NOTES FROM SZECHUAN. “ Chungking, Friday, Nov. 12.
I have advocated the use of mortars and rockets, in the Chinese Army ever since I had anything to do will it first, on account of their obeapaeas of production compared to modern gaas for horizontal fire; secondly, on account of their handiness, anywhere, and at any time, without any extensive preparation --and, thirdly, on account of the bad
THE CHINA MAIL.
Mails.
the Foa Chiang (or River), which taked which I could lay my hand. Many of these, its rise near Sang-p'an Ting, and after especially those of New South Wales and flowing past Lung-an Fu, and other Victoria, show a patience of research which eitice, pours its tribute into the White is very striking, but thera is in them about 40 miles from Chung-ching hest able to judge of the Chinese sce nothing to show that the opinions of those I am told thatf, the White is navigable peculiarly unfavourable to them, but very as far up as Kai Chou, in Kan suh pro- auch the contrary. The evidence of the vince, and I know that júnks carrying police in New South Walea, as summarized 15 or 20 tons can go up to flo Choa the caveinl report by Ms. Edmund Fosbery. (an important city above the mouth of Inspector-General, is nine-tenths of it in the Pa), which shows the White to bo a
in
their favour.
From the invaluable statistics of the
roads in China, where in these parts considerable river of itself. Ihave my culong of Victoria prepared by Mr. Henry
especially, guns could not be drawn at all without fret widening the roada, and there is no going it across country, as the only level ground met with is laid out as rice fields, like so many swas the ground being always wet and soft, like mud. I must, however, differ with
Half been up as far as Tz'u cb'i Kou,. large market town a short distance below the mouth of the Fou, and saw lots of large juuks going up and down. The Min, after draining the western part of this province, Ssu-ch'uan, is joined, by the Tung at his-ting Fu, whence it flows on to 1Ten chou Fu,
Heyign Hayter, I find that of the persons committed for trial during the year 1578 (the latest returns published) the proportion per 10,000 of the popular was Protestants, 1-56; Roman Catholic 9-88; Jews, 16.15; Pagnus, Chinese, 10..
STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, STEZ, FORT SAID, MALTA, GIBRALTAR, BRINDISI, ANCONA, VENICE, SOUTHAMPTON, AND LONDON; 180,
Hongkong Kates of Postage.
(Revised December 1st, 1880.)
In the following Statements and Tulves the Rates are given in cents, and are, for Letters, per half wunce, for Books and Patterns, per two ounces.
Books.
Lical Parcel L'ost.
[No. 5417.- DECEMBER 24, 1880.
PATTIANS-Some difficulty is experienced in obtaining a general understanding of what is a Paltern. It is a bond de sample of goode which the sender has for sale, or of goods which he wishes to order. It is to consist of the smallest possible quality compatible with shewing what the goods are, and must have no intrinsic value.
To provide means of remitting small, sums of money to or from this Colony and between the. Ports of China, the Post- masters and Agents are allowed (but not required) to purchase Hongkong Postage Stamps from foreign residents.
Between Hongkong and Yokohama, how. must be used. ever, in either direction, Money-Orders
those who suppose that mortare will do where it pours its tribute into thỏ Chin- offences which are charged' against the N.D.-Cargo can be taken on through Bill. !pondence, such as invoices, "deeds, copied ja dangerous to the Mails, or likely to be least two, as no separate Stampe will be
1. Small Pargols may be sent by Post between any of the Post fices in China or Japan, as well as to Macso, Pak hoi, Slugapore, Pensng, and Malacca They must not exceed the following dicer sions, 2 feet long, 1 foot bread, 1 foot deep, nor weigh more than lbs. The postage Ne gepapers over four onncos in weight is 20 cents por it., which includes Registra are charged as double, ireble, &c., as the tion except to Japan, to which country case may be, but such papers or packets or patcela are forwarded at Book-Rates Regis papers may be sent at Book Rato. Two try being optional. The parcala may be Newspapers must not be folded together a wholly closed if they bear this special ons, por must anything whatever ha inserted | endorsement, PARCEL, CONTAINING NO LET szcep: bona fide supplements.. Printed T8, but any parcel may be opened by matter may, however, bo enclosed, if the direction of the Postmaster General. whole be paid at Book Bato. Prices Cur- 2. The following cannot be transmleted ? ent aay be paid either as Newspapers or Parcels insufficiently packed or protected, or liable to be crushed (as bandboxes, Commercial Papers aigally unch papers o.) Glass, Liquids, Explosive substar oca,
The Stamps tendered for sale must not BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND on, though Written by Hand, do not bear Matches, Indigo, Dyestuffs, fe, Meat, xceed 350 in value, must be perfectly the character of an actual or personal corre- Fisli, Game, Fruit, Vegetables, or whatever clean, in good condition, and in strips of st AUSTRALIA.
asie, do. The charge on them is the sine come offensive or injurious in transit sonally or accompanied by a zolo..
purchased. They must be presented per |se for books, but, whatever the weight of
5. Parcols will as a general rule be for packet containing any partially vuitton
The Postmaster or Agent may postpone paper, it will not be charged less than arded by Trivate Ship, not by Contract
Mail Packet The Fost Office, reserves the purchasing if his public fande in hand sre cents.
The sender of say Registered Article right of aclccting the opportunity for trans- not aufident, and he will refuse to purchase in any case which appeara doubtful or may accompany it with a Reiara Receipt mission, and of delaying delivery in case
He is allowed to charge a the number of parcels is such as to retard suspicious, on paying an extra fee of 5 cents.
The limit of weight for Books and Com- other correspondence. No responsibility Commission of one per cent on all Stamps mercial Papers to Foreign Post, Ofices is accepted with regard to any parcel, but purchased. 408 ounces, and must not exared these tenders against any but a very remote pro- 4 Iba Falterus for such offices are limited the system of Registration will secure the antildimusions: 8 inches by 4 inches by bability of lo.
meana No Registration.
all the work necessary, in offensive of defensive military operatione. For in stance, in my first campaign against the Miso-te of Kwai Chow, horizontal, firing was indispensable for the bombard- ment of the fortified works erected. "within the mouth of several largo caves, Vertical in the limestone formation. fire could not be brought to boar on such places. Again, in the case of coast de fences, naval commanders are usually intelligent people, who know how so use their guns to the best advantage and at the same time to make it very difficult for mortar batteries to do the ships much injury by timely evolutions, getting within beyond the range of any mortars loaded and being bid on for a certain range. The case bowere in dif- ferent when the ships are moored and stationary, as, the rang being once
sha Chiang. Tho-Min is navigable for large jacke as far up aa leng-shan Haien, hepco I have navigated it down to
PIONEER.
the sea.
CYRUS W. FIELD.
(Jupan Gaalle.)
Mr Cyrus W. Field, whose expected trival we announced a few days ago is now in Yokohams, and intends, we believe, to remain in Japan for a short tim. The following report of an inter vow with Mr Field, is taken from the San Francisco Chronicle, Mr Cyras W. Field, it should be remembered, was co- guarantor of Mr John Pender, M. P., for the sons of £500,000 sterling for the
||
The Chinese are thus shown to be the feust be in the this st
With regard also is the most heinous Chinese, these Government tables are an incontrovertible disproof.
From the South Australian zeturns for
periost, the mo
it appears that they hid during the year only two Chinese prisoners.
reover, in the report furnished on. 23r Berenber, 1850, by Mr. it. C.-Patterson, shipf assistant engineer on the Port Augusti Railway, ho speaks in the highest praise of the character of the Chinese emplified up
these works.
I believe that there are no raturna in any testimony of a most reliable-character is of the other colonies upon the subject; but alsundant frein residents in Queensland, New Zealand, Tasmanis as to the excellent character borne by the Chinese in their ugly, a larger number of whom wild be gladly welcomed.
Where are the records of the vile crimes with which the thing are obarged? Hoes answer that they are perpetrated in such
ply that although a elever Endl. man may
of Lading for BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULF PORTS, MARSEILLES, TRIESTE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK AND BOSTON.
THE PANINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM
NAVIGATION COMPANY'a Sto-ship
KASHGAR, Capt. 8. F. Cote, with Her Majesty's Mails, wilt be despatched from this for BOMBAY on WEDNESDAY, the 29 h
at 4pm. Instant, Cargo will be received on board 10 m. on the day of departure,
Parcels and Specie (loid) at the Office until 10 am. on the day of departure.
Silk and Valuables for Europe will be transhipped at l'oint de Galle; but Tes and General Cargo at Bombay, arriving ono wook later than by the direct route via Galle.
For further Particulare regarding FREIGHT and PASSAGE, apply to the PENINSULAE & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGA
iDebes.
4. The public are cautioned not to con- found there facilities with a Parecl Post to Europe, &c., which does not exist.
Countries of the Postal Union The Union may be takon to comprias
It is necessary that the following rules Europe, most foreign possessions in Asia, be atristly observed, Japan, W. Africa, Egypt, Maurities, ail
1. No Letter or Packet, whether to be America, Mexico, Salvador, Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, the Argentine Republic, registered or u registered, can be received all Danish, jewels, precious articles, or anything that, Jamaica, Trinidad, Guiana, Honduras, for Postage if itcontains gold or silver money, Bermuda, Labuan, with French, Netherlands, Portoguous and as a general rule, is liable to Customs Countries sur in the Union,The chief 2. This Regulation probiblia the sending countries not in the Union are the Aus- of Pattorna of dutiable articles, unless the cralasian Group, Chili, and S. Africa quantity seat be so small as to make the
sample of no value.
known, the charges of powder regulated second Atlantic cable. Be the pre- that the escape the law? firing can be done rapidly, the mortaret, who acted on their convictions in being easily laid on to stationary objects. Rockets also require to be bored out, according to the time of flight" for a
Recordingly, can easily be measured, and cedented public spirit of these two gentle sometimes uvale the law, and walk abroad 1 for Costpany's Office, longkandare Spanish Colonies.
spite of the ill success of the fire cable, England was brought into communica- tion with the United States, Mr Field
of
at liberty, he cannot escape the character which attaches to him; and we may well believe that the very favourable character generally given by the police inspectora, the Chinese resident in their severnİ
prelubility de rendured well nigh certais, securities to the full amount of the 5 when we consider that these police returns respecting the Chinese have been compiled et for which they became liable:
periods of popular excitement, and in obe-
known range, otherwise they lose much and Mr Ponder backed their guaranty districts, is substantially correct. This 1
of their destructiveness.
What the Chinese require is good light-infantry, which, in light marching order, can move rapidly. Mounted or on foot, armed with good breech-loading rifles, and entrenching tools, they can make invasion very difficult.
Saturday, Nov. 13.
with deposits of stock, bonds, and funded
Cyrus W. Field and party, consisting
conclusion,
never
who
cases the condition of the women 18 iw-
of bis wife, his eldest son and daughter.dience to a call from these known to lig
kcatile to these strangers. in-law, reached this city on Friday. They
The Chinese have been charged with are the guests of Mrs Mark Hopkins, who was a schoolmate of Mrs Field. The ruining European girls. I have The only news at hand is that the distinguished genileroau very courteous. kew of such case in three and twenty
inquiry that those of the women Governor General of this province finds.ly received a Chronicis reporter Satur-Feurs, but I have gathered by diligent it very difficult to supply the million of day evening, and in reply to questions associate with them, who are of abandonal taels required by the Peking Government, stated that the party would remain character, had previously although the receipts from the salt mono in San Francisco until today, when ward path in the eats panionship of their own he and his wife and servants will bountrymen. There are many indood of poly business 410 reported. as vory sa-
such and enses, but in what community.are tisfactory; recourse may yet be had to a take pamage by the Organic for fapan they not found? Can we blame the Chinere loan abroad. The Governor Gnuoral of From there they will ge to China, then for affording an asylum to those whom we
to India and continue their journey un-inconsiderately banish P this fine province also acts as Governor; hence his style, Teung-tu, Chion, Hein-ul they circumnavigale the globe, and fu. He is assisted in his important once more reach New York city. The duties by the following Officers, viz. trip may occupy a year, or even more, his Aide-de-camp, a Major-General, as no definite time has been fixed for its Mr Field intends to bo Colonel of a Battalion of Guards, and styled Tu-piao Chung-chin, Fu-chiang. governed entirely in his delays by the Next comes the Field Marshal, Com interest, which the different paints pos- mander-in-chief of the Tartar Garrison,e85. Ju answer to a question as styled Ch'eng ta, Chiang-thung, whone whether his trip has suy significance A.0.0. is a Lieutenant-General, styled with regard to a Pacific cable Mr Fick Ching-tu Fu-tu-tung. The Commander. replied: "My object is to take a good, in-chief of the native troops, styled a long rest after forty-five years of steady parated from their wives, they are very much ch'aan Fi-tu Chun-iun; the Provincial work. I can't get it in New York, in entitled to our sympathy. This staty is noi Chancellor of Education, Seu-ch'uan T. cause there is too much to be done there of their own seeking. Most emigrants come tu-Hsio-yaan; the Provincial Treasurer, in connection with various enterprises" out alone. What did the first English Pu-obeng-su; the Provincial Judge, As he thus pleasantly evaded a direct emigrants to Australia? Moreover, it is An-cha-sa; the controller of the galt answer, his uyo twinkled and he smiled almost impossible to realize, much less to understand, the extreme timidity of the monopoly, Yan-yun-ssu or Yea-ch'a tao in a way which seemed to intimate that Chinese, and their women are simply child Next comes five Lioutenant Governors, bis recreation would not be robbed of reh all their lives. To this must be added Fen-haun Tao, whose civil and military all its pleasure, even if he should find a further consideration, viz., the paramonat He hathority of the mother in China as againat new world which needed a cable. authority extends over two or thore Prefectures, or Fu, of which there are then continued: "Would your people the husband. Hongkong is only eighty the Pacific miles from Canton, and but half a mile from here like a cable across Yes Well, I hope you may get it. the mainland of China, in place of 6000 Sunday, Nov. 14. There is no question but that it would milee, which separates it from you, and yet very few of the Chinese have their wives
twelve in this Province,
open market towna
There are also
to
By it
The Contents and Value of Packages
Shippers ae particularly requested to required to be declared prior to shipment.
the Cum- note the terms and conditions pany's Blaga Bills of Lading.
A, MoIVER, Superintendent. Hongkong, December 16, 1880.-
NOTICE.
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COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOTS POŠTE FRANCAIS.
STEAM FOR ARGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA,
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N WEDNESDAY, ho 5th January,
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Postage to Union Countries. General Rates, by any route Letters,
10 cents per à oe,
Post Cards,
Registration,
Now papers,
Books, Patterns and
Comm. Papers,
B cents each.
10 cents.
2 cents sach.
2.
2 cents per 2 os.
There is no charge on redirected corre-
•pondence within the Postal Union,
Postage to Non-Union Countria. Hawaiian Kingdom:
Lettera,
Registration,
Newspapers,
Books & L'attorus,
10
Nona
2* 5*.
West Indies (Non Union)t, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Guatemala, New Granada, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay. Lettore,
30 Registration, Newspapers, Books & Patterns,
Nona.
3 5
ditties.
8. The limite of weight allowed are m follow#:-
Books and Fapors to British Offles, 5 lbs.; to the Continent, do 4 lb. Patterns to British Offices, <s. if with- out intrinsic value; to the Continent, da, 8 oz
Indemnity for the Loss of a Registered Letter. The Post Office is not legally responsible for tus safe delivery of Registered corres pondence, but it is prepared to make good the contents of such correspondence lost while passing through the Post, to the extent of $10, in certain case, provided:
1. That the sonder duly observed all the conditions of Rugistration require.
2. That the letter was securely enclosed in a resaonably strong envelope..
POST OFFICE NOTICE.
* Unclaimed Correspondence,
December, 23, 1880.
Lota. Pap.
1
Alvis, Samuel A. Bhowa, Mr. 1 A. W. L. Azremeorich, G. 1 Baldwin, Mrs Boddy, I Bieber 31. Roles, Poa Ldau I
1
1
1
1
Lots, Pap
Meudonus, Sitano 1 Mew Sing
Mitchell, John 1 Mitchell, Mis
Murray
Mitchell, Rav, Į
1
J. M., D.D. Morgan, Mrs May 1 Bowman, Mre 2. Молев, Natan 1 Cairatti, John
Moy Hin Shiang 1 Cagli, Sigr. A. 1 1 Nowton, Joseph 1 Chin Chak Chm I regd.Norville and
Crofton Compton, Lord A. 1 Conbell, F.
Packard, C. Cunningham,
1
T. 0, Darby, H. J. B. 1 Dine, Sr. D. Jose 1 Duboin, Mila.
Dige Trupile, A. Eschwege, Peck) & Fashned Мебела Franka, G. Free Church Mis-
rion (of Boot- land) Revd, Minister
1 pol.
Pardos, Ixo,
1 2
Perocco, Cris-
toforo Place, Sa. Ter
1
tuliana Pingo, Mira I.
2
1
Pollard Samne
Pallister, E
1
Rangel, A
Bestmann, T.
1 pol.
1
Richards, R. W., 1
Robertson, James b
Roza Joanna, V. 1
Rozario, Poly-
I
1
dezatenberga, 4. 1 Gibson, Rebt, N. 1 Braca, Bozo, af de 1 Ham Sing Handley, A. A. Hendrickson, ti Juliana 0. 1 Harbattle, T. B. 1 Hausen, H. P, 0, 1 Henderson, J. J. 2 2 pel Hoe Boow Teck 1 Imelripi, I Iversen, L. Janicson, Goo. 1 4. That the Postmaster General is satis- Khoods-backs
Lane, M. A. fed that the loss occurred whilst the corres- pendence was in the custody of the British Lawton, F.E. A. 4 2 Postal administration in China, that it was Lockhark, G.
Lucka, J. S. 1 not caused by any fault on the part of the sender, by destruction by fire, or shipwreck, Marshall, J.
Lodewig, Ger,
S. That application was made to the Postmaster General of Hongkong im. mediately the lues was discovered, the Fiji, tis Torres Straits, Letters, 10; Re-such appliestion unless it also in lost.
Australia, New Zealand, Tasman, and envelope being invariably forwarded with
Patterns, 2: Fiat Galle, Letters, 25; Re- gistration, Jo Newspapers, 2; Booke and gistration, 10; Newspapers, 2; Books and Patterns, 2,
1
1
1
carpo Huddle, Mrs
Samobeil, Francis 1 reg. Bieberman, T.1 regd. Silva, J. H.
1
Spanning Osborne Stola, Chr. Stone, P. E. F. I Sykse, Jop. Terring, O. E. Taylor, Cls. Taylor, W.
Teo Lam, Kok Pharose, M. M Verber, Charles
I have heard from the lips of many of these women testimony to the kindness of their Chinese husbands and enimpanions, and I believe that in the great majority of
English woman, whom I found super- proved as one pleasing und well-attired. intending a well-ordered Chinese house to a mining town, pithily expressed it, in reply to my inquiry of how the arrangement sats about, Sir, what was E to de
With regard to the Chinese here who are sevapted in transit through Marsalles for 10; Newspapers, 2; Books and Patterns, 5. nor by the diabo esty or negligence of any Maclach 81 pol. 1 pWoledge, Mra W, I
young
Natal, the Cape, St. Helena, and Ascen- London as well as for Marketlles, and sosion, via Aden, Letters, 25; Registration,
Cargo and Specle will be registered for
the principal places of Europe.
Shipping Orders will be granted until
Cargo will be recalved on board until
Parcela aro 4 p.m.. Specie and Parcels until 3 p.m. ou the 4th January, 1881. lot to be sont on board; they must be left at the Agener's Office.)
Contents and value of Packages are ró quired.
For further particulars, apply at the loupany's Office
G. DE OBAMPEaux,
Agent. Hongkong, December 23, 1890.
Insurances.
jab
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HEAD OFFICE---HONGKONG.
GENCIES at all the Treaty Ports of
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Risks accepted, and Policies of Insurance the above mentioned Porte,
Yesterday forenoon a gun was fired draw a vant amount of business even in Hongkong. They are now only begin. from the Western City Forb, which is much more than an observer would amp-ning to bring them after waiting for furty the sigual of fire in the suburbs; two pose at first thought, if laid to the Saud years to see whether we were entitled to guns are fired as a signal for fire in the
wich Islands, Japan, New Caledonis, such a mark of confidence. It is just the city. It could not have been much as I New Zealand and Australia.
are with the Parsees, Hindoos, and Mohamedans from India. The dificulty of have not heard anything more of it,
would be sent not only all messages from bringing Chitteso women is immensely in- --THE INTERNATIONAL MARINE Besides the tivo Tao-t'ai-ships, Fen- those localities for the United States, ereased by Government interference. It is INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, baun, Tao, into, which this Province is bat alau for the western part of Europe, hard for a man to run the gauntlet of all
OF LIVERPOOL. ' divided, it is further anbdivided into the for these rasons: dispatches now from the obstacles which are placed in his way: following Twelve Prefectures (Fu),Japan, China and those places which are it is ten times more dificult for a woman. Nine Subprefectures of the first class destined for England must necessarily be able results, there has of late years been AGENTS of tas above Company att With the best intentions, but with lament- THE Unforsigaud having been appointed (Ting), nineteen Subprefectures of the delayed at several points where there are instituted a must crucial examination into prepared to graat POLEVIEN OF MARINE second class (Chou), and one hundred but single lines, awaiting their turn with the character and antecedents of all women
RISKS to all parts of the World, and twelve Subprefectures of the third
nows from other countries; as, for in- who accompanied the Chinese emigrating to
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. class (Hon); a few of the Ting and stance, at the Lisbon offices where, in the colonies and to Amerian. It is not fair
ngkong, Nev, 27, 1880. Chou, are independent of any Fu, an addition to all of the basiness spoken of, to judge of any people by ita emigrants. It like a Fu, may rule over several Hsien.
the Brazilian messages are received for would be peenliarly unfair to judge of the There are, further, several Deputy transmission. Whereas, if the Pacific women of Chins by these who are willing to Subprofeatures, thus, three Fon-ting, cable were laid, a meage from China or They would not, and would not possibly be acompany their husbands to Australia. called Chih-li Choutung, one Fen-chou Japan could be almost instantly sent to of the best, but these are better than noue. styled Chou-t'ang, and thirty Fon-hsien this point, from here to New York, The first sheep has always to be
dragged styled Haien-ch'ong. All the Fo, Tings along one of the numerous overland through the wicket or over the stream, then Chou, Haien, Magistrates, have their wires, and from there to Europe by one the others follow of themselves. Surely the Officers or Courta, (Ya-men), in walled of the seven cables which stretch across rejection by the emigration authorities of cities, with very rare exceptions-but the Atlantic. But mind, in speaking of women who present themselves under the the Deputy Magistrates are usually in the advantage which it would be, I do. Protestion of men seeking to emigrate, and still more the returning, after they have many Feng-fu, in cities, such as the Dot say that my journey has any peculiar same 3000 miles, af large numbers of women granted at the rates of Premium current at significance. I bare, among my leg who have actually arrived in steamers at Chiang-pei, or Erh-fu, deputy of Chung-gaga, charts which show the soundings San Francisco, because they may be unable ching Fa
of the Pacific to the Sandwich Islands, to produce a certificate of character to the Monday, Nov. 15. to Japan, to New Zealand, to Australia, antisfaction of the critical examiners, is an assumption of a very grave responsibility I have never been able to find out and by a northern route, to the Aleutian by any Govorument. Women of credulous, from the Chiness the name of the river Jslands. So you see, if you want a cable, impulsive, and confding nature wil 'be running between these two cities, Chung xil that is necessary is to draw a check found over all the world to the end of time, ching Fu, and Chiang-pei Ting. Some for the amount of the cost, and we can They do not belong to any particular degree have called it the Chiang pei, others the have the cable laid immediately." In of latitude or longitude. What tight have Hsiao, and a few the Ho, river. I find answer to a question as to whether he we to visit, upon them alone the punishment which should be specially reserved for, or however, on reference to a good native thought he could get the capital in the akarud equally with those by whom in nise man, that it is really the Pei shui Chiang, West with which to prosecute such cases out of ten they have been deceived. or White Water River. Ita source is a work if he desired it, he said: "You
It is satisfactory to know that a large small lake, in the North-eastorn corner have a great muuy rich men here-moru
proportion of the European women living of Thibet, called O-tun-nor by some in proportion to the population than in with Chinese, are married to them. The geographera. The lake on my map is any other part of the world. Although only returns with which I have been suppli- not named, but the mountains near it much of the wealth is invested in rail od are these of New South Wales, where Aro called the Min-sban, or Marble roads, eto, still, there may be large quau 181 European women are married to Chinese,
Living as against 171 Mountains, and the mano Pe white, is tities of surplus capital."
with them, un- evidently intended to prevent confusion Mr Field spoke very enthusiastically of married Whether this-is-cquaily tho que with the Huang, or Yellow River flow the prospects of California, and is knowing. I am privileged to be ucquainted
In the other colonies, there are no menua ing on the other aide of the marble range. lighted with the improvements which, with Chinese who have married English Another smalt river flowing past Sung- are everywhere noticeable..
ladies, and by whom large families of edu- p'an Ting, and Kuan Hsien, takes the
cated and gentle-mannered. children have Fame Mo, from the same mountains,
been reared. By means of these relation- amongst which it also takes its rise, THE IMMORALITY OF THE CHINESE. ships the commencement will be made for
Chinese
permanent settlement in the ou To the Editor of the
lonies. The powerful influence of the women
but the Fei or White River: makes a short band or sweep into Kan-suh Pro-
+
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'JAS, B COUGHTRIE,
Secretary. Hongkong, November 1, 1871,
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MARITIMES, MARSEILLÉ,
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:.
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cents.
cents.
cint
cents.
cents.
centr.
per 19,
(a) Parcels at Book Rates, registry optional.
() Via Singapore, 10 cents. () No Paroel Pust,
Local Delavery.
1. All correspondence posted before 5 p.m. on any week day for addresses in Victoria will be delivered the same day, and generally within two hours, unless the delivery should be retarded by the Contract
Mails,
2. Invitations, dro, can generally be delivered within Victoria at the private houses of the addressees rather than at places of business, if a wish to that effect be expressed by the sender, otherwise all correspondence is invariably delivered at the nearest place of business.
person not in the employment of the Hongkong Port Office.
lan, John
i regd. Wheglop, John
Whiteley, Fred. à 1 Whitmore, H. B, W.
Williama, Me
Wing Frog
1
1
4
Goon Bing1 regd,
& Co.
Mocredy, Jan. M. B Yong Kea 1 regd, 5. No compensation can be paid for were damage to fragile articles such as portraits,
Detained for Postage: watoties, handsomely hound books, c., Dias Jose, Sr. Da, which reach their destination, although in a broken or deteriorated condition.
Money Order Regulations. 1-Money Orders are exchanged with the United Kingdom, New South Wales,
1 Lætter, 25 cents to pay For Men-of-War, ko
31
John Boswell, H.M.S. Modeste Che. Greetham,-
Comu Cha. Hammond, Mosquito
Comus T. J. Menon, Lt. G. Neville,
Queensland, South Australia and Port. Weight, Darwin, the Straits Settlements, Western Australia, and (except at Shanghai) with the Japanese Empira, Hongkong Also
idea orders on Shanghai, and vice versa.
Lalg. Pap
For Merchant Ships
Aberdonian
Hugnanat
John Nicholson 38-
1
-9
2-Small sums may be remitted between Aglaia
Alexa the other Forts by means of Postage America, e.s. 1 1-J. P. Best
eubject to a charge of one per unic, 31, Weston 1
Antonio, 8.8.
Stampa
cent, for eashing the
3. Many Money Orders are supplied to Argo residents at the smaller Ports in this way. B. Aymer An application for an order is filled up,
Bellona
Duero
Melbrook
Kasemor
Kennie
1
Lota
1 Lucia
Marques del
regd.
Mary Mildred
1
1
Moorbury
1
Osolíwazther
1
Oregon
1
Propentus, 8.5,
1
San Joaoain
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1
Boljung op Muōyo 1
1
Bemaphore
I
17
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Bempis, K.B.
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and is enclosed with a stamped, directed, Belted Will and unsealed envelope to the Postmaster at Bus Cano
Bivoans, 6. 8. the nearest issuing office, The application must be accompanied with the fall amount Conny Scott Canton, B.S. (including commission) in obeque, postage Carricks stampa, or other equivalent of cath, and A Climaman little margin should be left for variations Clan Ranald, 4.8. §-
Cam. Dupont of exchange. The Postmaster isanes the
on in the envelope, and Cutty Sark order, sends returns the change, if any, by first oppor. Cataback tunity, with a receipt for the letter fit Devina were to be registered, as it always should Eskdale be. Oare should be taken to send these Evening Star applications in time, as the Maucy Order Forward Ho Olives close some hours before the depar- Garstang
· Golden State": tures of the mail.
Grout Admiral 4. No order must expeed £10, or $50. | Great General: 1 or include avy fraction of a penny, nor will Grecian more than two such ordere be issued to the Helens same person, in favour of the same payee, Holbow, wr. by the same mail. Orders will be draws Hotspur 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 £2 18 cents.
ED.
£47.
$10
$8
54
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Local and Tatercolonial Orders. Up to $25 or £......25 cents.
850 or £10....50. 5-lists of Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom may be consulted at Hongkong and Shanghai,
Stanfield
Books, etc. without Covera Angonor & Co. Catalogue, Athensum
Helfast Weekly News.
Boletim Offeial de Governo do Estado da India
Celtic Magasino.
Church of Scotland Home and Foreign salon-
ury Record, 40.
Courrier du Soir,
Dagbladet. Das Buchfür Alle.
Damirice and Calloway Courier. Engineer. Free Church of Scotland Monthly Fecond. Flensburger Nachrichten. 6.-—--Names must be given in fall (except s
8. Bozholders who desire to send Circa. when there is more than one Obristian Gazzette Piemontese, lars, Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Carde, name) but the name of the Payee need not Gegenwart. "ARNHOLD, KARBERG & CA da, all of the some weight, to addresses in be given if the order be crossed for cheques General Unzelger. Hongkong, Sept. 25, 1880.
Hongkong, Bangkok, or the Port of China are crossed). It can then be paid only Grafia, 278881 and depan, may deliver them to the Post through a Bank, and may afterwards by Harding's Dublin Hongster.
Office unstamped, the postage being then specially crossed to say. Bank, QUEEN TIRE INSURANCE charged to the sender's account, Kach
bates must consist of at least ten. COMPANY,
NORTON & CO.
Agents. langkong, January 1, 1874.
Industrial Age
No order can be paid till the Payes Jeans République,
has sigued it in the proper: plagos An
4. Boxbeldam may also send Patterns order am be transferred to another affios Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper to the same places in the same way. En on payment of an additional commission Manchester Courier velopes containing Patterns may be wholly In case of loss of an order, necesalty for Medical Times and Gazeile. 1188 Undersigned are prepared to grant closed if the nature of the contents be first stopping payment, or the like, application Manager du Cœur de Jesus.
Polisies against. Fire to the extent to exhibited or stated to the Postmaster should be made to the nearest Money
Mittheilungen.ANZADEM SYDNEY MORNING HERALD. will always
be secured against a futura $45,000 on Bulidings, or on Goods stored Goastal, as he may donalder necessary, and Order Office for instruction
Alations de la Barque. vince, then into Sau-ch'uan province, SIK-Having been a resident for twenty-tu China, by the spread of knowledge as to sharein, at qurrent local rates, subject to a approved by him. Fristed Circulas may
Niederlandsche Handals and Baklabria Zul. where its volume is increased by three three years in Hongkong, I shall be obliged the custom of a plurality of wives, and Discount of 2% on the Premis.
If the ardor be not présented withdu 200 ix months an additional commission will Peul Provencal, tributaries, the first of which, the Si- if you will grant me spise to reply to a few the consequent position of Anglo-Chinese han shut, take its ris near Ch'in chou, of the stock oharges which are habitually families there, which is not at present what
these oulonies,
When the in Kan-anh, and must not be confounded made against the Chinow
we should desire. In place, however, of with the Hab-shui, flowing from Hen- The first which I propose to answer the fruit of such unions embodying as t chung Fa, to Hankor. The next is That the Chiness are immorals that some other cases, the defects of both, and tributary to the White River is the Pain emigrating from China, they leave their the good points of neither aids, some of the wives behind them, and enter upon a coures handsomeat children in the south of China Chiang (or River), which after passing of celibacy for which their self-control and are of mixed origia; and hers, in the Nan-abiang Halen, flows passed Pa chou, abstention are wholly inadequate and that, colonica, the children of Anglo Chinese hence the name Pa, kad thrown itself in the purenit of filegitimate indulgedee, parents which 1 have acon have generally Into the White near. Hồ Chou, 60 or 70 they deprave the famal yeath of the bona marks of decadanos or defoot about miles North of Chung-ahing. The last lonies. I have spent four months in them. Yours, co., contribution the White receives, is from examining into the matter, and is reading
every Parliamentary and other paper apň
GRANVILLE SHARP, of Hongkong.. 221, Macquaric-street, November 2,
Mr. Andrew Wind,
NIWS AG
138, NASSAU STREET, NEW YORK; is authorised to receive Subscriptions, ad vertisement &s., for the China Mail, Overland China Mail, and Chine Raviem,”
Bunday Magazine,
Sword and the Trowal.
be inserted in such Pattern Packer
PARCELS. The public is reminded that, be charged jilf not within twelve month Fahlin Oplaints
the money will be forfeited. there is no such thing as Farsal Post order in onos paid no further claim can be ea to Europe, do. Much trouble and disap entertained. pointment are used by persistent attempia
No order can be paid until the advios Tableau Comparatif des Chops de Tratleen les to wond small valuable trifles through the Post Fans, Curios Articles of Dress, relative to it has been received. Fancy Work, and similar presents are con tinually being refused, the sendere baving often spent more in Postage than would have paid the fright by steamet. No refund can be made on such parcels of the value of Stamps obliterated before the I nature of the contenta was discovered.
• Made out on a printed form which is supplied
gratitud
Local Orders on Bhanghat are drawn at 3 per
gent premium in all ones. A dollar pate for drawing on the United Kingdom 4 in foros si Bhanghai-
plas nsoter. Untenbladet.
Printed and published by Gro. MURRAY BAIN, at the China Mail Office, No, 9. Wyndham Streek, Hongkong,