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OYRUS FIELD'S IMPRESSIONS OF THE EAST.
A recent copy of the New York Herald contains a chatty article from the pen of an interviewer belonging to that paper who called on Mr Field on his return home after his four round the world.
THE CHIROT OF THE JOURNEY,.
To begin at the beginning the Reporter asked with what object Mr Field had undertaken his circular journey. The auswer was that he wanted rest. He freed Timself from all business, forbids any one to sell business letters and set off; fu was pestered all the time he was going round with letters from all sides about this that and the other side, every one of which ho carefully read unil s carefully burned. He had not written a letter to any human since he left New York for San being Francisco in November Inst. He suturned to New York almost in ignorance of every thing that had happened since he had been
THE
CHINA MAIL.
A MODERN COURTSHIP, "Itnation in which they are found, and their gate scaleil," continued Mr Field. was not until 1854 that the treaty was ways and their purposes in life are gradually. "And you really love me, Lailu doar?" concluded, and five years Inter that the adopted by the natives antong whom they ho naked as he coiled his arm, around her ports wore opened, so that Japan lus heon reside. The might of England as a wili-wasp-like system. "And you'll always love open to the world, but twenty-twa yenretary power, extending around the globe, is me so But the railway, telegraph and postal sy wonderful to contemplate, but the infidence Always, Frud; ever so." tems of the empire are now like those of England, establishing & new civilization of America and letters are delivered by in the vast empires of the East is still.more carriera in Tokio just as they are in New wonderful. It is true that England has
China, York Yokolumn has two English daily forced the ophum trado upon
but newspapers, and there are a dozen dailies that evil is not to continue forover. The in Toki
!
And you pledge me to sew bat-." "Sir !
You pledge mu so beautify my life With my Inat breath, dear Fred." that it will always be as happy as now1"
"And darling, you will mend my soc-?"
Your what, sir?!
tunco?"
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You will mend my social ways and draw schools. Why, the Imperial University common to England and America is to pro-
bio has thousands of scholars, and its dominate throughout Asia. What changes me award and onward to a better prin at foreign instructors number more than a are probable upon the African continent I hundred. The public school system is bes not prepared to any, except as to Egypt,
"It will be the pride of my love so to do, ing rapidly developed, and the empire is but what I saw in Asin established way faith Feed I will sacrifice all for your complete rising to a high rank in intelligence, the that the renovation of Asia is to be affected, happiness." Mikado vincing a desire to have his sub and that its redemption from degradation, I know that, sweations. But suppose vice and idolatry is to be the work of Eng-some accident should happen to-to-say jects enjoy the advantages of education."
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THE STRAITS, INDRAL
You forget yourself, sir. To the what?" then?"
"To the trousseau; would it defer the away. Hp confesses that I had a desiro of Japan' you base your prediction ninsula and so on, the traveller has little to hour which makes you mine?" he might judge as to what is, future is people, more than upon the natural wealth York to fing. Ho recommends New heart, Frod. I am your, mind and music, &c, The charge on them is the same right of selecting the opportunity for tea Chambers, A. J. 1 pr:Paris, D; Edwil. 1° to be. The astonishing clunges in his own of their country. For an example of the the matter of subitation The journey on my in What do you mean "
to see something of the East, in order that
and European countries within his lifetime had impressed him with the conviction that mit be affected by the spirit of modern progress, and he wished to satisfy himself
"You expect grout things of Japan,
Everyholy doos, and justly, too." -
future, chiolly " Upon the vigor an enterprise i the
求器
Of the Straits Settlements, the Malay Po- Bay, and of India and its great questions says almost
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to Boming and thence to Aden is not
full
the old and effete empires of the far East inmense two-wheeled babyy New!
as to whether the civilization of his own case to lauself miles a day with Dyf he thought Lessons would 30 as would the r
1.im
and naught can separate us. "But
ut what I want to say is, that should pant Begone, sir. "Hear me, my life. I say, if my pant of incident me does it call for any remark from the narrator. Sex f course, raise ing bosom should grow cold us death would the Cannst with the crnment, and so on.
the English shares
love your still warm it "
As the sun melts the iceberg, Frod, so and the peste
of my affection frill your If you pay him Aoked i
4- heart again. well be may go ten or fifteen miles further successful at Tananin ne at Suez ho said, - So strong and tough is he that he can dra
de Lesseps
and ability ean-
"And courage
will care for me ever, my you his loadshort distances at the rate of ten milesnot be over-estimated. There is hardly any soul, and I for you:for though I may THE TELEGRAPH R; ROUTE.
iation of such hardy men is task in engineering that a man of his calibre never have & Bilir" He described the twenty days' voyage
camot, with the facilities of this ac - Enough! Leave me forever." to accomplish across the Pacific as a pleasant one anaterial with which to account
thing. Ir
If they are enterprising they surely complish. The question is not, can. De "But listen. Though I may never have Baid:--
enterprise of the dapa- Lexsups cat a tide forel canal between the will prosper.
se in
and telegraph lines, and and money last a few years. But the real of the water imparente question is, ens the canal be maintained
race and people was potent anagh to elevate their inhabitants.
"The first pers from the shore who spoke to me when we arrived at Yokohama, gave sue an unanistakable sign that modern
an hour.
à
The
simme-
a
ucing foreign chinery, two occans? He certainly can, if his salth,king disposition, I shall sometimes
civilization had penetrated the far East, all the world. Such and male profitable when finished?"
He was a friend with a telographic message, and he put in my hand intelligeneu sent from home a few hours before,"
How had it come to you?"
1H
nation must proper. The misionaries are making a deep impression the Japaneso, too, and before the end of
THE CELESTIAL EMPIER,
.
There is something romantic in the re-century Jagan will quite likely be known as a Christian'uation. There certainly is a ception of intelligence that has travelled so far, passing over vast continguts and under great future before «kupus,”
of miles of econ, isn't there! thousands That message of
The great wall of Chim shuts the good from those I
tidlinge had left at home--I will tell you just what stranger out of the empire, and a great wall ropte it had taken to reach me. It had of prejudice shuts foreign less out of the haun, sent-from-New-York to Cape Breton, mind of the Chinese. Does it hot, Mr thunee under the Galf of St. Lawrance to Field Newfoundland, and across Newfoundland. The Chinese are unlike the Japanese It had beers flashed thence under the Atlan in every respect, it is true. The Japanese tie occan to Ireland, across Ireland and are searching the world over for improve
der the Irish channel to England, across ments; but the Chinese reluctantly accept England to Plymouth, under the Bay of such as are brought to their doxes, Tho Biscay to Lisbon, Portugal, thenes to Cibanese are the more enterprising." Are they not physically superior raltar, thance to Malka in the Medit
I think not. Many of the Chinese are rancan, under the Mediterranean to
stalwart fell
fellows.
When you step astor at they ansposal frup hauubos pules resting upon their shouklers,.
dria, Egypt, thence across the Isthmus of
...
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Asked in which of the lands he had visited, he felt the deepest interest, he said.—
In some respects Egypt.”
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in the struggle of life forget the
plain duty
And I'll remind you of it, Fred, in tender actions, and make the duties of existence so pleasant of performance that to avoid them will be pain."
And so on. That's modern courtship. Lots of abstract wash, but a manifoat disinclination to contemplate such con- venience as buttons, socks, trousers and shirts.
On account of its historic associations for its present and prospective condition?"
My purpose in my whole journey around the world was, as I have already said, to fram m idea of what is to be the future of
Á CASE has just been decided, of some the lands I visited. Therefore my interest was in undern Egypt more, than in the an-importance to journalism, ne the Judge, cient. Every vue must be profoundly im- Coleridge (upon appoal), laid down clearly messed by events of antiquity when he the principle that the privilege of publi. arrives for the first time upon Egyptian soil, cation of reporta, not unfair, of what took and there is an indescribable sensation when place in courts of law was absolute, oven after an hour's ride from Cairo, you climb although it reported statments by witnesses the Great Pyramid and stand up the which were true, since the evidence given
well as the great thoughts of nn- oldest
structure in by a witness in a court of law was not the world. But, much as
she stated en cient Egypt rose in my mind, it was the actionable, as his privilege was, absolute as
to referred nath. He also Egypt of
a case which had that engaged my chief attention. been carried to the Lorde, in which it was Is the condition of Egypt as prosperos were privileged, and that the reported out decided that comminents upon a fair report
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His by plaintiff did not appear to go heyoud the the enast 1,500 miles to claw they might not be inferior to the
grundsire, the great Mehemet Ali. Shanghai, by cable under the Yellow Sen Japanese in any respect."
knowledge of European countries awakened report, and though the statements might to Japan, nad thence across the beautiful
in him a desire to introduce any of their have been untrue in some respects, the which hills of Japan to Yokohama."
features in Egypt. He adorned Alexandria having her contained in a report Just about as a Chinnan is in New and Cairo with luxurius palaces and oun-
protected, the comments upon them The conversation then continued
What an amazing journey Couldn't York, He is followed by a wandering tracted costly public works. He improved not going beyond the report itself, were crowd, who wntel his movements with his chief harbour on the Mediterranean and also protected, and, therefore, on that it be shortened r”-
Yes, by laying a cable under the Pacific undisguised astonishment. He is not pelted built allways and expensive highways; he ground, judgment should go for the defen- Ocean between San Francise and Yoko-with stunts, however, and an American is introduced system of irrigation, and he daut.
less liable to assault in China than a China-established and operated, plantations and hama
THE Announcement of Iroquois's victory man is in America. The people of China factories. Had not his resource been exut the Derby, which arrived almost instan- Many have surmised that you wont around the world to explore some new pro- mnt regant us as barbarians when they hausted he would have made Egypt one of taneously with the closu of the race, was
Hear of suelt ject, Mr Fiek."
the murder of Lay the gardens of the world." ontrager as
received at New York with a degree of
Natal, the Cape, St. Helena, and Ascen- Teep in New York and the anti-Chinese
Egypt recover from the exhaustion enthusingin almost impresible to describo.sion, vid London, Letters, 25; Registration, rists in San Prudent listede tour of us result 1 think. Such a delightful The event was promptly bulletined by the 10; Newspapers, 5; Books and Patterns, 6.
will, China excels the United States in one fcuture of her government."
You allude to her civil service?
of our civil service reformers wish: A cable from San Francisco to Yoko-to see their theories in practical operation hama should he laid. It would complete they have but to visit Chinn. Merit is the the electric circle of the globe".
sold test in deciding between applicants for service. The may organize a Pacific cable compositions in the Chinese
government appoints regular examinations I do not say I shall do any for applicants, and they are said to be on
ucted fairly and with therongliness. If a because he an obtains an appointment it is deserves it. is doubtful if It
any other country has better employés in the civil service than China. They are trained for their work and they are sure of their places for life if their conduct is satisfactory."
I have two uyou and two cars, and I kept them open. But I travelled for re- creation and general observation, as I have alrealy said.
But perhaps your work of
laying cables not yet finishin
is
pany then
Oh,
auch thing."
TRAVELLER'S NOVUTE HOUND THE WORLD
The Reporter putting it that if the exact route Mr Field took were published, humor dreds of New Yorkers would some time fellow his tracks Mr Finid gave as follows. The bane, approxiluate population, and way
place I visited Yokohama, reaching each 68,000 inhabitants twenty-eight miles by rail to Tokio, 1,000,000 inhabitants; back to Yokohama: 400 miles by stener to Kobe, 8,000 inhabitants; twenty-two miles
by mail to Osaka, 600,000 habitants, and
civil
THE CHINESE PLAN FOR NEW YORK. "You think we need missionaries from China to teach us how to transact our public business, then!"
country must prosper some time. The ina provements effected there within the last ten years are sufficient to make it very at active as a pleasure resort at certain sea sons of the year, and the increase of the number and length of the visits of travel kors may soon add extensively to the wealth of the people."
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FUTURE.
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morning and afternoon papers, the offices of which were surrounded by thousands of contest. In Wall Street, where the news people anxious to learn the details of the was first received, the brokers becams fairly wildi. Business was practically snsponded, and the building rang with cheer after cheer for Iroquois Champagne flowed freely in honour of the American horse, the achieve- national ment of which was regarded as
was informed of B Lorillard was triumph.
of the Jerome his success on the
congratulate Jockey Club, and was
Victory the was the excision of such exciting poli
of conversation in by a host of his friends on fia city, to the tical events as a Senatorial row at Albany and Mr Conkling's fight against the Admini stration. Bookmakers have lost heavily, and a good deal of money has changed
THE UNITED STATES THE NATION OF THE In speaking of the predominance of that English-speaking people in the affairs of the our own country is to be the mero power world you did not any whether England or
I think this is to be the greatest nation "But England has vat possessions in the far East, and you live predicted a bright future for them "
hands.
on the cart
They might do us some good if they Yes; but if the people of India accept would undertake our enlightenment. Low our civilization they will in time bo pre-
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AT HONGKONG, Name.
by the most beautiful inland sen to Nagasant the wastefulness in our municipal go-pared for self-government, and so at
70,000 inhabitants. Then, leaving Ja vermont, for instance. Millions of dollars become independent of the power which, Ban, he steamer across the Yellow, yea lose thrown away of stolen frout the city now controls them: England will lose se London and Colmial Papers, &c. Shanghai, 350,000 inhabitanta; by steamer treasury annually, and yet there is hardly a vocal
veral of her
her provinces if the world pro-
Her or the China soa to Hongkong, 125,000 department of the government that
that is
ought. protection is in- inhabitants, and by river seventy-five miles eficiently managed. Administered as care-valuable to them now, but the time will
it will
be needed to Canton. Then, leaving C
no longer China, by steamer fully as a man administers his private bust come when it on the Chius soa to Baigon, 10,000 inhabi-ness the post of the government of this city Our republic has never attempted to exert it tants, in Cochin China. Then by steamer would be reduced one-half, if not inure as much influence abroad as England, and
3, Lanrens, attempt it. But our growth is Jun. will on the same sta to Singapore,
government The Chinese, have an idea that 100,000 habitants, and by stomer through the is an institution designed to promote the such that any Englishinon perceive and
17, Creswell, straits of Malacca to
Penang, 60,000 inha bitants, both cities of the Malay Peninsula. welfare of the people, but in New York the frankly admit that this is murely to be the
who control appear to regal govern- great nation of the future. The popala-3 Burucut,
Feb Then up the bay of Bengal to Maulinain, mant as an institution designed chiefly totion of
country has
has increased from March. Bild 38,000,000 in 187 samo bay to enrich themselves. The Chiese sto a mild 55,000 inhabitants; by
in 1870 to 50,000,000 in 1889, 2
Flwell, Rangoon, 90,000 inhabitants.
Then leaving and meek people, but it is doubtful if they and the addition has given us some of our British Burmah by steaner across the bay would endure the official plundering to most industrious inhabitants. The
17. Nearchus, inhabitants. Then 300
300 miles bymitted."
down to 3,000,000 during the last quarter Yout regard the future of China is hope of a cutants than those who reukin- and the loss has taken away rail 350 miles to Agra, 150,000 inhabitans fully as that of Japan, des
better inhabitants rail 115
to Delhi, 155,000 inhabi No such rapid progress as that of Japaned. It is the fact that a superior class of kanta; by rail 300 miles to ABahannd, 105,000 is to be spared, think. China has a Germans emigrate that has made Prince Apra inhabitants, and by rail 600 miles to Bom population of three or four hundred mil- Bismarck try so hard to slieck the exodus bay,
050,000
inhabitants. Then across the bone. It is impossible to effect great This nation is to be the greatest, because of Arabian sea 1,500 miles to Arabia, lauling changes in such an immense empire as thos at aden, 5,000 flubitants. Then 1,000 rapidly as much smaller."
the
Then
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rail to Benares, 175,000 inhabitants; by
mailes
you
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Money Order Regulations. 1-Money Orders are exchanged with the. United Kingdom, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Fort Darwin, the Straits Settlements, Western Australia, and (except at Shanghai) with the Japanese Empire. Hongkong alao Pangh Ballaugh
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Phinese Famileton 1 Propontis, 2.VIE
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issues orders on Shanghai, and vice versar Modden
2-Small sums may be remitted between the other Ports by means of Postage P. Vouder
Faled, 3.6. Stampa, subject to charge of one per Glamorgansure 1 cent. for asabing them.
Golden State
3.-Many Money Orders are supplied to Grenanons
Hermes residents at the smaller Ports in this way. Hoogly An application for an order is filled up indi
and is enclosed with a stamped, directed, Invincible
and unsealed envelope to the Postmaster at Ja
the nearest insuing offins. The application Jobart G. Minero. 1
be
with the fulf amount Kamchatka, .. 1 accompanied (including commission) in cheque, postage
or other equi
equivalent of cash, Aud Is.
stamps,
of
little margin should be left for variations
1 Prospector
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Ragab Oldish, s. 1
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1
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Senator
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Stonewall, Jakson 1 Sometan
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Vespasiany BS,
1 Wm. E. Basse
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reg.
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Books, etc, without Covers. f exchange. The Postmaster issues the
Apeorde Zeitung, order, sends it on is the envelope, and Atmadeo.
turns the change, if any, by fine oppor Boletim Oficial de Indis.
with
return
turiits,
s receipt for the letter, if it Bolling and Lowe's Catalogus (ilustrated). were to be registered, as it always should Bombay Samachar. be Care should be taken to send these
applications in time, as the Money Order Christian Herald.
Commerce Francais, Offices close some hours before the depar tures of the main p
Courler.
Cruz,
4.-No order must exceed £10, or $50, Daily Journal of Commerce. or include acy fraction ofa penny, nor will De Mansbode. more than two such orders be issued to the De Opusiker. person, in of the same payee, Do Tijd.
Between Hongkong, Ganten, and Mecay, Basilan, tu favour of home de
VESSELS TO ARRIVE.
From
Bonburg
"Liverpool
Cardiff
11,
Cardiff
15 Denbighshire,
Cardiff
Cardif
20
Gravesend
30, ludia,"
Cardiff
30,
30, Fluas,
Kaisow,
London
1, John C. Munro,
London
2 cents.
Wus, not Lord Beaconsfold, a grouter man than Mr Gladstone
Don Quixote, Chili. Daniel Barnes,
Paul Jones, 13, Landseer, 17, 20
North American, 18, Raven,
New Era 24, 26, Incile
Elmstone, Clara, Ambassador,
Lombon
Годиви
London
Cardiff Cardiff
Newport
Penarth
Bristol
Cardiff
Cardiff
29 Jolen R. Worcester Cardiff 20, G. F. Muntz Zdy. May
5. Prudencia
Cardil
Coxhaven
7 Hops,
its pu
, as well as the vastness, of
SOME OF THE WORLD'S GREAT MEN, Whom do you consider the greatest seventy-six miles to Cairo, 350,000 inlabi-
work now in progress on ainen of the Old Work?" tants, and by rail 11 miles to Alexandria, telegraph line from Shanghai to Pekin Mr Gladstone and John Bright, are 100,000 inhabitants. From Alexandria to shows that. The crust in the empire. sailing about 1,300 miles zeross the roigu entstormation of the Chinose may be Mediterranean to Naples, 450,000 inhabi- The tants;
then to Marseilles, 320,000 inhabi
alow, but I regard it as inevitable. Anierica then along the French coast by rail, has made a profound impression upon China both intellectually and morally." tanta twenty miles beyond Nice, to
Field.
Is not Bismarck a greater man than "famous as a sanitary resort. Frons Men: through two eminent men," said Mr
"Auson Burlingame
Gladstone tone to Paris, to London, to Liverpool,
Anson Burlingame and General Grant, "He is an exceedingly ambitions man down the Irish channel to Queenstown, and The influence of General Grant's visit in His principles of statesmanship are not then to New York, having goue zigag that country will be productive of great broad and enduring as those of the British enough to make a journey of nearly 30,000 good for many years. It will live-import premier. atatute miles.
Mantone,
vial and other relations with China. The
I think not. Mr Gladstone is great
ant results in the extension of or commer "What rank do you give Gambetta 7*2 JAPAN AND THE JAPANESE.
"He has not yet show bruself entitled "Japan is an empire of 96,000,000 cordiality of his reception and the interest taraak with either the Briton or the Teuton." people, and it is said that one-third of he expressed in the welfare of the Chinese
"Is there any European statesman who people have been the a tople of conversation
has i
thor subsistence is obtained from the
I have a very high opinion of Prince wator. A vast number live wholly upon as the intelligent men of the empire, the water, making their boats their homes. wad o one event has aver done more than Gertschakoff. Notwithstanding his great. As you pass through the cities you are his visit to bring a foreign nation into the age, he has been summoned to the control surprised at the Bros they cover in a believe his visit in many other lands has mout. His monarch could have no wiser
an favourable regard of the Chinese people. I of the Foreign Office of the Czar's govern empire small, yet having so fastpital conferreft a great benefit upon this country." pulation. For example, Tokio,
unloas his powers have failed counsellor, since I last saw him?
Mr Field, what of your whole trip around the world did you enjoy the most it
*Getting homa'
po-
is one of the largest cities in the world, measured by its area. It covers sixty square miles. Its population, as I have already said is about
one milión
The
ENGLISH THE WORLD'S LANGUAGE OF THE FUTURE.
10, Figaro,
10, Nautilus,
11. Belle Morse, 10, Gustav Oscar 93. Phonix,
Prinz Heinrich (s)
23, Helen Marion,
23,
New York Cardiff
New York Cardif Bumbarg L'puol v. C'dit
Cuxhaven Loudon
29, Sumatra,
28, Stonewall Jackson,
31, Helicon,
Antwerp Cardiff Cardiff
June
3, Bullo Morse
Cardiff
9. Арагаешном (в.).
London
9, Lizzie C. Troop,
London
9, Deucalion (s.)-
LiverpoolTM
LOADING FOR CHINA' AND JAPAN PORTIL
At London-Steamers via Suez Canal. "Now, you must excuse me," he added,
My breakfast Antonio,
Castello,
The English-speaking people are to rule the world beyond a doubt. It is said that buildings of Japan are clean and substan English is the mother tongue of at least tist. The people themselves are onergetic 100,000,000 people, and it is surely to be after a laconic response. and sturdy, possessing mon vigor than the adapted language of millions more. I hour has come and I shall have no more Glenifur. almost any other I saw in the East.
They
ney am more than ever before convinced that time to talk with you to-day,”
Delia
are observant and keen, and they curiously the English is the world's language of the study the dreas and manners of strangers future. What I saw in the uglish and A FOUR-YEAR-OLD Irish child, saying her
eagerly imitate then. When I saw French possessions of China was sufficient prayers at her mothers knee, having con- Asia (s.) their keenness and energy I was not surto couture this belief, aside from what I cluded, as usual, "God bless paps and prised that Japan had made auch progrcas afterward saw in India. The introduction
mama, grandpapaa and grandmamniss, an- Whiteadder. during recent years.
of railways, the telegraph and other im eles and aunts,
ole, gave a great sigh, Waltikks. ⠀⠀⠀⠀ “Why, it was but in 1853 that Com-provements of modira tiace is chiefly the find said, "O mammy, dear 1–1 do wish Adele (6.)
modore Perry anchored his fast to uegotiate work of English-speaking people. Their those people would pray for themasives, for the opening of Japan and found her enterprise develope the industries of the for I am so tired of praying for them.”
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Mails.
can generally be 2. Invitations, &o, Can delivered withlu Victoria" at the private bouses of the addresseen rather than at płacon
of business, if a wish to that affect
be expressed
at the currentzate of the dayt and paid at the rate of the day when the advion arrived.
The commission is as follows
Orders on the United Kingdom.
T'p to £2.38 cents,
£.......... 36
35
2410
Loosi and Intercolonist Orders.
Up to $25 or £5......25 cents.
$50 or $10.5095
1
Der Vatter aus Salverbett.
Dontsche Koudychau. Die Faft."
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Fluenza.
Franola Times & Co. Price Lists.
Gezondheid
Gil Blar.
Glasgow Weekly Herald.
Graphis.
Hobos (Russian Paper). Hoboclo
Blustrated Loudon New Imparola.
Heine Kieler Zeltung.
Bats of Money Orier Offices in the Lancet.
by the sonder otherwise ail correspondence is invariably delivered at United Kingdom may be consulted at Lloyd's Weekly News.
the nearest plage of basinend Clra. Hongkong and Shanghai,
8. Boxholders who desire to lars, Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Cards,
6-Names must be given in full (except
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specially aroused to any Banke
London Commercial Sala Broms.?.
London & China Express. Long Island Record Machine Tools p.. Momilan's Magazine. New Testament (terised Version). Nieuwe Höllerdamedia Courasi,
North China Herald.s
batch must consist of at least ten.
Boxholders may also send Patterns 7-No order can be paid till the Payee Orient Zeiteng to the same places in the same way. En has signed it in the proper place An Pescock Mandeld and Britton's, Hlustated Ca- velopes containing Patterns may be wholly order a be transferred to another office talogas, G alesed if the nature of the contents be first on payment of an additional commission. Russian Ilmstrated. Paper. cxhibited or stated to the Postmaster. In case of lose of an order, neceunity for Russian Faper General, as he may consider necesmry, and stopping payment, or the like, application Sampon of Colton,l- Approved by him. Printed Circulses may should be maản to the nearest Money Sample nf Rose Bengule. be inserted in such Pattern Packers Order Offles for instructions,
Saturday Review.
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