from 6 to 6), One Dollar.
TO VICTORIA PEAR, Single Trip.
Four Coolies, Three Collus, Two Cooliea,
471 tra
***
$1.00
... 0.85
+++
0.70
...$1,50 1.20 .... 1.00
Return (direct or by Pok-foo-hum). Four Coolics, Three Coolies, *** Two Cooliea,...
Manila is the capital city, and is now some three hundred years old, having been founded soon after the discovery, The ancient city still exists on its old sito, in the heart of modern Manila, surrounded by lofty walls, bounded by a most, and entered only by draw-bridges, which can be hoisted in case of need. many years to a yearly whip to Acapulco, carrying cor to the Manila market. straw side-saddle with no pommel, a bringing silks and East India goods, and They keep up a running trot, carrying bundle of nice white hemp in front of taking back silver bars. It hardly their loads on their heads keeping time her, and a little girl behind her, carrying merited the name of trade, but it was by step and gesture to a refrain that the bag to fill with rice in exchange for all that the Madrid, government would man is whistling. The buffalo is the the hemp. Still another horas comes in permit. A naval vergel was set apart beast of burden, and is either in the sight, carrying a rider, and also a bushel for this service. A goneral had com- water, with only his horns and the tip basket of cocoanuts on each side.
Here we leave the road, and, after Land of the expedition, in addition to of his snout showing, or else lazily feed. the ship's officers. The whole company ing in large groaps, up to the knees in some miles through the woods, come out numbered some five hundred men, The io aud, with a white crane or a crow, on a level green spot above the village of round voyage occupied the whole year, and sometimes both, perched on his Bosobowe, All around and as far as the one monsoon bringing them and the back. Here we see a native house, the eye can see, grows the sensitive plant, other taking them back. Their route walls and roof of which are built of more than fetlock deep. As we look and course of conduct were minutely thatch, and all the rest of bamboo the back, the horses' tracks are as plainly laid out for them. Every night they whole establishment being raised about marked as though we had come through Guns, Rifles, Pistols, Ammunition,
Permite to five or six feet from the ground.
Down below, in the valley, the and Sportsman's Requisites of all descrip- took in all sail, and lay to.
the tions.-W. SCHMIDT & Co., Gan- ship goods on this vessel wore to be had derneath lies the wooden mortar and village shows through the trees, only from the captain-general, in Manila, pestle used to pound the daily allowance white-washed church and convent con-akers, Eastern House of Beaconsfield - and as each balo paid three or four of rice; some chickens are roosting on it trasting with the brown thatch of the Arcade.
The convent is the parsonage, very now. A few pigs are lying in wait for house, hundred per cent. profit, some extraordinary methods for gaining the whatever may fall through the floor. and usually is connected with tho desired permission wore often resorted The owner, although unknown to us, church.
A procession is coming, accompanied This colooy, lying so far from the Balutes, as is customary throughout tho mother country, was only preserved to islands, and politely asks us to come up by a band, and we catch the familiar her by the cautious policy pursued; and literally to "come up," as the only strains of "Yankee Doodle." What can it was in accordance with this policy means of entering the house is by a it mean? The cura is heading it, and that trade was so restricted. The Eng- ladder of four or five steps. The little bebind him come the scolytes. We dis- lieb and Dutch were turbulent neighbors, children, au secing ma approach, run cry- cover, at last, that it is a funeral. All and made various attempts upon Manila, ing to their mother "Castila! Castle" covered up with ribbons and flowers, the Indeed, the English once took the place, the term by which they know all whites. corpso is carried on a man's head, on an and beld it for a year. The country was Their sister, more experienced, takes me ordinary tea-tray. The relatives come conquered and governed by the church, for a priest, as I am dressed in a black straggling along behind, without any and is so governed to this day, the rubber coat, and, advancing demurely, demonstrative signs of grief, but with number of Europeans being a mere raises my right baud and kisses it. On the contented expression that people handful as compared with the native being informed of her mistake, she wear when they are satisfied that they population, and the power of the church laughs merrily, disclosing beautiful teeth, are doing the correct thing. Theso which she is very careful to keep white, Indians ars exceedingly musical, and being consequently very great.
Up to the year 1820, the yearly bud although given to chewing the betel nut, there is not a village in the land that get of the Philippine Islanda was only Her long black hair is pushed back with does not boast its brass band. The priest five hundred thousand dollars, and they comb, and strains down her back, generally owns the instruments, and so To VICTORIA GAP (TO LEVEL OF UMBRELLA had never found the means for raising almost touching the ground. A bright has free music for the charch, and turns
Single Trip. more than half this sum in the islands red skirt, an exceedingly simple and themselves. The other two hundred scant white cotton jacket, with a few for funerals, as in this case. A family Four Coolies, ... and fifty thousand dollars were charged charms hanging round her neck, make will mortgage themselves for a year in Three Coolies, to Mexico, or New Spain, it was then up her simple costume. Her name is advance in order to make the necessary Two Coolies. called. On the declaration of Mexican Zeli, and, taken altogether, she is display. Once out, it makes no difference Four Coolies, independence, it became necessary to cherming. She is no darker in color what the tunes are, so long as the bus drum and cymbals are kept basy. They make the islands self-supporting, and then a gypsy.
Furniture in the house there is none. are quick to catch anything they once with that view trade was encouraged slightly, till now the yearly budget has The floor is made of split bamboo. A hear, and from the different national swelled to thirteen-millions of dollars, bench of the same material rung thu man-of-war, that have visited Manila and, of this, two millions are remitted length of one side of the house. In the from time to time, they have learned the directly to Spain, in the shape of leaf corner is a flat box, with ashes and a various aire common to each country.
This is the feast day of the patron (12 hours) few embers in it, where the meals are The soil is an fertile as volcanic action cooked. One or two colored prints of saint of Bosoboe, and that it is a holi day is evident from the gals dress of all can make it, and the face of the country saints. hang round the walls, and a is beautifully diversified by, a range of diminutive box in one corner contains who pass, going to the village. Here is mountains running through the contor the family finery. This is all, and a real dandy. A natty straw hat, a blue- of it. Iam now referring to the largest answere their simple wants. Such a figured shirt through which is seen his island of the group, Luzon, on which house could be built for ten dollare. well-developed figure-worn outside the Manila is situated, and which is about Supper being ready, we all sit round on pantaloons, and plaited from the neck half the size of the State of California, the floor; boiled rice is handed about on down; white pantaloons, patent-leather 1st Class Cargo Bont of 8 oz 200
picule, per Day, The mountains are grean the year round, plantain leaves, a few eggs are boiled in gaiters, with fancy cane, and he is The woods seem to begrudge the scamy honor, and with fresh guavas and complete. The houses are all gay with 1st Class Cargo Bost of 8 or 960
plouls, par Load even its usual strip of sand beach, ao plantains the repast is ended. At bed red hangings, streaming out of the closely does the vegetation approach the time each individual takes a roll of mat windows. This bare-legged fellow, with 2nd Class Cargo Boat of 600
plouis, per Day, water. Most of the streams give indicating from over-head, and unrolling is two animated bags in his hands, is
pivala, per London tions of gold, and even at this day, in finds a pillow with. Stretching out evidently a servant of some well-to-do and Gas Cargo Boat of 600 the salt water creeks which intersect the mata, all lie down to sleep, with feet Indian, and in carrying bis master's &rd Class Cargo Boat or Hakan Bost of 800
pleald, per Day, Manila ia all directions, gold is found, toward the center. As soon as it is fighting-cocks to the cockpit, where there frequent and constantly recurring in the birds, twittering and singing in the ground. No need to ask where it is, as trd dications, gold has never been discovered magnificent mango tree that overhangs each bird strives, with all his might and in quantifies sufficient to pay for the the house. No tres is more beautiful main, to make it known. expense of mining it. But, in truth, it than this. The large, yellow, oval fruis really has never been intelligently forms a beautiful contrast with the thick sought. I have seen an old Californian, and ahining dark-green leaves. Stand- who did some prospecting there, and being in the doorway, the house la seen to Ton of Bootch conck--Yanken, tourist to wald that if it were known in Australia be surrounded with a light fence of solit drives I say, driver, I guess you ain't and Californis what the promise of gold bamboo, enclosing a small and cleanly got no milestones on thous roads." Driver really was, there would most certainly swept yard. A few bright red flowers we pass was a pig tree, the next one she'll Oby yes, sir, you'll see the last milestone be a rush. The climate is against the trail over the fence, without any pare pe a public bonae what they'll sold a tram!'! miner, as the heat of the sun-only ticular order but with artistic effect
Triquin What is meant by ships One Day fifteen degrees north of the equator Three screaming cockatoos y restlessly crossing the fine the Scholar When they Half Days rendern outdoor labor by the white man about, disturbing the quiet morning with wall over the Equator, Teacher Do Thres Houz, . • wall nigh impossible The natives have their strident cries. That distant boom- you know of way other line at en bestden One Hour an invincible objection to working under ing nolae comes from the throat of a the Fanstor Sonolar Yes, dr; there Half Hour... ground, derived from traditions, in all large pigeon. The traveler in the islands the Paculo Line, and the Orient Line, and probability, of the cruelties suffered by has little to fear from wild animals Cunard Line, and several others.
tobacco.
an honest penny by biring out the band
FEAT.)
$0.80
0.50 0.40
...$1.00 0.85
Return (direct or by Pok-foo-luma), Three Coolies, ...
The
0.70
Two Coolies are embraces a trip of not more than thres hours,
Returi For every hour or part of an hour above three hours, each Coolie will be entitled to
an additional payment of 5 venta.
75 saob Coolie,
Natal, the Cape, St. Helena, and Ascen- Bion, vid Aden, Letters, 25; Registration, 10; Newspapers, 2; Books and Patterns, G.
Auguste Romiers. L Ballschmylls. Belted Will Blackadder Brodick Bay
James Gardiner '1
James Bhopirend
Jane Gibson
1
John Nicholson &
Katia Fickenger 2
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Largs
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2
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1 1 regd.Mary J. Louis
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17.1.5
4: Via Galle, Letters, 25; Remediately the lona was discovered, the gistration, 10; Newspapers, 2; Books and envelope being invariably forwarded with
Auch application unless also in loat. Patterns, 4.
4. That the Postmaster Genatal is antis died that the loss occurred whilst the corrce
of the British Costello, .. pondence was in the custody
that it was Ceren Postal administration in China, be any fault on the bot caused by any.
of the Chelmsford part sender, by destruction by fire, or s
shipwreck, Chinamam nor by the disho esty or negligence of any Chop W parson not in the employment of the Cloraum Bengkong Post Office.
City of Mancheter 1 5. No cum passation can be paid for mere Clara Habayan 2 damage
to fragile articles such as portraits, Cleomone watches, handaomoly bound books, &c, Clifton which reach their destination, although in Concordia
Conqueror a broken or deteriorated condition.
Coard
A small oxtra charge is made on delivery. There is Registration to British W. Ladis Islands, 10 conts. To the Bahamas and Hayt, The San Franolsco route is available
Registration via San Francisco, 10 cents. Cannot be sent via San Francisco.
LOOAL POSTAGE
10
5
1
Between any other two)
Telters
Begie.
L'ost
Books | Parcels,
per oz. tration,
ard
News-
per .
each.
papers. Patterns, including
per 2 oz. Registry. |
Between Hongkong, Canton, direction ther
cents.
| cents.
cent
cents.
conte.
cents,
2
(d) No Parcel Port
Local Delivery,
und
1. All correspondence posted before.
6
Day Trip Paso each Coslie, and generally within two hours, unless the
...10 conta.. 35 cents. ....50 conta
Licensed Bearers (each) Hour, Half diy, E Day,...
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BOAT AND COGLIE HIRE,
BOLTS,
#8/0
2.00
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Money Order Regulations.
Com
Cores
1
Merapi, 4.6. Middlesex
1 Minnie Carkoli 1
Miarenbry
Nonpareil
1 regd, Pakhalon
1 Patterdale, K
2 1
Cover Prince Frederick 3.
Ellen
Fantasle
Pampero
1 Prince Amadeg 1
1
Queen Mary
B. Robinson
Kaphael
Tregd
Boca Genova
ม
1
8
1
Barah Boott
L-Money Orders are exchanged with Craighand, s.. the United Kingdom, New South Wales, Destina, . . New Zealand, Queensland, South Australia Diaspore and Port Darwin, the Straits Settlements, Ebenezer Western Australia, and (except at Blang- Emma hal) with the Japanese Empire. Hongkong Endymion also issues orders on Shanghal, and vice Evening Star
1 regd. 2-Small sums may be remitted between G. A, Thomson 1 regd.Stonewall Jackson B the other Forts by means of Postage Gladstone Stamps, subject to a charge of one per Glamorganshiro d
Gandinotvie cent for cashing them.
3-Many Money Orders are supplied to Grecian residents at the mallor Ports in this way Hazel Holme An application for an order in filed up. Hedreg
1
Ana
Sanvazier
1%
dměrkam
1
Star Stoelfeld
Tewyan, ami
Thamer
1- Titan
W. H. GornAT
1.
Wm. Farner Yorktown
For Men-of-War, &c.
Albatroer
| Hakon Adelstein 1
and is enclosed with a stamped, directed, | Helen Elarion
and unsealed envelope to the Postmaster at Harminc
the nearest issuing office. The application must be accompanied with the fall amount
cheque, (including commission) in stamps, or
equivalent af
other
portuge
and a Burrough, T.
Winlow
Woodvill
Hitle margin should be left for variations Grant, Leut., J. R. Albatrees of exchange. The Postmaster insties the Hogan, James
albatross
"Wivern"} 2 regd. order, sends it on in the envelope, and James, A. (Garply Foxhound returns the change, if any, by first
Jones, 0. H. oppor tanity, with receipt for the letter Books, etc. without Govern. were to be registered, as it always should
be Care should be taken to bend there Aberdeen Weekly Journal.
appliostions in time, as the Money Order Offices close some hours before the depar tures of the maila, pa s
Alliance Nows Bacilecker's Schweiz, Bavazil
Bradshaw's Cont. Railway Guide, 4--No order must exceed $10, or $50 Brilleli and Foreign Evengolical Revie or include any fraction of's penny, nor Cambrian,
more than two such orders be isaged to the
Christian Herald.
samo person, in favour of the same payee, Collection of Opinions of Lave. by the same mail. Orders will be drawn
at the current rate of the dayt and paid at the rate of the day when the advice arrived.
The commission is as follows :-
Orders on the United Kingdom. Up to £..... 18 cente
5.-26.
£104.72)
Local and Intercolonial Order
Up to $35 or £5..............28 certa,
Comptes Rendns des Sences, &e. Contemporary Review, Cosmorama Fittorico,
·Cosmos, Dagbladet Dagen's Nyheter. Dally Keviou Daily Telegraph."
| De Aardes
Echo da Parlement.
Flandre Liberale,
Elmshorner Nachrichten. Express
FILES
·Figaro,
$50 or £10.50 5.-Liate of Money Urdar Ofions in the Financial Reform Aleisonek, United Kingdom may be consulted at Foster Perter pad Hongkong and Shanghai
Chaseta de Ma
p.m. on any week day for addresses in Victoria will be delivered the same day, delivery should be relseded by the Contract Maila
i can generally be 2. Invitations, do, delivered within Victoria at the private houses of the addresses rather than at places of business, if a wish to that effect be expressed by the sander, otherwise All correspondence is luvariably delivered at the nearest place of business (See Fosal Guide, par. 108.)
who desire to send Circu
6. Namer xaust be given in full (except deselichte und Entwickelung. 8. Boxholders who desire to Lara,
Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Cards, when there is more than one Christian Good Wordsy ́la batas) but the name of the Payee need not Horsekeeper, e sight, to addremen Bogke, or the Ports of China be given If the order be aroused. (A cheques India Portugues. Hongkong, Bangkok, or 2,50
and Japan, may deliver them to the Post are crossed). It eats then be paid only Indus
then through Bank, and may afterwards be from Trade Journal,
bermangue. 1,75 Office unstamped, the
being postagg ed to the sender account. Esch
Brak specialty orpised to sell the Pays cuma das Deco Jeune Repabliques obarged
ton. 1:50
Boxholders
kas algned it in the proper place. An galakog de mem Pattoma may sien, sond - 1,001 to the same- places in the same way. En order am be transferred to another offles Rep GIANALI.
velopes contaluing Fatterns may be wholly on payment of an additional cominlaton. Kamber hamngeons Zaltung. 50 closed if the nature of the contents be fine in car af low of a crise necessity of Wesigner Records
exhibited or stated to the
stopping cayment, or the application Natomartland
and collected in quilla. In spite of these light the still morning air in vocal with are fully a thousand already on the 8rd Claus Cargo Boat or Ha-kan Bent of 800 90 must consist of at leas
(To be confinued).
plenis, por Load;
as Gargo Boat or Ha-ha Boat of 300 plouls, Half Day," sa
Sampass or Pullaway Bosts, por Day,
Uns Hour, Half-an-Hour
Nothing in thla Beale prevents privateAgro
inkunta.
· É TRAAT GODZIKA. Scale of Etre for Street Caalten.
90.
DECOREKTY, MOU
7-Lo order an
by him. Printed Circular may-If the order he not prestated within
Order Offies for instractions,
20 be
shers is 20
Beurday Bristol chimen and Mirror -
Loo
reminded (ust be charged, j'if not within imelo to hinger Farvel For the money will be forfeited. When the oath London, Gowerowy Poinimity Su Mucy trouble and disapa order is once paid to further blk my can be Temperanog NaHIS
- 9. No order can be paid and the advice - Lniere Zal Dentare Bavao der Gegen relative to if has been reolved.
Western Weakly News Zimbermann's Berompt Manufacturi
Such to Euroma
La caused by paraditent attempts entertained wat
valuable rifles throng to send small Post Fan Curioa Article of Dress," Scent Fancy Work, and similar presenta are sop
tinually being refused the senders baring often spent more in Portage than wond baye ad 116 freight, bras camare - No + refund can be made on such parcela of the value of Stampe obliterated before the nature of the vententa was discovered.
Nothing to the above Baile to affect priv
agreements.
Made out on a printed farm with is supplied
Local Orders on Chanchal
draw at 3 per
den premium in all cases! Asfixed dots lar mate for drawing on the United King"" dom is the torte a Shangha
Printed and published by Gro. HUREAT
Bity at the Ukis
ham Street, Hongko