NATIVE OPIUM AND CHINA. Mr Donald Spence sums up his report on Nativa Opium in China as follows:--
int interfered with, disconfaged, or tazed
ment. It is free and open to.
Call.
A LONDON OPIUM DEN.
and
to
mauk into a
THE CHINA MAIL.
which
[No, 6092,-SEPTEMBER 30, 1882,
POST OFFICE NOTICE.
Unclaimed Correspondence,
September 29, 1832,
Visitors Column.
We have institutod as an experiment. La ViaTORS COLUMN, which we trust ' Aumaercon, 2. V. 1 Burit, W. 61 will prove succesful; and be bound use Alf: Peter 1 regd Jones, T. Hful. To it will be relegated from time Anclajas, Vlonte] Jumoron, W. E
Nus. of
·Value.'
Paid- ALY.
SHARE LIST.—QUOTATIONS.
Betrek.
Workung Acemat
SEPT, 30, 1883. Last Di Closing Quo
vidend, latione, „Cash.
BANKS.
HK, and Sha
Tank.................... 40,0008
128 1208 2,50,000 8 61,600.03) · 30/
LaG %= $200
P
[p. al
ISSUHANDER,
71
ques del Duero"
Jude Jes
Anderson, 5,
6 Kit, Patrick.
11
Anthony, Mn A. 1
Bans
bod, but in glliers ho has abroly greeted (Pall Mall Gazette.)
wooden bunks against the walls, that Somewhere in the vicinity of the West even when they are on shore his euelomere
something
of the inconveniotice India Ducks there is a dark, narrow, pur experieties The main facis regarding native opium poseless sort of street, into which the of Kving butwach-dooks. On each of the on the West are insum those-1st, Szuckaan stranger can only penetrate by hecident, beds, his legs huddled under him, his head produces yearly not less than 177,000 riculs and whence he is not likely
and his way
a Chinaman sitmoul a piiluw, South-West Chiu, including without assistance. It is chielly froquouted in pi Opium; Southan 2:24,000 of
inse small cones, or dramidg Sauchan, not
piculs. by the theres classes of men whom one of ་ open oyesor sucking heavily at but they are probally laurea avortint of Dickens's characters has broadly defined as huge pipe. Tu cech of the bunks, their Nth his Jus 1,900 11. 2,000 630 11. 252,600 T.,7.00 T1. 78 T1.1220
The limit Jacke, higher.
other
the one small knifors." faces by Chayneymen,
is Yangtazo Ina.... 1,200 TI. 35. 33150 TI, 100, 488 Ti. 18,447.50 Lamp:
18 TI. '856. profitable production is infinitely for Lascars
of six or placed between them, is n group of Lasers, Chin us. Soc. about in groups of six or wing full lenth and smoking; each his Chim Trailers'
500$ 2,5008 500$ 394,597 $ 437,0.588152.00-$1000 2nd, the cultivation in Szuchuanand Yunan
be seen stopping in or out of a low doorway, Revers, and now and then some of thems
from the BILD
00081066.008 5003 200,000$ 100,32.00 22% $1500 Lute-like
Insurance...... dumey
28 50 there is a
sunil rutely which
the logunduly paintext inplement. Some of them are in a kind Cton Ing. Office 10,000
Chinese Tus. Go! 1,500 1,000 2008 100,378 tnpur, Kome aro tending tha!
07.43 37. 28255 Shy Hone. 31
Converso listlessly in Bouga HK. Fire Ins... 1,000 1,0 2006 823,842 8 263,403.79 Chin Fire Ins.: 4,000 $ 5008 1098 43,032 8 144,000.91 wild beat to with a rod sash, lese, their swarthy brows are
STEAM O'PANIES.. they lie thus, with the feeble light of HK. C. and M. colours. Wind, region, although optum-unoking, it may
my At
Leo's
in patches on their without exaggeration be said, is a universale
dark facus. practice. In addition to applying its own he is a decorous, sailing it they increment, would they have any HK & Wh'poa
This is their way of hiring As for Shy Les
rest There is no trible
of undressing, wants Szechuan exports enormous quanti Chinaman, who hears himself with ties to the East, where it is mucked by the elaborate and
મફત poorer classes.
41, the pagout the of this
1as much solkessity, and treads clothes to cover them. Shy Lu only ex
as if the rub teoring
ver vides one kind of comfort, and it is dis- present tends to deraugo
of his boarding-house ware envers with pedicus from the the canister master
When he is not his counter. of three pile
epith, which is his frement f
by Governnient.
abovo
Chan's
of
has for years been, and now affected By by natural causes, the law of demand ign, bearings Lasents ate dressed and some and supply, calculations of profit and loss,
The look of
and conditions of sail and weather. 3rd in garments of trian husene igre pronośneed than evOr
Indian opium is consumed in all this with handkerchiefs of my the bmp falling
export currency
at
of the province and impede trade
a state of things which can only be
board, they pium, and
ladge
transitional, and which count Shy Lee is standing behind a
nications and transpurt
away with. 5th, in transit opionu
to the Szuchuan
sfforda provincial exchequer,
a valuable revenue to the Government
reeni
į
way.
Dick
Porez, Mar-1ngles Robt, i
·Balzan, Antonio 1
Belaza
Bonecitris,
Bentley, T. I Blaiget Miss
Bock, Hi
1
1
Kellar, Harry.
Kew. Dira
1 Kibler, Guslava 1.
Lambuth, Havd 1
Ice Mow
1 od.Caley, B.
regd.
1
Hookeve Martin, C.M.1
Martines, Joss 2'4.
1 Sor Du
McCroo, J. F.
Bran, Miss C.1 regd. McKibbin John La
Brick, Malea Mayer, JP Ē.
880
$75 $1030
TÄT
18% $63224
1 Malo, Dr B. 0.4
Boardman, I. F.
1
Bradford, E
Stainboat. 8,000S
MINGELLA MEDUS.
100S
768
136,000 $
18,008.06
5% 8103
Braun, Misa C.
1
Browne, Mr.J. -' 1
Miller, Charles,
10,000,$
|
FLK, and China!
Gas Co.,000 £ Hkeng Hotel.
2,000's China Sugat Co, &,000's H'kong Tee Co. 1,2005 H'kong
Bakery
COO LazaSugarCo.: 7,000 $
19$ 136 $147,66377|$
102 10% 7,480
3,180,50;
4% 53% pra
Budden, Rotard 1
Tourist Party
[8191.25
Bai, Sigr. Amonio 1. Campbell, Aim &
Now Chong
I
1008 300
$3 107 p. share
Nantz, Loon
:1
108 100
5,324,71
1
Nicholzon, John
1008 100,8
50'S 100% 100
6,200 $
1,880.X
50:
10.31
$5 865
Valling Wi
Fugu, F. H.
Bater of Interest.
Parable. Ju90cc31. Feb. 28 Ag. 31
April & Oct. The 3&De. 10
67% Juos & Doc.
21% prom.
3%.
PANA
net sum of not less than Tis. 1,500,000 it expod which an Asiatic saibe des Kwan Hion): Kan Suh (Kisi Chou and Wên Chi. Imp., 1874, 0,276.2
st
a yearly
quers
the front
of his
dwelling
CAINA KOTHARE.The best quality of etter in for he deals in clothing, blankets, tinned rhubarb comes from Shen Si, hut Sz Chuan Trends
tobact And most of these small as it is called (Han-chung, Chung- sad luxuries with
himaelf
when he is
sien); and Shan Si also produce this drug. the sea in strips.
| The beat rhubarb is hard, with a heart like counter Shy Lee ankes dignette; the areen nut, and Tetalics at Hankow as
those of the Erglish e
to
Quic
77
1877 16,040
*
J+
1878 3,809 T1.
J
1881, 8,505 TI.
Lunes, 1880... BOO S
09
$10 $8195
$10 $147)
$105
Carte, L. Mis I cardMurray, Mrs A, i
Chan Chuno
Castro, Jose do. 1
Chastel & Co., 1
Mesars
Cheng Sing Young Choolaong
Christensen, O, AI Cleverley, U. St. G. 1. Clode, C. K. 1 Cohen, W. ... 1. ·· Cravinger, D68 Cruise, T Chal
to the Hankow maritime eusions retente, alient to
increasing export duty exche-hind his coun of the other provinces "it
pusses so to the through or is smoked in, dues varying imitated frame who, in estipples much ra Tix. 40 to Tla. 50 the peaul. The I from The 100 a 20. 6, "nowhere silently glide fromthe ship to die kwag Suh and Se Chu sorts are veeland Sugar Dubert in China are the people su wali off, or sound from the kitet Shy Jaz's Tls. & the pecul: the kinds whiel ate nut and Dividoul for 1891-‡ To 30th April, 1882.— For your 1881- For year 1880. For half Dunbar, Cap. hardy and nowhere do they snake eowl Home to enter
it in sometimes asserted to be, one ought upla conscious Bat he is the ex- piece of land, to be returned after the
very
*Bir half-year ended 31st Deo., 1891 —† Kopart issued in October, above 18 interim Bouus
year ended 30 J, 1892,
(Ieviset Junvary 1st, 1882.)
In the following Statements and Tables the Rates are giren in cents, and are, for Letters per half ones, for looks and Patkus, per twv ounces,
EDWARD GEORGE, Since Broker.
I
Da Markwell, M; 1 Delaney, James 2 Erbach Adolf
.1
to time such items of information, lists, tables and other intelligence os is con- sidered likely to prove valuable to per- card sons pusging through the City, and in connection with wo have opened SELECT HOTEL AND BUSINESS DIRECTORY, applicatious for ontalment into which we are now ready to receive.
1 book
Partridge, MrT Pereira, Sta. Engenia Phillips; E, A, 2 Tu Hong: 2. Pertusach, Josa 1 Quang New Hongi Qong Naal Hout I gal. Quoug Wa Gin 1 rgd. Relatou, Miss Nokio 1 Ridgway, Jolin L Hoss, Capt. Joliat Ted, Roy Robert, H, I
Ewen, r Frin Beni Fisher, E.
Rallan Tong1
1
Ryder, Poler Ryk, John
i
2
£
Sellevingor, Petra Í
Spalding, John
Pes, Mrs Smithean, L Hongkong, Bangkok, or the Ports of Fung Tei. China, may deliver them to the Post Gana, M.N. Office unstained, the postigo buing then Genuare, M. charged to the sender's wont. Euch Giggle, Domin 0.1 batch must consist of at least luni,
Goddard, George 1 Green, J.; 4. Boxholars may also send Patterns Guffanti, Anto.-1 the same phces in the same way. En-Guiogu, J. M. 1 elopes containing Patterns may be wbully Gurney, C. I.4 losed, if the intere of the contents he first Halery, Airs. A, A. 1 exhibited or stated to the Postmaster Banalton, H. 01
Houmond, Hugh Barford, T: 0.1 Harman, King 1
kitchen, and thra rolled shout in t until they The stranger are bright, fetching at Chungking about much opium." Thus writing of Szuela Chi
is. who ho has been hard fetch from fls. + to Tls. 6. If not Baber,
Richthoven,
Gill and other tra- made i
e quintly and wostentatiously welcome,
home, sold by the end of the 6th month the thu vellors; thus, I may add, general experi-left to wander about at his case.
The hark is of no use as it will not keep. The once up to this time.
proprietor onemlære is one with offers of wild rhubarb (yo wang) is
is considered Although
the facts speak for them his services. His manners insa the quality butter then, that which is planted. At Hongkong Rates of Postage. ie., all of the kome weight, i addresses in solves, I may be allowed to add some fort of nose Bowhat in excess; and he sees Sang-pan Ting the custam is to let out a obrigas inferences. Were Indian opùm the fatal poison and scourge in the
Bust, rpetually
of a superi civilization.
rhubarb has been dug up. The price there Lee in foth merchant is 3,000 cash the pan of 120 catties At Although to find in the West, whore terfok more and teng hos keeper, his prosperity W lien there is water commuskation
debased, debilitated opium is smoked, a
and he is
prosperotia--is founded | with Chao-hwa, and consequently the shu- and impoverished people. On the oxin.
ou spin. Many act trary, it is notorious that the reverse is
day he may ho bark, though butter, is cheaper. There are Heen slowly and carefully weighing out aborigines (fen ie) at Won Hien as well as the cane, and that the people, both in
ources of that comandity as if it were at Sang-pan-Chine Review. body and estate, are amongst the most
gold-dust or drainorals. It is kept in tin prosperous in China; unless it can be
can be canters under the counter, and it is by no CHEAN SALT, The Viceroy of Nanking proved that Indian opis conta
mens pleasant-looking, for it has the coeftially states that the amount of kin noxious principle which does it exist in
low and consistency of Bick trace. levied on Sz Chuan salt by the Hu Peh the Satchuan dag, the hypothesis of the fatal poison in opurs to the gravest dotit. & pipe, or theron shilings Government amonats to Tis. 900,000 a year,
I have, is the price at which it in Hold at So far as my own experience goes, I
1,300,QUG : China's Home," A pipe will last for
strings.
Now the duly at Ben on a Saturday night in the streets of
Shan Fa, above Ichtang, is 18 cash a twenty is just a large lown in England more vice-born suficient to make tuinderate sucker luat cats, or almost exactly 13 cash a round; so that 100,000,043 paunds or, (nilowing for for a whole day. Neither Shy Lee or any heating), at least 50,000 tons of malt must Chiraman will admit that opium onds him
rent may be paid either as Newspapers or send small ralizable trifes through the Post Fang, Curios, Artides of Dress, and be officially reported to come openly, and to sleep. 1 I no go to sleepec,"
Canmoreid Papers siguity salt papers laually being, istused, the senders having and by the
Work
and similar presents are con the officiis. The Hirai salt taxes musical way, "I noti
the character of an etual or personal corre often
24
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14
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in
THE TAX LIED BY Huren un-Sz
Pattern Packets.
Printed Circulars may
1.
Stott, James ·L
2
Smith, R. Metcall 1
Squiba, Jack
1
Bito, W.
T
Taylor, Thomas 1 i Tigan, S, G.
Johore OpfFoo1
Coy. Limited)
Turkey, J.
Widdy, Kevd. J
Kartzell, N. J. 1
Thorburn, Johni ♪ ·
Wang Loong
1
1 ngd.
Wobb, Miss E. -12
Newspapers over four cunca in weight case may be, but such papers or packets of approved by are charged as kable, truble, do, as the General, as he may compiler notessary, and
Newspapers naustast be folded together as H
spers may be sent at Book Rato. Twe orto, nor must congthing whatever be insorted PALCUs. The public is reminded that He Fat except both fide Supplements. Printed there is no sgh thing as Farecl Fost Hot Theo,
1 Horgan, J. E however, he enclosed, if the is Europe, &e. Much trouble and disap-Humour, Cart 1 regd, Winter, T while he paid at Biolt Rate. Frices. Cur-pointment are sured by pereistent attempts unde Pools
natter
18 for
:
1 regd Wallin, Pwali card Whitelaw, E. H Why Shing Loony orgd.
Yung Wah & Co..t
For Merchant Ships
11sic, &c. The charge on thenis the same refund can be made on such parcels of the Andrew Jackson,
books, but, whatever the weight of value of Stamps obliterand befors the packet containing any partially written nature of the contents was decovered: per, it will not be charged less than 5
Mateor
List of Public Buildings. Government House, North of Public
Gardens
City Hall, Librity (8,000 volsinée) and
AluséumFree.
Pubha Gardens, beautifully cturesque
retreat and of great interest. The Clock Tower, Queen's load Cen- tral, in a line with Pedder's Wharf, General Post Office, Hongking Club, German Club, Supreme Curt, Co., within a stones-fpraw.
Lusitano Club and Library, Shelley,St. Governmont Offices, the Secretariat, &c.,
near the Public Gardens.
St. John's Cathedral (Anglicus), above
the Parade Ground. Romia Catholic Cathedral, Wellington
Streat.
Gaion Church, Elgin Street.
St. Peter's Seamen's Church, West Paint. St. Joseph's (BC.) Churely Garden
Rad, near Kennedy Roa Temperance Hall, specially adapted for sen-fering men, Queen's. Bad East. Sazors Home, West Point
E. A. and China Telegraph Co., and the Great Northern Telegraph Co, Morire House, Queen's Rond.
Masonic Hall, Zatland Street
Victoria Recrendon Club-Vath-bause and Boat-house, &c.Praya, beyond the Cricket Ground, beside the City Hall
The Barracks and Naval and Military
Store Departmenta lie to the enst ward, and cover a large ares.
Stores, Books, &0.
American and English Stores, Books, and specially selected Cigua.Mac. BwEN, FRICKE & Co.
Chair, Jinricksha, and Boat Hire.
LEGALISED TARIFE OF FARES FOR CHAIRS,
DAS CHAIN DEALERA, AND BOAT,
IN THE COLONY OF HONGONG...
Chairs, and Ordinary Pidian
Half hour,....10 c
Threehours,..50 cts.
Hout
Bouts.
20 cta
Six houn...70 dba.
Day (from 0 to 0), One Dolar,
"Este, l'ap-
Agnes Muir
*1 Hedra
1
2
8. Ida
Ita King
John Bunyou Kite Davenport }
1
Aniroklos
**Feta
110
Ashington,
1.
Juce A. Nickles i
Local und Inglian Paret Pust.
1. Small Forests may be sent by Post
Baumwell, 9.8. Bayswater, 18. 3 Beatrice
Editio
I
Lydia
1
Marione
1
Marie Louies
of
2
Marina
11g3.
1
Martha Davis
RE
2 Tryd. Mary Tatham, 5.5. I
20
Modern.
1
N. Boynton
1.
Ntupariol
B
2 Perang 5.5.
1 Part faits
Jlreg.
Four Coolios,
281,00
Three Coolies,
065
Two Coolica,
30.70
Beturn (direct or by Pok-fankem),
G
Tuito
Four police,
...81.50
Tanjore
Three Coolios,
120
1.
Tires BrothorS Victor Vivid
Two Coolies, more on ju ndë
1.00
Walls Castle Wereno
TO VISTORIA. GAP: (TO LEVEL OF UMBRELLA SEAL)
Four Voolies,
Wincher, 3.5. H. M. S.
misery and more eciated res than I did in four months in the greatest opium
of this empire. smoking provinc
The ordinary Chinese opium smoker is no more
victim
to opium than a navy is
and soukee till I sleepee. Then I Prodane shout Tis, 3,000,000 a year. The as, though Written by Hand, do not bear ten spent ure in Postage than would Agusia "victim" to his daily quart, and such part of the
sugko again."ung-chou, and Pac-king, which walker about, and then I general flow of
in England w sympathy in
hree Hu Nan prefecturos afromtence, such as invoices, deeds, copied have paid the freight hy steamer. No Aloza for misery in forsign lands as give to live continually mewhere nearly midway with Canton salt, which also finds its way
he to His grave, still manner suggests thin
ought to consume Hwai salt, are inundated well be retained at home for between the world of reality and the land further in him
might worthier object Again, if it be remen- bored that a great extent of the province of dreams. Even while he is speaking further into II Nan. Kan-chou Fu and tires to a susall dark run at the hack of Nig-in Chou of Kiang. Si aro in the same of Szuchuan is under opium enltivation, his shop, and sinka down, with his tugs the Hwai salt tum Li Chon in the north
plight, whilst 8 Chano salt drives out consi that the industry is now a livelihood to
The sender of any Registered Article appliances countless familica, that its product is, on low bout. The
of of Nan, and trora King-chou and may accompany it with a Retim Recofpt at Book Fates between Hongkong and any Relback are already thore, just as p-smoking deemed by
illions to be essential to their hi ha left them some tini hefure. They chiang Pus in west Hu Peh. Conscquentis, on pying na extm foo of 5 senis,
the British Post Offices in Chins, as well Belted wi
Bouilo there were, about daily happiness, the difficulty of putting
to Japan, lineno, Pakli, the Struits Επειτε. at lankow, cruist of wonden tray, kap, small
The limit of weight for Books and Conn-Settlements, Caylen and India.
st0. F. Sargent down cultivation by forte in recepituda for spinm, a prices of atrag wire, mouths since, over 100,000 permits, or say
They aust mercial Papers to Foreign Post Office not exceed the following dimensions, 2 feet Carlotta The right of the people to grow and te
50,000
sumed salt, blocking the 4 lba Patterns for each offices are limited long, I-fout brad, 1 fnet dep, weigh more Colrigo, 8.3. tons of
Charity pipe The latter is a cumbrous im smoke opium has been for years unques-ma
somewhat Plument,
When
Gad 170,000 pecails sizlarly stored tioned by their dicials; to
remumbling à fhle, with
to & ounces, and must not ceed these tests compel then
lower down, Nanking
долг
|furt The
So be smaller than 3 in. by 2 } Conquest, s..
reels may be wholly closed dimissions : 8 inchies by 4 àcles by 2 in. to surrender the right now, would be topped piece of wood fitted into the
parcels
Durham, B., Grgs. inahea. provoke a rabellins. Even if the Govorni uvered by a sort of inverted glass tu double dilenity in going bacle to the uld The lamp is diminutive atal Canton and Sz Ch'une suite are beth. of
car this special entorse neut, Ealing, s.8. if they bear hetter quality than the Hwai salt: hence a ment were willing to incur this risk, bier with a small round hole at the base.
PARCEL, CONFUSING NO LATER, but any Ellor determined, coa que
to be rid conte to
parcel may be opened by direction of the Evie Read opium, which it would be at present non-
Resting Iris read on a pillar Shy Lee draws
Postuaster Goseral. In the Case of Parcels Fey Yun, s.. the iny
*Frank Ravel towards him and begins to prepare
for India & declarations of contents and sensical to affirin, sirocess world
roine a
his pas. The press is long and tedious,
for which Frederike vigorous executive; free from these faults.
value is required, a printed form
The Registration of Frenasie But China has no such executive sund but apparently productive of a deep lai sait by simt ja koown as the
delight.
Pareuls for India and Ceylonis Buch armies.
Shy Leon proceeds slowly, which probably means double
is supplied gentis. Of the foen) diletal clas
2. The following cannot bitted: Glentora, 8.8. and with Polca smile.
i their attendants, hangers-on, and con
Parcels insufficitly packed or protected, lenney little of The
boiling. The highest number of sanuel in Eakell યુધ્ધ 19 stables, it may truly be said that if
there
of the piece of wi
of ren helt or permits, of 600 catties in we met-
i)↑ lable to be crushed for bandboxes, Gloading ber rightly), heed for Ilwai salt was io one quality more conspicuous than their
OVET the lamp, where it half barns
dc.) Opium, Cass, Liquids, Explosive sub-mes Dexning 1. venality, it is there love of opium amoring and half besila, ne if it were resin. Then, er, say, roughly, 180,000 was for
alances, Matchus, Indigo, byestufs, Ice, Greniau, ship were there prospect of a fide effort not a chimera, its success would be happy little more of the opium is takes up and alone; but that must be very much
Mont, Fish, Gas, Fruit, Vegetables, or Heleas similarly treated. When it is burned below the actual consumption, for profits
whatever is gerous to the Mails, or Henry A. Sithheld 1 pibat, under the sircumstances, would suficiently,
he rails it about on the bowl of departed entirely on snuggling and false
likely to become offensive or injurions in Hilda Serisi transit.
Hindostan be the practical effect of the rigorous pre-lis pipe, still attached to the wire, until it weights---Chine etiet.
hr been converted into a small Titis
Humboldt 1 ・・・ Wildwood- hibition of opium cultivation in India, and
ka inserts into perforation in the wooden tho attempted exclusion by China of eup already mentioned, with traave the wire,
Huntingdon,.8.2 foreign oplatu,
it is easy to see Fra effect and flatteus the spiun with his fazer- on opium-smoking in Yunnan, Kueichow,
is now ready to smoke, and, holding Szuchuan,
uan, Kazel, Shonsi and Western
the bowl of his pipe over the light of the Hapei, where Indian and foreign opiam and be
Fanpa sucks at the mouthpices with bat unknown, world be nil.
to ordinary smokers, at vigoar unknowu Aaungat the pour smokers the East,
this same time expelling the smoke brough Cheng-set Hom. who now use the antivo drug, its affect his strils. Twenty seconds ar would be equally mi? Many who now use
are
in
al
Ius to production in the West. But well-ation,
tips on
CORO.
the
rule by which Kiang Si and Ha Kwang wer bound to censime Hwai salt alone. flere are now being mule to improve the
NAMES OF VILLAGES &co,
IN OR NEAR HONGKONG, 0
Corrected Spelling.}
A-kang Ngan. Ali Chau. and he Chang Hum. tite bour the same
of Ch Indian opiums would take to native, and en, in the will
Wani. atile of grave Fo the same one ellect would be to give a great stimu
-142. As he consines one little cone
Ha-wart to-do smokers in the East and seaboard of opium after another a film comes over his eyes, and he stares with but fentures;
Heung-kong Toul (Aberdeen). include all provinces, amongst whom
but as is still suficiently conscious to be day on indian at present spend 107. a
Hok-tout. opium, would everywhers seek for a high aware that sonto courtesy is deaded of
Boktaui Wan. class smuggled opium. Smuggling would him, and so he dreamily, prepares another Hokia
Hukin Kok. the coast, Chinese pipe and hands it to his gnest.
The passage into which one descends on
Hung-heung Lu
would
Organised and willing asso entering Shy Lee's doorway leads straight ab and American adventurera,
in
the
foreign opium into the country on to the kittion, which is well arranged vier would have and clean, as is also the little shop over maritime customs service
Lee himself
to become an amed force, quiet
would be turned into hells of disbury reason is it peually spoken off Aus
Who.
have which
presides, The Kau-lang t seaports in
anninder of the house, however, in ill-kept, Kaapui Shek.
furnished, and dirty. Not altogel- and international relations between
Kung Chung. pher without and foreign powers be embittered to an
"a den." Certainly there is more of the Kung Kok. intolerable deorce. The opium which could
Lep Wati. from Ten in India would come in art tok of the wild beast than of the linna-Man. not be cre
tl Persia; new fields for eng about the awurt Iscars who glide up | Ma-tai Ching
Through a its growth would be opened up in Mozam down the dark staircase.
Ma-lau Kok biquo and similar latitades in Africa; and sound of loud voices and the ringing of Mata
and closed door on the landing there cimes the Ma-tau
Ma-tau Tsün. the of the trade, instead of passing coin. the profits of the
now to the
the support of our beneco Nobody use ge in there," explains Ma ficent rule and civilisation in India, wols"they are gambling. They
Chinsman, who capital
speaks
English become the incentive to, and the reward brings bad luck to look on of, lawlessness, disorder and crime, Chinese 16 ounce oz. 1oz avoirdupois la 21, fa, chillings or l
they
77
NO HOW
1602.-1 catty11.
100 catties pl. 13ths,
Que acre 6.6 Chineno mo
1,500 copper cial-1 trel,
3 tael-5.67. A.
22 cash-one penny.
POPULAR SAYINGS-The Chinese have
E
a saying those who fear
Ma-tau Wai.
that it is
San Talin. Shai-wan. Shini-tani Pe Sham-shmi Po. Shau-ki Wou. Shek-o. Shek Tong Shek-tour Tani Sheung Wan Shui-tsing Wat So-kon Pa. Tai-kok Taui. Tai-long
Ha Tai-lung Kuug Tai-pang Mi
Shar hok Kok. Tai-tam. Tai-tan Tak. Tai-wow. Tai-wong Kung Tang-lung Claut,
That Tsz-imui. Taim-alut Tani. Tro-pai Tsui. To-kwa Wan,
Tune in Wan
To-ti Wan.
Tung-wa (Hospital).
Ping or half-crowns. It Palui Wani...
It is, you Noe-shin Chau Wan-tsai.
in; conrebody Rok-fa Lam. les; then he is angry; he flies at you and Sai-wan Tsai.
fe £2, £5.
then
A glans round at the occupants Sai Ying-pun.
of the neighboring rooms sufliciently.
Wony-kok Tais. Wong-ma Kok.. Wong-rini Chung. Yau-ma Ti
oxplains the significant them. -Yet of NB.-Doctinents should not bu ilated.
all the rouna in Shy Lee's "China's Home”
this Bluebeard's closet lin
the most fascination.
Year of Kwonga, which is the style of
incomparably
It was interesting
H. M. the Emperor of Chine, and is of even who, some time later, it was left course impplicable in a British Colony.
ars
At one und stands a tali am-chair, cypty. At one the seat of the president. In the centre ghosts see ghosts, or "Evil ia as evil an oblong table i which the money is does,"
staked. The written boldly in Chi-
rules, **Kicking down the ladder behind
posted on the wall. Thero is a
underneath what our Chilaman pointe as a god. This remarkable duty
filled or-20t planted
Money Orders.
1-Money Orders are oxchange, with
one" is expressed in Chinese by stall, baize-covered table in a comer, this kdlowing countries a 拆橋
“To add fuel to the one in ex-flower-
pressed in Chinese by
and
out
A
India,
South Australi with sund, in which are
Japan.* a sundry chips of wood and pieces of New South Was. Tasmania coral. In a glasa tum
viumbler of oil
placed in
Port Durwin. tis kept continually
Quccesland burning, after the miner of the Jews. quite singular impartiality Shy Lee
in the sense of "mistaken efforts."Bura- front of the jossa light is
ing the candle athoth ends" isexpressed by
刚斧伐孤樹
"Bob Peter to pay Paul is expressed
sets zaide the same room for gambling and for prayer, and wisely leaves his customers
in Chineso by Ching alose, whether they incline to worship or Recino.
There are
East-
to fight are four opium dens in the COAL MINES -WORKED IN THE MING DY-end of London-wo on a large and two on KASTY-TES: CASBUE. From the Chinese History (2ng hism) it appears that coul-mall scale. This of Shy Lee's is one of
largest of a now the
full
On a festival, such as the a now year, it is packed so
Straits Settlements.
·United Kingdom. " Western Australia. -The Hongkong Post Office alisses orders on Shanghai, and vice versa...
3.The commission is as follows:-
Up to £ 2, 210, or R 20,0.20vents
£:5, or $25, or 50,040, £7, or 80, or R 70,0,60 £10, or $80, or R100, 0.80 R160, $1.00
No Order must exceed. £10 or 850
Countries of the Pustal Vaion. The Union may be taken to comprise Europe, all foreign possessions in Asia, Lapuz, W. Afrin Egypt, Mauritius, all N. America, Mexico, Salvador, Brazil, Trinidal, Guiana, Pere, Chili, Vevezuela. The Argentine Harluca Bermuda, Labin, Hawaii, with all Danish, French, Nothorlanda, Portu- guess and Spanish Colonies.
Countries or in the Union-The ebief contries not in le Uning as the Aus- tralasian Group, and S. Africa.
Postage to Union Countries, Gaural Rates, by any route Letture, Post Cards, Registration, Newspapers,
Books, Patterna und Coun. Papers,
10 cents puruz.
3 cents cach
10 cents.
Z cents undir
2 cents per 2 oz.
There is no charge on rodinated corra- spondence within the Postal Union.
Postage to Non-Twin Cutrien Australia, New Zealand, Tanania, and Fiji, vits Torres Bruits, Lettur, 10; Be gistration, 10; Newspapers, 2 Books and Patterns, 2: F Galic, Lottes, 25; Re- gistration, 10; Niwspapers, 2 Booka and. Paltorna, 2.
3. Parcela am as a general rule forwarded by Private Ship, not by Contract Mail Packot. To India they forwarded by
Fairway
Glengli, 3.8.
1
Printzenberg
2 Prosperity
Reel Terrace
S. F. Hersy
1 Silver Eagle Sizceco, B.te Spartom Strathairis.6. Straterin, s Suez, a.
the P. & O. and Indian Mat Packets only, J. Bricknell, U.M.S. Zephyry 1 unpaid Leber
bool.
lo Ceylon by P. & O. only. No respon.. E. E. Worthington, &.I.S. Cleopatre, regd. sibility is acopted with regard to any
Livut. H. N. Rolfe, H.M. Lily, 2 mp, letter. parcel, unless Registered, and then only to (the amount of $10.`
4. The publicara cautioned not to cou found these facilities with a Parcel Post to
| Bukape, &c., which does not exist.
DETAINED.ZNA
Stowert, Geo (69, P. O. Box), Wadena, Min Desola, SA, 8 pipers, 6 cents.Al Juter, RJ, Miller Sh, 14, Shanghai, 1 letter
cents.TA
Soloman, R. J., Shanghai, 1
1 latter, & conts,
It is necessary that, the following rules Gutboy, Mira M. S. (Paris), 1 papar, 2 cents, be strictly observed.
1. No Lotte or Packet, whether to be registered or wregistered, em be received for Postage if it contains gold or silver money, jewels previous articles, or any Rething that, as a general rule, is liable to and Customs duties
Natal, the Cape, St. Helena, Ascens sion, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Letters, 20 gistation, 10; Newspapers, 5; Books Patterns, 6.
"LOCAL POSTAJE
piaes,
and the Philip
Japan, Siam di ChiroTonquin,
Macao, China, for Hongkong,
General Local Rates?
2
Books,
Par
Newspapers
Port
Letters
per o
Carde, Patterns,
vels and and Prices Regis
Current,
tration.
cents.
por 2.0%
exch
ceuts
2. This Regulation prohibts the sending uf Patterns of dutiable artides, unless the quantity sent be so small as to make the
unple of no value.
3. The Emis of weight allowed are as follows:
Books and Papers-to British Offices, 5 the. to the Continent, &e, 4 lbs. Patterns to British Office 5 lbs, if with- out intrinsic value tothe Continent, &c., 8 oz.
Books, etc, without Covers Argus. Babyland. Borsszen Janko. Catalogue of New & Popular Works Catholic Predytorian.
Chiun'e Mübins, Christian Zolder.
Christian Bonthly & Family Treasary Christian Shield, Couilaren.
Conconue de Marie.
Crowden & Gated's illos Catalogue. Daily Review Daily Telegraph.
Dakin and Bos. Export Prices Current Dontsches Hrudele Archiv Elders Fenst
Fancy Chesind Costume Tweeds (Samples). Byra & Spolliswoode's Price Corrent..
Fancy Costume Cloth (Sauples). Federal Australian. Free Chateli Mouthly Record, Greenville Daily News, General Uzuiger. Haus-Andapren
Indemnity for the Loss of a Registered Article. The Post Offee is not ledly responsible for the safe delivery of Registered correspon denco, but is is prepared to make good the Lobec contents of end correspondace lost while passing through the Post, to the extent of §10, in certain casos, provided :-
1. That the ender duly olderved all the
conditions of Registration required
2. That the letter was setely enclosed in a reasonably strong envelope.
7
3. That application was made to the
Postmaster General of Hongkong immedi- ately the loss was discovered, the unvelope being invariably forwarded with such appli- tation unless it also is lost,
Holiness from to The Lozal Hourly Prayers.
Kymns on the Holy Spirit Journal des Consulate. Journal d'Oriont
La Paraeveni zi,
Tauiloun Courant,
Le Petit Marseillais.
Impartial. L'Echo Industrial; Liverpool Daly Post. Liverpool Wally Courier, Liverpool Weekly Mercury London & China Express, London Boedly, Illus. Magazine. L'Univers Messager de Cone de Jesus.↑ Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit. Postal adraimisation in China, that it was Missionary Record,
4. That the Postmaster Geral is matie
lied that the loss occurred whilst the corres- pondence was in the custody of the British
nt cmised by any fault on the part of the Mitchell's Maritime Hegistr.
ender, by destruction by fire, or shipwreck, Nation
f) Via Singapon, 10 cenin.
2 conta
(Between Hoogkong, Cant, and Macao; person not in the employment of the
Local Delisery.
1. All correspondence posted before p.m on any week day for addresses in Victoria will be delivered the same day, and generally within two hour, unless the
mines were being worked near and celebration-all smoking cpium and (unless drawn on India, when" 150 is the delivery should be retarded by the Contract Peklog before the close of the Bing Dynastin & state bordering on the ride that limit), nor will more than two auch orders Mais,
ty.
From a casu observation made in this chapter it asems probable that the it looks like Black Hole into which has be sued to the same persons, in favour of
been cast a crowd of helpless and half the same payce, by the same mail wooden ouller, [fil], was only loveated in unconscious prisoners. Even in the least 5---Sums not vxceeding $50 may be re the sixteenth century --Chým Ileview. Lucy of sonsons there is none too much mod between the Parts of Chuis by
acomodation, sad two room aro made msans of Postage Stamps, subject to ** Our Correspondent' helps to antile a ques-
one by the surple expedient of charge of one per cent. for cashing them. How raised by Lemprièm, Janr, in our May running up a partition. Jane Number, as is the date of the introduction two modes of furnishing. In some of Shy Lee has
No orders on Japan are fasted at the British of the Cangue int, China.-E. C. R.
his rooms he has two or three small Past Office, Shanghai,
out of
Hongkong Post Office.
uor by the dishonesty or negligence of any Nautical Magaz no. New York Tabane. Nord-Anellscho, Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung. Catmeal Cloth (Samples). Overland B
6. No compoention can be paid for mare damage to fragle articles such as portrait watches, handsomely bound books, which reach their destination, although in
a token or deriorated condition..
NOW READY,
PRICE, $1.00.
Palavra.
Pal Mall Garette.
Pelerin,
People's Journel
Pancha
Retrospect of Medicine. Ferno de deur ondes. Russian Newspaper. Salk Sampler Sommerblum.
3 Invitations de can generally he delivered with Victoria at the private homes of the addrescoes rather than at place of business, it wish to that effectMPARATIVE CHINESE FAMILY LAW, South Port Visitor. be pressed by the sender, otherwise all
B&H PARKER. compondence is invariably delivered at dau be obtained from KALY & WALSH the nearest place of business.
at Shanghai and Hongkong, at LANE, Weekly Stegeman
9 Boxholders who desire to send Circo. Unawrond & Co., Hongkong, and at the lars, Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Cards, China Mall Of
Story of the West Port Charl Victorian! Weekly Dispatch.
Woollen Gisli (Samples), Zion's Advocate
TO VICTORIA PEAK
Three Coolies,
Two Coolies,
Single Trip
Single Trip.
Return (director:
Four Coolies,
Three Coolios,... Two Cooties,
0,60
0.40
1:00
0.85
0.70
The Return Fat embraces a tip of not more than three hours.
Forevery hour or part of an hour above thres hours, each bolie will be entitled to an additional payment of 5 cents
Day Trip 1 Penk, ........ 80,75 with Coolies (12 hours) Gap (0.60 each. Coolie,
Quter of an hour or less, Halfin honeyddi ghal One lour,...
Three hours,
Six liogra
One day (12 hours),...
Fer
tún to Shaukisan or
from the centre of the Tor
Rettign,
Per tap to Aberdeen, from the an
tre if the Town
acta
If an Extra Celic is easployed there will be addition of half the above scale to pay. Nothing in this scale prevents privata agreements.
Licensed Bravers (each)
BOAT AND COOLIE HIRI
10 cents
centar
conts,
Hoor,
Hal day
Day
1st Class Cargo Post of 5 or 900-
piculs, per Day,, ..
$3.00
1st Class Cargo Best of 8 or 000
picule, per Load,
2.00
2.50
L75
1.50
2nd Class Cargo Boat of GUO
piccis, per
2nd Class Cargo Bay
plotis, par La
•Lood
Boat of 600
3rd Chan Cargo Best or Ha-kau Best of
300 picula, per
3rd Class Cargo Bost or Ha-kau Boat of
300 pienis, par sad pa
3rd Clase Cargo Best or Ha-ken Heat of
300 pienis, Half Day,
Заправ
50
or Pulsway Boota, por Day,... 8100.
Ons Hour, Half-an-Hour
20 10
After G.P.M.....10 cents extra; Nothing in this Scale prevenis private agreements:
One Day...
tale of Bin for Street
Hall Day,
Three Hours,
One Hong,
Half Hour,
Nothing in the above
private agreeine
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