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Captain
Ichang
Indemnity for the Loss of a Registered Article. Kiu Kiang
The Port Office is not legally responsible
for the safe delivery of Registered correspon Kiang-ping- dence, but it is prepared to make good the contents of such correspondence lost while Kiungchow passing through the Post, to the extent of $10, in certain cases, provided :
1. That the sonder duly observed all tho
conditions of Registration required.
Powan
Spark
2. That the lotter was securely enclosed White Cloud in a reasonably strong envelope.
3. That application was made to the Yotsai Postmaster General of Hongkong immedi
ataly the loss was discovered, the en appli
being invariably forwarded with such
cation unless it also is lost.
4. That the Postmaster General is satis.
fed 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 fire, or
shipwreck, nor by the dishonesty or negligence of any person rot in the employment of the
Hey Between Hongkong, Canton, and Marso, Hongkong Post Office.
Local Delivery.
(d) Via Singapore, 10 cents.
2 cents...
STREST COOLIES,
Scale of Hire for Street Coclic
93
cents,
20
12
8.
17.
no ono
H&L Day, 1794
century
distinguished by its
notices
of
Bours
One Day,.
gro Beside Tires Hours, ....
new books relating to China and One Hour ..............
the East, which will be a useful feature of Half Hour,
the
Renieur
if carried out with punctuality
700 Ogston
Qwvers
Butterfield and Swire
617 Benning, T. H., C. & M. 8.-boat Co.
360--Holmes
CM. 8. N. Co
169 Goggin Kwok Acheong & Sons 1890 Benning, A. H., C. & M. 6.-boat Co. H., C. & M. S. boat Co. 140 Hoyland
HL, C. & M. 8.-host Co. 180 McDougall Kwok Acheong & Sens.
280 Cary
FOODHOW SHIPPING IN PORT. April 18, 1882.
Kwangtang
5. No compensation can be paid for mere Batavia damage to fragile articles such as portraits, Chateaubriand watches, handsomely bound books, &, Chingtah
18**
CHINESE GUN-VESSELS IN CANTON
WATERS, &c.
Name
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H. P
An-lan
221 7
Clues-hing Chen-to Chien-jui
30
2
Commander
Lin Kuo chang Chinese
291
70
J. Stewart
Ching-tsing
80 180
150 2
40
300
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300
129
120
24
Pangchoi-hai
80
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Li Task-ming “Lin Pao-ch'un
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Chineso
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Murray Chinesa Admiral- Ching
A Garceau
Chinese
7: J. Tests
Li shë
· 662
125
1:20
40
Li
Shen-chi Bui-Laing Tching-on Tching-po
200
100
Tsing-po
Yi-hu
Yu-min
Tonghin
· MERCHANT STEAMERS,
MERCHANT-STMAMEBS.
Marie Louise Bibirien
MERCHANT STEAMERS.
for Hongkong HALLING VESSELS.
for Shanghai for Newchwang for Tientain British barque for Tientain for Tientsin
Feiyuen
American Chinese Fuyer Gordon Castle. British Gwalior
British
Sin Nanzing No. 2 British
Store: Norilske
Danish
Taiwa
British
Tokio Mara
Japanese
Chinese
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Chinose
Tung-ting
Chinese
British
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Hwai
Hanyang
British
Yonitomo Marn
Japanese
Yang-ning
Chinese
SHIPPING IN SHANGHAI HARBOUR,
- April 19, 1882.
Gang Miramar
City of Montreal
MERCHANT SEZANTES.
for London, & „Ramlan French
British
British
1. All correspondence posted before 5 which reach their destination, although in Kolga p.m. on any week day for adresses in a broken or deteriorated condition. Victoria will be delivered the same day, and generally within two hours, unless the: delivery should be retarded by the Contract
Nothing in the above Scale to affect Maile.
we are glad to notice that private agreements. all Queries" destined to It is to be
and
2 in its pages find a place in hopent that this opening for contributions
i
WASHING BOOKS. on Chinese-subjects may evoke a
a similar
(In English and Chinese.) degree of literary goal to that which 7:3 cessor in the foll, and that the Chion Besieur W of Ladies, and Gentlemen, can not displayed during the lifetime of its predə. WASHERMAN'S BOOKS, for the use
may receive the support necessary to insure be had at this Office. Price, 81 each.
És continuance,
CHINA MAIL Office
NOW READY.
PRICE, $1.00.
2. Invitations, a can generally te delivered within Victoria at the private COMPARATIVE CHINESE FAMILY LAW, Anchises houses of the addressees rather than at places of business if a wish to that effect
Baikal By E IL PARKER. be expressed by the sender, otherwise all
Can be obtained from KELLY & WALA Djannah orrespondence is invariably delivered at at Shanghai and Hongkong, at LANE, Dorado the nearest place of business.
CRAWFORD & Co., Hongkong, and at the Fat-choy China Mail Office.
3. Boxholders who desire to send Caron lats, Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Cards,
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