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THE
Hongkong Kates of Postage.
the
(Revised June 23, 1883)
In the following Statements and Tables on one viven in cents, and are, for etter by ounce, for Books and Patterns, per tico ounces.
CHINA MAIL,
Local Purcel Post.
similar in object and style, but slightly sidered likely to prove valuable to per- are charged as double, treble, &c., as the Registration. The parcels may be wholly
THE widely-expressed regret at the dis continuauce of Notes & Cheerica on China and Japan, has induced the publish Drs of this journal to issue a publication
modified in certain details.
or Notes and THE CHINA REVIEW, Queries on the Far Mart, is issued at in- tervals of two months, ach number con- 60 ootave pages, occasionally about illustrated with lithographs, photographs, woodents, do, should the papers published demand, and the circulation justify, such extra matter.
The subscription is fixed at $6.50 postage paid, per sunum, payable by non-residents in Hongkong half-yearly in advance.
The publication includes papers original
and docted upon the Arts and Sciences, Eibuology, Folklore, Geography, History, Literatura, Mythology, Manners and Cus- toma, Natural History, Religion, &c., ., of Chuus, Japan, Mongolia, Tibor, the Eastern Archipelago and the Far East
sons passing through the City, and in connection with we have opened A SELECT HOTEL AND DUSINESS Dinerony, applications for enrolment into which we are now ready to receive.
1. Small Parcels may be sent by Post between any of the Post Offices in China or Japan, as well as to Macao, Pak hoi, Singapore, Penang, and Malacca. They must not exceed the following dimen sions, 2 feet long, foot broad, 1 foot deep, nor weird more than Gibs. The postage will be 20 centa por lb., which will include closed if they bear this special andorao- mout, FARGEL, CONTAINING NO LETTER, bat any parcel may be opened by direction of the Postmaster General, Printed 2. The following cannot be transmitted: Parcels insuficiently packed or protestesi, or liable to be crushed (as baudboxes, &c.) (lass, Liquids, Explosive substances, Mateles, Indigo, Dyestuffs, los, Meat, Fish, Game, Fruit, Vegetables, or whatever is dangerous to the Mails, or likely to be- come offensive or injurious in transit.
Newspapere orer four mances in weight case may be, but such papers or packets or papers may be sent at Book Rate. Two Newspapers must not be folded together as one, bor must anything whatever be inserted except bona fide Supplementa matter may, however, be enclosed, if the whole be paid at Book Rate, Prices Dur- be paid eithor as Newspapers or Commercial Papers signity such paper as, though Written by Hand, do not boar the character of an actual or personal corte- spondenca, such as invoices, deeds, copied music, &o. The charge on them is the same as for books, but, whatever the weight of packet any partially written Cen-paper, it causing party white
rent
may
Books List of Public Buildings. Government House, North of Public
Gardens.
City Hall, Library (8,000 volumes) and
Alusgom, Free. Public Gardens, a beautfully picturesque
retreat and of great interest. The Chuck Tower, Queen's Road
trai, ia a line with Pedder's Wharf. General Post Office, Hongkong Club,
centa
[No. 5839-Avgust 20, 1880.
Merchant Vessels in Hongkong Harbour.
Exclusive of late Arrivals and Departures repostad to-day.
To facilitate Buding the position of any vessel in the Harbour, the Anchorage is divided into sight Sections, commencing at Green Inlaud, Vessels near the Hongkong abure are marked ., near the Kowloong shore, and those in the body of the Shipping or midway between each ́abore are marked c., in conjunction with the figuren denoting the sections. Section.
1. From Green Island to the Gas Works,
2 From Gas Works to the Novelty Iron Worke
3. From Novelty Iron Works to the flarbour Master's Office. 4. From Barbour Blaster's to the P. and O. Co.'s Offico.
Vessel's NamAB.
8. Parcels will as a general rule be for- warded by Private Ship, not by Contract Mail l'arket. The Post Ulicu rezerves the
of delaying delivery Tuisston, and the unmber of parcels is such as to retard Amoy right of selecting the opportunity for trans- other correspundence. No responsibility Relgio.
in case
Alice
Steamers
generally. A more detailed list of subjects upon which contributions are specially, Gering Club, Supreme Court, &c. may accompany it with a Retura Receipt is accepted with regard to any pareal, but Bellona......
tuguese,
RTO Dede to present
rca 10
Latin,
invited is incorporated with each number. Uriginal contributions in Chinese, French, German, Spanish, Italian or Pur Endowvours are admissible.
eash number of the contents of the most recent Great works bearing on Chineas matters. attention is also paid to the Review department.
ther as
within a stone's throw.
The scuder of any Registered Article on paying an extra fee of ò cents.
The limit of weight for Books and Con- Lasitano Club and Library, Shelley St.mercial Papers to Foreign Port Offices is Government Offices, the Secretariat, &c., 4bs Patterns for such offices are limited to 8 ounces, and must not exc of these nour the Public Gardens.
inches by 2 dimensions: 8 inches by inches.
St. John's Cathedral (Anglican), above
the Parade Ground. Roman Cathalie Cathedral, Wellington
Streel.
Notes and Replies are classified togeton Church, Elgin Street.
Noten" (head references being giver, whon furnished, to previous Notes St. Peter's Seamen's Church, West Point.
or Queries, as are also thoa queries which St. Joseph's (8) Church, Garden
Rond, hear Kennedy Road. though asking for information, furnish now
N. R. means No Registration.
Le system of Registration will secure the Obeang bock Kian soudera againes no but a very remote pro- China ........
Diablo bability of loss.
Kicapo
4. The public are cautioned vas to 400- fand these facilities with a Parcel Post to us.. Europe, &c, which does not exist.
Faine
Section.
6. From P, and O. Co.'s Office to Peddar's Wharf.
6. From Peddar's Wharf to the Naval Yard.
7. From Naval Yard to the Pist.
8. From Pier to East Point
Captain.
Flag and Kig.
TORK
Date of Arrival,
Consignees or Agenta.
Ahrens
Webb
Sands' Slip
34th inat.
To-day
ab'doon Dock
Gibbon
5hYoung..
MuDoz Walker
Nagel
117 str. Brit
B.K. &W'pas Dook Co. str. 769 4ng. 190. M. B. N. Co. 00. 034 zula
Ang
MS. NO 674 Aug. 18 Douglas Lapralk & Co. 68 tug. 7 Remedios & Co.
Japan. str. 1096 Ang. 17 Miten Bishi M. &, 8.0.
Ger. etr.
789 Ang. 14 Siessen & Co.
652 Ang. 18 Gen. R. Stevens & Co.
10 Malchers & Oo.
2Batterfield & Swire
Feb. R. Blerens & Co.
Kloon Dock Today
T'hama&San Fcisco 24th In
Foodbow
S'apore and Ferang To-day Bombay, dro.
Manila
Manila
To-day
Amay and Manila Cos'tan Dock
Canton
Tor Plylos
TO-420ITOS
Cos'tan Dook
Definatios.
Resnarka,
Wichmann......er.
str.
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Brit:
str.
5 Davison
Brit JGer.
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Brik
str.
MAtkinson
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str. 1716 Aug. 150. &0. 8. 8. Co.
789 Aug. 19 Siomssen & Co. 956 Aug. 198an Hin Chan at. 1037 Aug 17 P. & O. 8. N. Co.
814 Aug. 18 Simson & Co.
31 July 3Siemssen & Co.
Shanghai
5 Culleo
Brit.
str
514 Aug. 17 Rassell & Co.
6 Urriola Blanco
Spat
MEE
403 Aug. 17 Remedion & Co.
jspan.
224 Aug. 12 Remodios & Co.
Stopani
Shanghai
Chi.
Shangha!
ej Wilson
Chi
str.
Const Part
Brit. str.
Span. str.
Yokohama vis Kobeat daylight
Maru
3 Cain
Brit. str.
2 Hyde
Brit str.
640 Aug. 1
saigon
1221, daylight
5 Butio:.....
str. 1572
London, &o,
Balgon
3 c
Thomsen jbllopkins
674 Etr. Ger
Aug. 20
Brit. str.
Brit atr.
920 Aug 13 Yuen Fat Hong
933 Lug. 17 Yuen Fat Hong
Bangkok
st daylight
Haydon
Amor.
Atr.
48 Mar, 34 China Traders' Insurance Co.
Wash!.... Yottang..... Zamboanga
str.
265 June 2 Landstein & Co.
Cortan Boek
att,
6 qáranguren......Span air.
651 Aug. 11Remedios & Co.
286 July 17 Kwok Acheong & Sons
STALOW
Sailing Vessala -
Alva
Bouza
2 k Nelson
Allan
Port
wh. Am.bktine. Brit.
Bao-shin.. Hwai Yoon Kwangtung Mariveles
a Niigata Olympis Fenodo 1. No Lotter or Packet, whether to be Pernambuco
Most countrice to which Hongkong for wards Correspondence having joined the General Postal Union or being probable about to do so, it is necessary that the following rules be strictly observed.
Countries of the Postal Union. The Union may be taken to comprise Entope, moat fortiga possessions in Asia, Japan, W. Africa, Egypt, Mauritius, a N. America, Mexico, Salvador, Óhili,
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Sea Gull duties. Danish, French, Netherlands, Foringuess general rule, is liable to Customs Rigsbar and Spanish Colonies.
or unpublished dotata concerning the mat Temperance Hall, specially adapted for Brazil, Poro, Venezuela, The Argentino registered or u togistered, can be received p
ter in band. lt in derirable to make the Queriss proper as brief and as much to the post as possiblo.
The fhing Review for July and August, 18/5, is at band. It ways that forty-two assays were sent in to compete for the best paper on the advantages of Christiauity for the development of a late.
&
All our learn-
ed eccieties should subscribe to this sokolarly It is a sixty enterprising Review, paged, bi-monthly, repertory of what sch
The lars are neceltatuing about Chuus. lecture on Cluncan Poetry la this volume is Ad- alone worth the
the price of the henew. Chana Reviews, Hongkong. —Northern, dress Christian Advocate (U.N.)
in China.
of 62!
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There is no charge en redirected corre- spondence within the Postal Enion.
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Cilurmun
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Trainer's Oriental Record contains the fol- lowing notice of the China Review: Tuis is the title of a publication, the first number of which bas lately reached us from Hong. Long, where it has been not on foot as in
Nowspapers, Bouto respects a continuation of Notes and Queries on China and Japan, the salination
Books & Patterus, of which verful ecrial & your or two age has
West Indies (Non Union)t, Costa Rica, Guatemala, New Granada, been much regreted in Europe as well as:
The preser publication, judging
Nicaragua, Panama, Paragnay by the number how before us, is intended to
Leliers, occupy a position, as regards China and the
Registration, neighbouring conatries, somewhat similar
Newspapers, to that which has been filled in India by the
American Newspapers and cheap Re-Books & Patterns, great degros Calcutta Jieview. The tention that has been bestowed of late years prints, &c., choice Fobacco and Cigars. Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, and upon the investigation of Chinese Horature, MoE'S VARIETY STORE, 42, Fiji, via Torres Straits, Letters, 12; Re gistration, 10; Newspapers, 2; Books and antiquitite, and social developments, to say Queen's Road, nothing of linguistic studies, has led to accumulation of important stores of informa Watches, Jewellery, Charts, Binocu-Patterns, 4: Fia Galle, Letters, 25: Ro stion, rendering some such chaunel of pub- lars, Optical Instruments, Mordan's gistration, 16; Newspapers, 2; Books and licity as is now provided extremely desir Pencil-cases, JoN NOBLE, agent able; and contributions of much interest may fairly be looked for from the mumbors for Negretti & Zambra, of the foreign consular services, the Chinese Custema corps, and the missionary body, high degree of Chinese among whom
i now assiduously cultivated, scholarship And who are severally represented in the urat number of the Ferice by papers highly creditable to their respective authors, is by the Place
Rev. Dr. Lyge's She King,
B. J. Eitel, to which the horoor te deservedly given, an excellent the chronological is summary prosented
problems and arguments involved in cou norion with this important work. Some translations from Olíneas novela and plays by boll aceursoy and freshness
marked
are ma
of style; and an account of the career of the Chinese post-statesman of the eleventh conturs, Su Tong-po, by Mr. E. C. Bowra, la not historically valuable, but is also distinguished by its literary gruco Beside notices of new books rulating to China and the East, which will be a useful feature of the Review, if carried out with punctuality and detail, we are glad to notice that "Noter" und "Querica" are destined to
A place in its pages also. It is to hoped that this opening for contributions on Chinese subjects may evoke a similar
find
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Money Order Regulations.
Telegraphi
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WHAMPOA
4kLoongren som
Swed, be
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di Ca,
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bge. 289 Aug. 18 Eduard Behallbass & Co.
Laprak & Co. 286 402 15 d. Barberg & Co.
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627 Ang. 10 Douglas Laprak & Co. pk 1602 July 23 Russell & Co,
1437 June 25 Vogel & Co. sh. 147 July 24Russell & Oc 8. 1878 July
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Tria.. the Japaneso apiro, Hongkong also issues orders on Shanghai, and vice verts,
2-Small sums may be remitted between the other Ports by means of Postage Stampe, subject to a charge of one por cont. fur casting them.
CANTON
China ... 24/ YangtageCLEMENT 5.-Many Money Orders are supplied to Yungching........... residents at the smaller Ports in this way.
An application for an order is filled up,
and is enclosed with a stamped, directed,
and unsealed envelope to the l'ostmaster at
the nearest issuing office. Tho
must be accompanied with the full amount (including commission) in cheque, postage stamps, Or
equivalent of cash, and a little margin should be left for variations
other
Meyer
er. bqe Kasmens ...... Ger. bga bqa. Peterson....... Ger. Bakkor......Dutch be.
850 Aug. 16 Eduard Schellhass & Coi 700 Aug. 18 Siemsson & Co. 860 Aug. 78ieman & Co.
Gor. åckermsun Schultze.........) Brit. Wallace ....T
648 Aug. 20 Slemsen & Co.
Shanghat
str.
782 Aug. 183iemasen & Co.
Shanghal
str. 661 Aug. 190. M. 6. N. Co.
Shanghal
Men-of-war în Hongkong Harbour.
Date of
Vessel's Name.
of
exchange. The Fastmaster issues the order, senda it on in the envelope, and
Jackor
age
Flag,
Clasa
Guni. Tons.
II. P.
Commander,
Arrival
A.D.
British
iron-clad
6043
14
800
C. D.
gunboat
Aug. 18 Jane '21
Henry F. Cleveland
Tuen Wan Tong
6 k
Britlah
military hospital
2591
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K. D. Britlab
gunboat
468
120
K. D. British
gunboat
420
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7 h
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360
June 2
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Vistor Emanuel........ tures of the mailu.
Wivern ..........................
-No order must exceed $10, or $50, or include any fraction of a penny, nor will more than two such ordora Ee lasued to the aame person, tu favour of the same payee, by the same mail. Orders will be drawn
at the current rate of the day and paid at
the rate of the day when the advice arrived.
The commission is as follows:-
Orders on the United Kingdom.
Up to £3...... 18 conté.
£5.
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£7
64
39
810..
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Local and Intercolonial Orders.
Up to $25 or ......26 cents.
31.
11
$50 or £10....50 5.-Lasts of Money Craer Offices in the United Kingdom may be consulted at Hongkong and Shanghai.
HONGKONG, MACAO AND CANTON HIVER STEAMERS,
CHINESE GUN VESSELS IN CANTÖN:-
Commander.
J. Godafi
A. Walizer
Stewart
Chinese Admiral
A. Gamest
OH Palmer
Li Pingkys
WATERS, &C.
Name.
Tona.
Guns EP..
Name.
Тоты
Captain
Owners.
An-lon
Chen-jul
80
20
Ichang
700 Ogston
Kin Bhan Kin King Powan
457 Hoyland
1890 Oary
Sir J. Jeejsabboy Spark Tung Ting White Clond Yotsal
617 Bensing, T. H., C. & M. 8.-boat Co. Ching-po
E., O. & M. B.-bost Co. Chun-tang K. Acheong & Sons
Butterfield and Swire Chen-to H., O. & M. S. boat Co. Ching-on
221
70
120
40°
180
60
160
140Lefavong
180 Browne
184
H., O. & M. S.-bast Co- | Peng-chon-hal 314 Degen. M. B. N. Ca 280 Beuning, A. H., C, & M. R-boat Co. ben chi
K. Acheong & Sons.
.600
190
Qusagion
1940
20
180
60
J. EL Wi
Sul-ising
180
60
44B. Murray
Tebing taing
180
Thing-pa
100
40
Ching
6.--Names must be given in full (except when there is more than one Christian name) but the name of the Payee need not be given if the order be crossed (as cheques are crossed). It can then be paid only through a Back, and may afterwards be specially crossed to any Bank.
7-No order cau be paid till the Payes has signed it in the proper place. tterns order ou be transferred to another office Feronia
8. Boxholders who desire to send Circu- lars, Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Cards, 2.50 40., all of the same weight, to addresses in Hongkong, Bangkok, or the Forts of China 1.78 and Japan, may deliver them to the Post Office unstamped, the postage being then Esch 160 charged to the Border's account.
batoh must consist of at least ton.
picals, per Load,... Claas Cargo Boat or Ha-kau Boat of 300 picule, per Day,
***
Brd Class Cargo Boat or Ha-kan Boat of 800
picais, per Load,
*
8rd Class Cargo Bost og Ha-kan Bost of B00
picula, Half Day,
Sampanie.
or Fullaway Boats, per Day,
M
***
1.08
4 Boxholders may also send Patterns
FOOCHOW SHIPPING IN PORT,
Aug. 13, 1880, MERCHANT STEAMERS,
for London for Hongkong
to the same places in the same way. En-on payment of an additional commision. Kwangtung
IN
10 be
One Hoar, Half-an-Hour, After 6 Form10 conta extrae
velopes containing Patterns may be wholly olated if the nature of the contents be first exhibited or stated to the Postmaster ... $1.00 General, as he may consider necessary, and by his Printed Clroulaza may cted in such Fattern Packere FAZZELS-The publio
bubllo is reminded that, nothing in this Sesle prevents privato agree there is no such thing 4 Parcel Post to Europe, &c. Much trouble and disap pointment are caused by persistent attempla to sond small valuable trifles through the Post. Fant, Ourios Articles of Dress,
a
FEREES COOLINS,
Soals of Hire for Street Toolles.
One Day....
Half Day. Three Hout.. One Hour,... Half Hour,..
30'-
10
J
#
38 centr. Fancy Work, and similar presents are con- Bonders having tinually being refused, the often spent more in Postage than would have paid the freight by steamer, refund can be made on such parcels of the Nothing in the above Scalo, to set private value of Stamps obliterated before the agrements.
nature of the contents was discovered.
In case of loss of an order, neo:ssity for stopping payment, or the like, application hould be made to the nearest Money Order Office for instructions,
Irant
Lady
MERCHANT SAILING VERSUL,
Rio Loge
for Melbourne 'British zahooner for New Zealand
MERCHANT SERAMEBAS Grand Dus Constantine Rumlan B. C. Orsted Klang-plug Kiang-yang Kung Wo
Norfolk
Paladin
Packong
Danish Chinese Chinese Brikt
for New York
MERCHANT KASKING VESSTIA,
Benslutas s Boulo (Brown: Broškazy
·Emily
clown: barytan
200
8-If the order be not presented within
six months an additional commission will be charged it not within twelve months, the money will be forfeited. When the
entertained.
Moorhen
MEN-OF-WAB,
H. M. ganbost
order is once paid no further aloins can be SHIPPING IN SHANGHAI HARBOUR,
9.-No order can be paid until the advics relative to it has been received.
Aug 14, 1880, ERICHANT SYRAMERS, ›
Chefoo N Craiglands Europo
• Made out on a printed form which is supplied Fel Yuen
gratis.
Not Local Orders on Bhanghai stu drawn at 2 per oont. premium in all cases. A ilzed dol- lar rate for drawing on the United King- dom is in force at Bhanghai,
Foochow
British
British British
Amorloan
Britiah
·Rayonna Robille Shanghal Tientsia
Tokio Maru Waverley Whs-on Yoritomo Martt *Yung-obing
British
British
Japanese
Chinese
Leander Merdar
Paul Jones
Orolop Encounter Gornóstay
Blace left port, or arrived at Hongkong. Woll
· Charman gunboat -
Enulan gapbout
German gunboal
Printed and published by Geo. Munkay Bar, at the China Mall Oños, No. 2, Wyndham Street, Hongkong.