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THE CHINA, REVIEW.
THE widely expressed regret at the dir- continuance of Notes & Queries on
China and Japan, has induced the publishe em of this journal to issues publication similar in obfoot and style, but alightly modified in certain details.
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Visitors' Column.
We have instituted as an experiment a VISITORS' COLUMN, which we trust will prove successful, and be found use fulto it will be relegated from time to time such items of information, lists, tables and other intelligence as is con-
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9. Boxholders who desire to lars, Dividend Warraits,
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20
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Dutert
Butterfield and Swire
617 Benning, TH, C. & M. S. boat Co.
White Cloud
Yotaal
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1800 Cary
140 Lafavour
280 Hoylsd
180 Moongall
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*Nairios
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for Loudon
Sampand
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the Ports of be given if the order be crossed (de cheques or Pullaway Boats, per Day, 81.00 Jay deliver them to the Post an erased). I tan then be paid only Fleurs Castle
One Hour, Half-an-Hour,...
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orar can to paid till the Payee Tunis 7-No order can ¿ Pattoms 4 Boxholders may also wond Nothing in this scale prevents private to the same places in the same way. En order can be transferred to another here Chin Si
has signed it in the proper place." "An velopes sontaining Patterns may be wholly
holly on payment of an additional omission, Leander closed if the nature of the contents be frut In case of loss of an order, necessity for Thermopyla exhibited or stated to the Postmaster - stopping payment, of the like,
pplication Willie General, as he may consider necessary, and should be made to the nearest Money approved by him. Printed Circulars may Order Office for instructions, be inserted in such Pattern Packeta
Egreements,taga
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One Hour, Half Hour,
Nothing in the private agresmenta.
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