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of which delivery should be retardedly the Contract Querice, ona "On Chinese Oaths in Western Borneo Maila and Jare" might appropriately have been placed under a separate heading; completa the number."H.K. Daily Prem
Trubner's Oriental Record contains the following notice of the China Review:
present publication, judging by the number now
now before us, .io intended Docupy a position, as regards Chino and the neighbouring countries, some what similar
The
Day Trip Peak, $0.75 each Coole. Foxhound (12 Farre) Cap $0.60 each Coolte. Keated Tanuct
Jinricha.
2. Invitations, &c. can generally be delivered within Victoria at the private Quarter of an hour or less, henses of the addresseor mther than at Half an hour, places of business, if a wish to that effect One hour,....... be expressed by the sender, otherwise all Three hours, correspondence is invariably delivered at Six hours... the nearest place of businoan.
One day (12 hours),
3. Boxholders who desire to send Ciren-
Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Cards, from the centre of the Town,...20...
to that which has been filled in India by the c., all of the same weight, to address at Per trip to Aberdeen, from the cen Calcutta Review. The great degree tention that has been bestowed of ear Hongkong, Bangkok, or
of late year Uhina, may deliver them to the Post upon the investigation of Chinese literature, ofice unstamped, the stage being then Returu,
and social developments, to say
T
studies, has led
led to the
ta tha charged to the sender's account Each If an Extra Coolie is employed, there will [of mortant stores of inform. batch must consist of at least ten stion, rendering some such channel of pub- licity as is now provided extremely desir able and contributions of much interest may fairly be looked or from the members the Chinese of the foreign consuler services, Customs corps, and
and the missionary body, among whom a
of Chinese scholarship is now
onltivated, and who are severally
be an addition of half the above stale to
4. Boxholde may also send Patterns pay. Nothing in this scale prevents private
bigh
number of the Reolen
And
by papers highly creditable to their respective authoce Some translations from Chinese novels and plays are marked by both accuracy and freak neas of style; and an account of the career of
of the
by
to the same places in the same way. Ea- velopes containing Fatteras may be wholly closed, if the nature of the contents be first exhibited or stated to the Postmuster General, as ho may consider necessary, and approved by him, Printed Circulars may be inserted in such Pattem Packets,
attempts Articles of Dress, Post Fans, Curios, valuable, but is also tinually being refused, the renders having
Brace. Bealde
Sapphire Swift Twoed
agreements,
Licensed Bravers (each), Hour, Half day, D38;
Name
1..10 cents. 35 cents.
.,50 cents.
BOAT AND COOLIE HIRE, BOATS
$3.00 Ex
7.00
2,60 uniata
Abreek Chier Duke of Edinburgh Enterprise Eruash Gornostai Bamelin Iltis Kersaint
1.75 La Victorianse
PARCELS.-The public is reminded that there is no such thing as Parcel Post 1st Class Cargo Boat of 8 or 900
per to Europe, euch trouble and disap. Let Class Cargo Hont of 8 or 900 pointment are caused by persistent a
piculi, per Load, elevout to send wasül valuablo trifles through the and Class Cargo Boint of 600 the Chinese poel-state 10. B Fancy Work, and similar prosents are cota- 2nd Carro Boat of 600,.
pimis, per Day, picula, per
per Load, Alinguished by lating to Ching often spent more in Postage than would notices of new books the East, which will be a encful feature of have paid the freight by steamer. No 3rd Class Cargo Boat or Ha-kau Poit of
1,50 300 rufum can be made on such parcels of the culs, per Day,
Class Cargo Boot or Ha-kau Boat of Lutin
1.00 Monecany 500 piculs, por Load,
century, Sn
is not only h
the
Review,
if carried out with punctuality value of Stamps obliterated before the
We are
are glad to notice that nature of the contents was discovered..
1350
destined to be
and
Notes and find a place in its pages leo. It is to
red that this opening for contribution on Chinese subjects may evoke a similar of literary zoal to that which was
hoped
Focal and Indian Parcel Post Small Parcels may be sent by Post
3rd Class Cargo Boat or Ha-kau Boss of
300 piculs, Half Day,
Запрета.
digital is that out Book Rates between Horgeous and hour or Fullaway Boats, por Day,
Ceasor in the field, and that the China Heries may receive the support pecassary to insure He continuange.
NOW READY!
of the British Fost Offices in China, as well as to Japan, Macao, Pakhor, the Straits Settlements, Ceylon and India. They must not exceed the
1 footoring dimensions, 2 feet JODE, E., or be smaller than Sin, ty 2
than
£1,
THE COMMERCIAL LAW AFFECT-if they Lear this.
ING CHINESE; with special refer
Russian aviso French transport Russian Tronclad American corvette Russian transport American stoop Russian gunboat
cruiser
Cermin gunboat American corvetto
French gloop
ironclad
sport
Spa corretto gunboat. American stoop
1200
14-750
Koltchay
Commander Roustan
Commander
Hongkong
Hongkong
Yokohama
Hongkong
Where at
Flag and Rig,
Pons, Guns. N.I,P.
Captain,
1100
300
Captain Schanz Captain Lafon
3200
.18
.900
Captain Giers'
1376
000
Coinmander A. B. Barker
1000 1375
80
450
80
Ceptas McCormack Captain Commander Stark
450 1900 1182
100
Білива
Touquin Canton
Commander P. F. Harrington
Canton
મક
Commander de Beaumont
Tonquin
4500
1200
3000
10
400
4
'100
50 Najczdnick
Russian gunbeat
1100-
400 400
250.
80
1600
Rusin
Oprit-huik Palea
Russian corretto
400 400 1400
80
200
200
9000
20 10
America
frighte
2300
· 14 ·
600
2000
Kabel Stasch: Tamega
Gerginu friesto Aussian gunbeat German frigate
2000
400
80
2030
700
Porturace gunboat
410
Fussian gumboat
Heck
French steel
French ironche
5340
6000
Captain Boso
4176
Captain Boux
French corvette
2400.
15
€75
Jeptain Dewatro
French corvette.
1300
Captain Fournier
Russian gambest
Gennan gunboat
$1.00
Vae Flour, Half-an-Hour,
Skobeleff After Gr..
10 punts extra Nothing in this Scale prevents private Stan
enop to PARTNERSHIP. REGISTRATION AND EL CONTAINING NO LETTER, One Day,,,
STREET COOLIES
cente..
Tongous Tourville Triomphante 31 Villara --$1. Volta
I foot deep, weigh morogcomenta.
parcols may be wholly closed
endorsement, Stale of Hire for Street, Coolies 2 pqeal may be opened by direction of the Half Day, Postmaster General. Lu the Case of Peels Tarco Hours... for a
The Registration of Office, and at HessTE. LANE, CRAWFORD & is supplied gratia
Nothing in the Parcels for Jadia and Ceylon in compulsory, I private agreein Va, Price, 75 cents.
BANKRUPTCY LAWS IN HONGKONG,
Copies may be had at the Chine. Mail tot Tudia, declaration, of contents and One Hos
is
Vistock
3
cale to affect
Wolt
1
Russian
corvette
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428
נד
Canyon Nostite
Hongkong fogaki
Singapore
Asnic
Envoy
Rajab Rapid
Gor, Saz 80.
Barbg.
Siam bre
Siam. bge.