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Local Parcel Post,
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No. 5632-Audest 2, 1881
Merchant Vessels in Hongkong Harbour,
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Section
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It has been sel on foot we in soure respecte a cont Notes and Queries on China and the extinction
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of which useful serial a year or two ago has been much regretted in Europe as well as In China. Thepresent publication, judging by the number now before us, is intended to dccupy a position, as regards China and the eighbouring countries, somewhat similar to that which has been filled in India by the Calcutta Heries. The great degree of at- tention that has been bestowed of late years the investigation of Chinese literature, antiquities, and social developments, to say of linguistic studiae, has led to the nothing acenmulation of important stores of informa stion, rendering some such channel of prb lity as is now provided extremely desir able; and contributions of much interesi way fairly be looked for from the members of the foreign consular services, the Chinese Customs corps, and the missionary body, among whom a bigh degree of Chinese ously cultivated, scholarship is now assiduously and who are severally represented in the first number of the leviere by papern
creditable to their reaper
respective
er highly authors.
a Tater on 17. Leggo's She Kay, by the Rev. E. J. Eitel, to which the place of bonour is deservedly given, an excellent Bummary is presented of the chronological problems and arguments involved in con- nexion with this important work. Some translations from Chinese novels and plays are marked by both accuracy and freshners of style; and an account of the career of the Chinese poot-state of the eleventh century.
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picula, per Day, tisers are therefore unusually great, and
of 600 pivals, per Load,
the foreign community generally will find 2nd Class Cargo Boat of
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Ateamers
Greyhound...... Railcong Hardwick Hero
Japan
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1., No Letter or Packet, whether to be reutatered or unregistered, can be received for Postage if itcontains gold or silver money, jewels, precious articles, or anything that, as a general rule, is liable to Customs duties.
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Books and Papers-to British Off, 5 lbs.; to the Continent, &o, 4 lbs. Patterns to British Offices, 5 lbs. ff with- out intrinsic value; to the Continent, dc., 8 ca
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Li Tai..... Malroca....... Narden Ponedo
Bos Gall Shun Tip Takasago Maru...... Tung Ting ..... Vorous
Salling
Veanels
Abbie Carver................... Ambassador
Astoria ........ Benito
C. F. Sargant Ulars
Daniel Barnes Fabius..... Flensborg Flora
Florence Nightingala FortENC Freeman Friederich
Indemnity for the Loss of a Registered Article, The Post Office is not legally responsible for the safe delivery of Registered corres pondence, but it is prepared to make good the contents of such correspondence Jest while paning through the Pont, to the Highlander extent of $10, in certain cases, provided: Hiudoo
Hotspur India....
1. That the sender duly observed all these conditions of Registration require.
Invincible
2. That the lotter was securely enclosed Iris .......
in a reasonably strong envelope.
atr. 1212 July 31 Rosell & Co.
902 July 18 Kin Tye Loong 28un Bin Chan. 956 JANg
Atr
Brit Ber Ger. str. Brit atr,
5 tamlin oum Brit, 2 Clanchy. Brik
str.
str.
4 Blanco Span. 61stopani isrit.
648 July 25 siemsson & Co. 789 July 31iemsson & Co. 318 Aug. 1 huu Hang 661 July 27 Yuen Fat Bong 221 Aug. Remedios & Co. 137 att.
Banter
6 cropp
Bunje
Brit. etr. Krit, str. Brit str Brit. air. ¡Aust.
226 Joly
277 May
716 årg.
& Sturli
15 Gardner
Maradon GLO'Neill
is cottest
4 Li Ton Tao
B.K. & Wpos Dook Co. Ariemson, Bell & Co.
18 Douglas Lapraik & Co.
20. M. S. N. Co.
55 May 21 Capt. Conner
it da. air. 3440 July 8 Melchern de Brit str. 1846 g.
1David Sassoon, Sous & Obl.
10. M. 3. N. 06. str. 688 Aug: Brit. str. 1000 aly str. 1937 Aug, str. 1000 July ...Annam.str.
str. 1044 g.
Brit
waishiliBrit
3 Ranmuren...... Dan. str. 778 July
4 Kenderdine ... Brit. str.
7 Haydon. Amer. tr.
30 Gibb, Livingston & Co.
Jardine, Matheson & Co.
7 Captain
?Đ. Đi B. N. Do 30 Siemisen & Co..
684 July 29 Gas. R. Stevens & Co.
Destination,
Romarks,
Shanghai
To-mitron.
S'apore and Penang To-day
8'spore and Pansug To sorrow Shaughat
Shanghai
Hoibow, Ec Babgkok
K'lcon Deck
Fo-day
Amoy and Manila To-day
Hoihow, do
banghai
Shanghai Trieste, &c. Co.pore, Caloutta, de
Hoihow, do
48 Nov. 24 China Traders' Insurance Co
Captain
14 k:Vuon Mau Fa "Annam.str. 93 July
4dYoung
4 Danu..... canbdown
8 。 Carver,... Bedwell
canderson kWesenborg...
Atherton
1.& Cutler......
8 cStover,
3 of sequeiro.
Mitan Bigbi M. 8, 8. Ca.
170, M.. S. N. Co.
Japan. Sir 1250 Aug.
.Jubi atr. 316 July Brit, str. 1994 Ang.
SP. & O. EL N, 0.
Amer. bge. $88 July 18 Dongles Lapraik & Co. Brit. bqe.. €92 July 24 iemanen & 00.
6 Russell & Co. Amer. ab. 1395 July Ger. be
529 Juno 14 Arnbold, Karberg & Co. Amer. ab. 1704 Jana 11 Russell & Co. Brit, bqe.
839 July 20 Vogel & Co. Amer. ah 1486 July 22 Tegel & Co. Siam, bre 605 Jaly 12 Tack Mee
4 klautmp......... Dan....tqu. bqe, Block
Moli tyre...... Brit.
a oderstrom... Siam. bq.
Amer. bqe
7 cHawer....
Phuren Ger.
2 Clough ......4mer. kMatthiessen ...lier. ...Jackie 3 Regener
2 c
bge.
..... Brit. "bqe.
der.
Skewes ........ Amer. Shaw
Hansen
aas Joly Siduard Schelihase & Co. 970 July 18 Sicmason & Co.
464 July 23 Ambold, Karborg & Co. 473 July 200hinese
1197 fuly 11 Borneo Co., Limited
195 July 24 Siemssen & Co.
Vogel & Co.
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€ding Kes & Co. 467 June 11 Carlowitz & Co. 612 Bull. bis. Jaly 25 Aruhold, Karberg & Co 883 Jane 7 Vagel & Co,
674 June Brit, bqe
Rinklets .........Gor. Summer
JETA PEcket Joachim 3. That application was made to the John C. Munro....... Sa
Christian
Chase
wye bqe
-Oastiganner. bqe Brit. bye.
2 Prehn
West Indies (Non Union), Bolivia Postmaster teneral of Borghong im- médiately the loss was discovered, the Costa Rica, Nicaragua.
onvelope being invariably forwarded with... Gra...
Loopida......... Lotters,
Mabel. Registration, Newspapers, Backs & Patterne,
30
None.
蟲
5
Australia, New Zealand, Tasmanis, and Fiji, via Torres Straits. Letters, 10; Re- vistration, 10; Newspapers, 2: Books and Patterns, 2: Via Galle, Letters, 25; Re gistration, 10; Newspapers, 2; Books and Patterns, 2.
Natal, the Cape, St. Helena, and Aroon- Bion, via London, Letters, 25; Registration, 10; Newspapers, 5; Books and Patterns, 5.
* A small extra charge is made on delivery.
There is Registration to British W. Ladia
Lelands, 10 cents.
LOCAL POSTAGE.
| Genera
Local
ant the 'hilip
reat fri Cachin China, Tonquin,
Japan. Sium di Macao. Cbins,
Honger
pines,
cents,
20
Local Delivery,
Post
Leer oz. cache. per 2 oz.
ceut.
cones.
cents.
cents.
Books, and Prices Regis each.
Ourrent,tration.
Leliers Cards, Patt rus,
Par
Newspa
such application unless It also is lost,
4. That the Postmaster General is eatle Maxie... fied that the loss occurred whilst the corres pondence was in the custody of the British Postal administration in China, that it was not caused by any fault on the part of the sender, by destruction by firo, or shipwreck, nor by the disho esty or negligence of any person not in the employment of the Hongkong Post Office,
Melusine Mozart......... North American G. Carvill Paol Jones....... Race Horse Signal
че
632 July 30 Melchers & Co.
632
Brit. ab.1826 Jana 27 Vogel & Us.
788 June 14 Russell & Co.
428 July 23 Wieler & Co.
4 Melchers & Co. 937 July 4 bge.
15 [Snow ....mer. bye. Blundewa di .....jöer. bqo. Pflegerer.
8
8
Sir John Laurence ...7
5.. No compensation can be paid for mera Suyrziote damage to fragile articles such as portraita, Sparta watches, handsomely bound booka, o, Ta Hongkong which reach their destination, although iu fartar......
Therese a broken or deteriorated condition.
Money Order Regulations.
Storm...... Gez. bg. 234 July 24 iemasen & Co. Ureelman Amer. 1584 July 19 mabold, Karberg & Co.
Brit. Moles
sb 16:8 Juns 14 ussell & Co. Gernshes sal
Amez. sh
sh 1268 July 21 Kennell & Co. Stehmeyer.....iam. bqe. 387 July 29rdor
Whitney...... Amer. hge. 482 July 4 4 Arnhold, Karberg & Gui
Ba Kaemona
Ger.
sh. 1000
al.
Juue 26
Messageries Maritimes
Tug Plying
fat daylight
Kdon Book
Kidon Dock
16th inst
'pore, Calcutta, de
Nanki & Yokohama (öth in
agon
Yokohama via Kobe 6.b,daylight
Europe,
Valparaiso Poochow Now York
Bavre and Hamburg
San Francisco
New York
Philippines
San Francisco Newchwang Bangkok
Tientsin
San Francisco
Havre and Hamburg
Holland (Oregon);
New
York
Lordon NAW York
Chefoo and Tientaín Philippines fiontain
San Francisco
Now York
hannel for orders Chefoo
Mail 4th
K'loon Dock
Best.......
2
Brit. Brit bqe
949 July 16 Kin Tye Loong
8
Vincont 2cButterman......Siam,
Jamer. So
686 July 19 Chiuose
81 Feb. 6. H Ray
g
256 July 24 Melcher & Co.
Kelung
Tibor
Hartmann .....Dan, bqe Rennie
414 June 5 Vogel & Co.
{Landon
Brit bga,
923 June 19 Vogel & Co.
London
Ab'desa Dock
WHAMPOA
Citadel
246 July 22 Remedios & Co.
*Proutsio
819 July 18) emmon & Co.
Fientain
Prince Arthur
CANTON
236 July 22 Adamson, Ball & Co.,
fientsin
Drewes..... Brit. Parker ... Brit. Robinson...... Brit.
str.
Atr
814 July 31 Sieman & Co. 268 July 310. M. S, N. Co.
1 Butterfield & Swire 682 Aug
·àtr.
hangkai
Ishanghai
1-Money Orders are exchanged with Lucy the United Kingdom, New South Wales, Qubogaland, South Australia and Part Darvin, the Straits Settlements, Western Australia, and (except at Shanghait with my......
Hongkong also the Japanese Empire. issues orders on Shanghai, and vice verse.
2.--Small sume may be remitted between the other Ports by means of Postago Stampe, subject to a charge of one per cont. for cashing them,
Paladin Tientsin
3.-Many Money Orders are supplied to residents at the smaller Porte in this way. An application for an order* is filled up, and is enclosed with a stamped, directed, and unsealed envelope to the Postmaster at
noareat issuing office. The application Esk Iota must be accompanied with the fall amount (including commission) in cheque, postage Kappa
and
Legsopi stamps, or other equivalent of cash,
the
iStewart
Brit, Sm,40. labekost. Bri. bgtine. Smith............ Brit bge.
Men-of-war in Hongkong Harbour.
Vessel's Name.
Anchor
Age,
Flag.
Class.
Tons.
Guns:
H. P.
Date ef Arrival
Commander
5 k British
6 h Chinese
gunboat Kunboat
SBU
3
B40
Japie 19
129
July 22
John Ross
6 h chiuose
ganboat
188
July 23
Jowell
C's D. Spanish
iransport
June 19
military hospital
gunboat
$66
120
July
6 h British
Runboat
450
60 July 28
Lt. Com. M. I. Bridger
5 k Britiali
guubost
360
$40
Juno 19
6. 0 British 5 £ British.
Commo lote's flag-abip 3087
Commodore Cuming
turret-ship
860
June 2
little margin should be left for varistious Macauce.....
of exchange. The Postmaster lasues the Midge......
order, sends it on in the envelope, and Sheldrake returns the change, if any, by first oppor. Tweed
with a tunity,
receipt for the letter, if it Victor Emsbuel. were to be registered, as it always should Wivern be. Care should be taken to send these
applications in time, as the Money Order Offices olose some hours before the depar tures of the mails,
4-No order must exceed £10, or $50, or include any fraction of a penny, nor will more than two such orders be issued to the samo person, in favour of the same payee,
ย * British 5 k British
HONGKONG, MACAO AND CANTON RIVER STEAMERS.
- Marianu Torres
CHINESE GUN VESSELS IN CANTON
WATERS, &C.
Name,
(d) Via Singapore, 10 cents.
(e) Between Hongkong, Canton, and Mao, by the same mail Orders will be drawn
2 cante.
at the current rate of the day and paid at the rate of the day when the advios arrived.
The commission is as follow
Lebang
Tons Captain
700 Ogatan
Owners.
Name
Tons Guns. H. P.
Commander.
Kin Shan
457
An-lan Butterfield and Swire
Chen-to Chien-jul HL, O. & M. 8. boat Co. Ching-tang
221
70
Lin Kuo chang
221
J. Stewart
17
Cliness
Berard
40
Yu li hau
Orders on the United Kingdom.
Kin Kiang
Kiang ping
Up to £2.. 18 cents. £............ 36 54
Powan
£10........72
Spark
White Cloud
Yotaal
617 Braning, T. H., C. & M. 8.-boat Co.
860. Bolmes
1890 Cary
Lefavour 140
280 Hoyland
180 McDougall
Chan-targ Hai tong hung
Leung Yin-ting
Eua-aban
24
C. M. S. 8. Co.
80
"20
11., C. & M, S.-boat Co.
Quang Đại Sben-chi U., C. & M. 8-boat Co. Fol-tsing
Tohing-on H., C. & M. B. boat Co Tabing-po
Peng-chou-hal
562
126
120
120
40
200
160
J. EC Mursy
120
40
› Chinese Admiral
Ching
A cheong & Sens
Tail-z-po |3i-bu
Yu-min
60
#8:
1. All correspondence posted before G p.m. on any week day for addresses in $9.00 Victoria will be delivered the same day, and generally within two hours, unless the 2.00 delivery should be retarded by the Contract
Mails.
It to their interest to avail themselves of Brd Clans Cargo Boat or Ha-kan Boat of 800
them
The field open to a paper of this descrip- Sra Clasa Cargo Boat or Ha-ken Boat of 200 tion-conducted by native efforts, but
progressive and anti-obstructive in tonerd
is almost limitless. It on the one hand
commands Chinese belief and interest
while on the other it deserves every
that can be given to it by foreigners.
2.50
2. Invitations, de, can generally be delivered within Victoria at the private 1.76 houses of the addressees rather than at places of business, if a wish to that effect 1.50be expressed by the sender, otherwise all correspondence is invariably delivered at
picnls, par Day,
*piouls, par Loads P
1.00
Cats Cargo Boat Ha-kau Bost of 800 picals, Haif Day,
60
Sampant,
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