THE HAND AS INDICATING UHARACTER.
Smooti-fogured persons Kivo all humour more or less artistic oven those in whom the fingers torniants palularly or squarely, they will procent always by inspiration, rather than by reasoning: by phantasy e sentiment, rather than by knowkdge
To Let.
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THE CHINA MAIL
LET.
PRAYA EAST AND WANGHAI ROAD. For Particulars, apply to
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over the bird. As Williams stocd with his arms around the great body of the bird, Bendeavoring to secure the mouth of the bug around ite luge, the eagle suitdenly sprang against bin, and, striking him in tha statuach with its one free telon, with one fores downward stroke, ripped the cloth ing from him and lore the skin from the
cah in a long strip clear to the waist;
Williams quickly released the bird and mado haste to reach his house, supposing that he was terribly injured, who were threshing buckwheat for him were then informed of the protonee of the aglo in the woods, and they went to the spot and succeeded in overpowering it. The cagle will measure at least eight foot. from tip to tip of its sings and stands nearly four feet high. These birds still mest in the wild and recky elevations in this region.
To large hands belong the spirit of minutie and of detail: Frederic I. of Prussia, suumed the King Corporal, hal large hands. The pacts say the arms of Moses; and Domitian, whose hands wure .. enormous, amused if with killing lies.
To modumte-sized say balnings the synoptie spirit—that is, the euception of the details and i the whole; such were those of Waller Scott, Montesquieu, Tasso, Racias, Cerneille, Wast, Leibnits, c.
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Scud lands show better what the in- telligence to which they belong is vult for that for dust which shit ; they all us of antipathies, but say nothing of pro- pensities. Many persons live merely the defects of their type
instra-
Lost correct and learned musicians have square-foret fingers; but mere mentation or execution hulong fallior to the matela-formed fingera, auk anging especially to the pointed Musicians, such as they are, abound amongst mathemati cians and algebraists; they weigh the sounds by ambers hetter than tiers. Long, external phalings indicate a quick tate and apude for inoxia.
A
No.
2
TO LET, from 1st January, 1886 Apply to
J. J. FRANCIS. Hongkong, December 10, 1884.
TO LET
2070
TOS. 1 and 6, NicoND TERRACE, Don- The PREMISES intely occupied by Moses. acid cars in terms SAYLE & Co. ( VIETORIA EXCHANGE) in old uncle Cosar of young Tiberiis. uncle, answered young Tile, dey's go Queen's Road, with Dwelling-house above plenty ob firo alrely, nu ne te bells am and Godown on Ground-tour. To be let eiller in conjunction with Store or separate. ly. Possession from 1st November next.—
Apply to
Plugin for walory'-
ATGINOx, under her window in the coll white moonlight, with a tealer expression, say
Tis the lesiast rose of sommer.
Le beft hip-hopsaing uie-bane ; All its le-Invleo companiona
Ah be in deh Bed rust gone."--
Vaics of pt frou next window: All right Young man, all right. Just pin anwajner save it from the frost, and we'll over it
1731
H. A. WOOLNOUGH,
Hongkong Dispensary. Hongkong, October 11, 1884.
TO LET. THE DWELLING HOUSE, No. 38, Possession from 1st January, 1895.
en it so with the most of the plants in the TCA R morning."
WHAT IS THIS DISEASE THAT IS COMING UPON US? Like a thief at night it steals in on aavad süles, and sometimes in the person have pains abcat the chest and back. They feel dull and sleepy, mouth has all taste, ally in
surt of sticky simo collects worning
The appetite is poor teeth. feeling
A subtic and disputatious spirit is com- neeted with all hands, having delicate tingers; kantled and spare plafangra, desire fortroversy as there before the car and such, no doubt, were the Inds of the 10isorable trillers who governed Greece in box closing struggle with the barbaric East; under the very sword of Malonet they engaged in to dispute of incomprehensible Trifles, abstractions, the alogjent follies; thus deserting their country, not frein want of courage, but
sheer stupidity. he small and slander hands form the about the a heavy load on the When najority, they als natural decrepitude; | There is a large pulas a hard and inert fingers prestane; someturus a fait all-gone sensu sige, on the other hand, as the early desetin at the pit of the stomach which food Jopment of nations. They build pyramids, does not calisty. The eyes are smaken, Cyclopean walls, &e; they worship Fo the ends and fees become cold and feel tiches
clammy. After a while a cough sets in at first dry, but after a low months it is attended with a greenish coloured expecto ration. The afflicted one feels tiro all tho while, and steep doos ut sen to afford any rest. After a time he becomes ner- vo, irritable, and glory, and has evil A mull thomb gouendly notes in foreldings. Then is a gilliness, a sort ul resulotiem, and a mind regulated by senti-whirling sensation in the boat! when rising ment rather than inson. Albert Duna, up suddenly. The bowels become costive Homor, Shakepore, Montaigne, Barrere the the skin is dry and Lot at times; the blood Conventionalist, bad certainly the thumb becomes
thick and stagant the whiter BuTall.
Look at the engineer or land surveyor, whe follows a profession to which he has beon called by natare; who seems to delight іл squares and triangles, and trapezráds; look at his band, with is squared or spatula-formed fingera
With this portion of the hand large the eyes become tinged with yellow, the the mind sapt to su pharian end, destatie; urtue is scanty and high-coloured, deposit such must have been the thinail of Souring a sediment after standing There is of the food, some. roff, Saint Jast, Galileo, Descarton, Newton, frequently a spitting up of Leibnitz, Condilla, Kante.
times with a sour taste, and sometimes with With a red hub and sul fingersweetish taste--this-is-fremmently attended-
vk Coinside the germ of purtay in of art; if the with palpilation of the heat the visu
smooth and pointed there is a
hermes
spota before the impaired with kigher Lendancy spicitariam; hence cys; there is a feeling of great prostration Raphaello, Correggio, Paragini, Trus, and weakness. All of these symptonis aro George Saud, ke; whilst the others-] in turn present. It is thought that nearly mean those with the phalanges of a square one-third of our population as tius disense or spatular form--will be drawn towards
in some
of its cariod forums. - It has been the trac nad the red, towards the andirers found that medical men have mistaken the in the sphere of things, and towards utility mature of this disonac. Some have treated in the aphere of ideas; such wern Teniers
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it for a liver complaint, others for kidney discaso, olo, etc, but none of the various kinds of treatment have been attended with success, buse the remedy should be such as to not lacneniously upon each one of these organs, and upon the stomach as well. for in Dyspepsia (for this is really what! the disonse jaj all of thest organs partake of this disso and require a remedy that will act upon all at the mine. Suigal'e Cura- tive Syrup acts like a charm in this class of complaints, giving almost immediate relief. The following letters from chemista of standing in the connaity where they live aboy in what tinarion the article is held
und Callot, Scarron. Reguard, Lesage.
Conical and pointed hamba, with lage thumbs, proceed in art methodically, gl cally, deductively, curly as do men with squared fingers and are thumbs. Such wis David (Die artist), Voltaire, Fontenelly That way is thrive destined to poetry who has conical pluhuges, smooth fingers, and a small thumbs and he who as the phalanges snared or spatula-formed, united to knotty fingers and a large Dunk, is thrice devoted to science, No quinant poel has excelled in the absimet sciences but distinguished philosophers and arena have forialfated thair agalous in versu
Though in wo persons the hands mag John Archur, Hurttül, near Shelledd :- strictly resemble each other in form, yet, if I can confidently recommend it to all whe the Louds differ in this respect--that they be suffering from liver or stommadla eue has them soft and the other hard-complaints, having the testimony of my their character will still difer casentially customers, who have derived grid benefit If both love motion, the one will seek it in from the Syrup and Pills. The sals is dissipation, the other energetically; an increasing wonderfully, these differences will extend to their studies and their profession. This in ensily soon in artists ao ciruumstanced.
Hard hals, though not insensible lo love, low little tendences; soft handa are more epable of tenderness than of love.
Firm burls without hardness, and elastic without softness, show u extended and netive intelligense. This hand becomes hard with dificulty, though under severe labour the naturally hart hand, on the contrary, hardens still more with extreme
facility.
Go Wult, 141, York Street, Belfast have sold a large quantity, na the parts have testified to is being what
E represent it.
T. S. Metcalfo, 55, Highgate, Kondal:
I have always great pleasure in recoma mending the Curative Syrup, for I have nover known a case in which it has not relieved or cured, and I have sold Jomy grasses.
Robt. 6. Gould, 27, High Strunt, An- dover:-I have always taken a great interest in your medicine and I have recommended then, as I have found numerous cases of cure from their use. -
Apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.
2164 Hoogkeng, December 23, 1834.
TO LET.
YOLLEGE CHANDERS' (late HOTEL DE L'UNIVERS), Sungle Rooms or SUITES of APARTMENTS.
No. 7, SEYMOUR TEACE.
No. 18, HOLLYWOOD ROAD.
No. 23B, PRAVA ÜRNIKAL
No. 44, Grauan STREET,
Apply to
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Insurances.
NOTICE
2105
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THE Undersigned are prepared to accept T Rieks un Fiant Olass Godowns at
por cent, not promium per annum.
NORTON & Co., Agents. Hongkong, May 10, 1881.
1
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INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER OF His Majesty King George The Plant, A. D. 1720.
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ALSO
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ON
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G. DE CHAMPEAUX,
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U. S. MAIL LINE.
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
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THE Undersigned having been appointed Anys for the above Company are prepared to GRANT POLICIES on MARINE RĪŠKS to all porie of the World, al current rules,
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Buildings or on Goods stored therein, on POLICIES against the Risk of FILE on Thomas Chapruan, West Auckland: 1 Goode on board Vessels and on Hulls of find that the trade steadily increases Vessels in Harbour, at the usual Terms sell more of your medicines than any other and Conditions. kind,
Jrs. Balkwill, A.P.3., Kingshridge The public seem to appreciate their great valuo.
A FIGHT WITH AN EAGLE. (New Fors Tribute.). Lewis Williams, who lives in an isolated spot in the Preston mountains, West Virginia, having set a trap to capture a fox, which he had reason to believe was entes- N. Darroll, Chun, Scop:-All' who buy ing avais chicken, went out yesterday it are pleased and recommend it morning to look at it and fount it gone. The trap had been chained to a ausull stake in the ground and the had been pulled up and was missing, with the trap and chain. On his way home from a search for the quimal bir Williams saw a block of troms in a piece of woods a quarter of a mile or so from his house. They were cawing furiously and circling around above the tree tops in ono particular spot. Mr Williams procend od thither an ad just entered the woods when he heard the stiling of a chain and simultaneously an enormons bird struted out from behind a tree, drugging the miss-
ing trap, chain and stuko. The jars of the
size.
A. Armstead, biarket Streat, Dalton-i- Furness: It is nevdluss for me to say that your valuable medicines have great sale in this listrict-greater than any other I know of, giving great satisfaction.
Robt. Laine, Melksham: I can well recommend the Curative Syrup from having proved its officacy for indigestion myself..
Friockheim, Arbroath, Forfarshire,
Supt. 23, 1883,
Dear Sir,-- Last pear I aunt you a letter
recanaending Mother Seigel's Syrus
trap sere fartened to one leg of the bird, have very much pleasure in still bearing which was a baid eagle of the largest testimony to the very entisiuctory results of the farrel Syrup and Pills. Most patent The eagle flew from the ground and was medicines die out with me, but Mother rising with difficulty toward the top of a Seigel has had a steady sate evor since I tall, dead tres. Williams fired at it, mim-commenced, and is still in as great demoud ing one of its wings, and it fell to the as when I first began to sell the medicine. ground.
d. Thinking to capture the bied alive The cures which have come under my notice Williams approached it, but in spite of its are chiefly theas of liver complaint and crippled wing and the burden of the trop general debility.
ything to cthers, procured a stout | preactiesstion is a great many otzer |
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Return Direct. A Ludia Catbolice.
Four Coolios, $1.60 Four Coolies,..81.00 | Britet Mer. (Fezaito,
Three Coolies, 0.85 Throc Coolios, 1.20 Called Bacs.
Sea Swallow Seen cree Teddington, &B
Two Coolics,... 0,70 | Two Coɑlics,... 1.00 Cassal'a Family Magazine,
By Pub-fu-Lam.
IMTURN.
By Aberdeen, Shortest Road
Four Coolies,..$2.00 Four Coolies...$2.50
Three Coolies, 1.60 Three Coolies, 2.00 Two Coolies,... 1,30 Two Coalies,... 1.60
་་་་ By Wantsel Gup..
Three Coolies,
Four Coolies,...
Two Coolies,...
...$1.75 ...2.40 ... 1,20
TO VICTORIA GAP
Single Trip.
Return Direct,
Four Coolies,,60cia. Four Coolies,..90cts.
Threu Coolies, 650cts. Three Coolies, 76cts, Two Coolios,..40cts. Two Ooolies, 60cts.
Return by Pok-fu- Return by dealer,
Shortest Road. Foos Coolies,..$1.50 Four Coolies, ..$2.00
Lan
Three Coolies, 1.20 Three Coolies, 1.00 Two Coolies,... 0.00 | Two Caolies,... 1.20
By Wantsui Gap.
Four Coolios,...
Two Coolies,...
Three Coolies,
...$1.25
ALL
... 0.95 ...0.80
TO THE FEAK CHURON, AND HOUSES IN
VICINITY OF MOUNT KELLET, AND
MOINT COUCH. Simple Trip.
Return Dired.
Chatter Box.
Concio de Gua.. Contemporary Review.
Edinburgh Review. Elekliciteten,
Glasgow Weakly Citizen. Guardiau.
Illustrated London News.
Le Moniteur Univarsel./ Little Wide Awake,”
Margate Batargate, Missionary Recard.
-Pictorial World.
Revue Commercialo. Financière et Maritime. Samples of Cotton.
Plannel,
Sninafortellingar.
St. James's Budget, Temperance News. The Christian.
The Dalkeith Advertiser.
The Economist,
The Landon and China Expresa. The Queen
The Record,
| The Talismano:
Verterio.
Woman's Work,
Money Orders.
REGULATIONS FOR THE EXCHANGE
OF MONEY ORDERS AND POSTAŁ --
NOTES.
South Australia
"1. All correspondenes pasted before-h-Four Coolios,octa, Four Coulice, 81.00 p.n on any week day for addresses in Three Coolies, 65 cis, Three Coolies, 81-Money Orders or Postal Notes aro Victoria will be delivered the same day, Two Coolies,..45 cts. Twa Cooles, 0,10 issued on the following countries and
Rotuming by other roules will be the
places ennie as from Gap
Ceylon. The Return Fare embraces a trip of not
Constantinople. Straits Settlements.
Tanzani more than three hours except returning by Gibraltar Aberdeen when three hours and a half will India,
United Kingdom. be allowed.
Japan.
Victoria New South Wales Western Australis
Queensland. Pert Dassin
2. Invitations, &e en generally be delivered within Victoria at the private houses of the addressees rather thar at places of business, if a wish to that effect be expressed by the sender, otherwise all correspondance is invariably delivered at the nea.ust place of businers,
3. Boxholders who desire to send Circu sro, Dividend Warrante, Invitations. Carls, Hongkong, Bangkok, o &c., all of the saree weight, to addresses in tho Porta of to the Font China, may deliver them Ofice stamped, the pestuge
being then Each charged to the sonder's account. batch must consist of at least ten
to
4. Boxholders say also send Patterns
For every hour or part of an hour above three or three and a half, each Coolie will be entitled to an additional payment of five
Nothing in above scale prevents private
Licensed Bravers {eath). agreements.
Que Hour,
..JÚ couts. ...35 sorts. Half day......*** 各味 Day.......
...50 cents.
***
Jinricksha.
Quarter Hour, Dösta, One Hour,...15 ets. Half Hour, 10gts. Two Hours,...25 ate.
orer two hourER,
2.The-Hongkong Post Office also issues orders on Maryland, and vice versa.
3.The commission is as follows-(sc cording to the currency the order is drawn in):
Up to £ 2, or $10, or B 20,.0.20 cents.
£ 8, or $26, or B 30.0.40,
7, or $35, or R 700.60
*
"
F
£10, or $50), or 100,0.80
R150, $1.00. 1.-No Order must exceed £10 or 850 (unless drawn on India, when R150 is tha
the cams places in the same way, En- For every hour or part of an host 10 cents.linit, nor will more than two much order
elopes containing Patterns may be wholly
exhibited or stated to the Postmaster extend the nature of the contents be first. General, as he may consider necessary, and approved by him Printed Civenlars say be inserted in such Pattern Packets
33
35
To fok-fu-Lam or Quarry Bey, ...20 To Shaukiwan,
Return,
Return... To Aberdeen,... Return,
*8***
50
...35
ኃኔ
If an extra Coolie is employed, the fare will be double,
Nothing in this stalo prorents private
BOLT AND COOLIE NINE ВОЛТЯ
PARCEL The public is reminded that there is no such thing as Pargat Fost to Europe, &c. Much trouble and disap pointment are caused by persistent attempts agreements. to send email juable trifles through the Post Fans, Curice, Articles of Dress, Fancy Work, and similar presents are cen- PUBLICATIONS г J. DYER BALL.
tinually being refused, the senders having often spout more in Postage than would EASY-A have paid the freight by steamer. No Buole of Spurte Servers in the refund can be made on such parcels of the CANTONESE COLLOQUIAL with Free and value of Stamps obliterated before the Literal Translations; and Directions for Rundering English Grammatical Forns into Chinese and wire wrad.-Price, 52. Inter- leaved Copies, $2.50.
nature of the contents was discovered.
Local and Indian Parcel Post...........
on its leg, the bird flow athing and attacked A certain minister in my neighbourhood | him with such fury that he turned and dod says it is the only thing which is benefited
103,
ANTÓNESE MADE hi restored him to his normal con- from the woods.
Harping back home, Williams, without dition of health after being made to saying
for a considerable length of time. On his way rope and a large feed-bug back to the warris he notion that the cases, but space would not allow. A near crows, which had attineted his attention to friend of mine, who is very much addicted the spot in the first place, were lovering to costiveness, or canstiprition, finds that over the place where he had left the eagle, Mother Selvets Pills are the only pills
We most cordially memmend it.'— and from their peculiar cries and frantic which suit his complaint. All other actions he inferred that waistling nunmal cause a reaction which is very annoying.
China Rocters Will be found to supply of the British Post Offices in China,
want long felt by stúdents of Cantonese na to Japan, Macao, Pakhai, the Straits had occurred during his absence. The Muthur Suigel's Pills do not leave a bad
Runs DAVLY FARRY BOAT betweenDaily Press.
Settlements, Ceylon and India. i-after-allet. I have rauch pleasure in com
Mr. BALL's Notes on wonderful in- crows, knowing, by
by the wounded, and hating, as they do, all large Muther $ igel's medicines, which are notullowing hours: This Time Table will take valuable.China Mail, birds, had swooped down on the eagle and shaw. If this letter is cf any service you effect from the 1st November, 1884
1st Class Carge Boat of 8 or 900
piculs, per Day, m
1st Class Cargo Bont of 8 or 100
pics, per Load,
2nd Class Cargo Bust of 600.
Fizuls, por Day,
2nd Clans Cargo Beat of 600
picula, per Load,...
300 piculs, per Day,
1. Small Parcels may be sent by Post 3rd Clues Cargo Boat or Haar Tonauf at Bork Rates between Hongkong and any.
well 3rd Cluse Cargo Boat or Hakas Bust of
300 piculs, per Load,
feet
300 picule, Half Day,
no
be issued to the same person, in favour of the same payes, by the same mall
5.--Sums not exceeding: 859 may be mitted between the Ports of China by meats of Postage Stamps, subject to charge of one per cent. for cashing them, ur Money Orders can be granted on Porta where there are agencies of the
Hongkong Post Office.
Postal Natra Postal Notes of the values named below payable within three months at any Post Office in the United Kingdom, at Gib- valiar, or at Constantinople can be obtained $3.00 at Hongkong or at any British Post Office
in China at the following prices, which in 2,00 clade Commission ;-
30 cents.
stinct they possess, that the oude v mending again to anffering hurtarity: Peddar's Wharf and Teim-Tea-Tauí at the Classifiers and Grammar will be found very not exceed the following dien met 1-3rd Class Cargo Boat or Ha-kau Bont of
attacked it in its crippled condition. This can publish it
attack had been disastrous to the crows, for when Willis again reached the spot three lay deal near the enraged eaglo and several others were Cragging themselves away vit of its reach uttering the sharp guttural cry which they only utter when wounded or in trouble.
WEEK DAYS
BUNDAYS
Lexues Klor. Lerasen H.K. Learts X'loan. Leaves H.K.
6.00 A.M. 5.00 4.x, 6:00 AM, 7.00 AM
Youre very truly, (Signed) Willin S. Glses, Chemist. A. J. White, Esq.
15th August, 1833. Dear Sir,I write to toll you that Mr. Henry Hillier, of Yatesbury, Wilts, informs me that he suffered from Bevers form of 12.45 F.. 1.00
The eagle no sooner saw Wiliams ap. indigestion for upwards of four years, and prching again than it rushed at him took no end of doctor's medicine without Williams had made a noose in me end of the slightest bencft, and declares Mother the rope he carried, and when the cagto Seigel's Syrup which he got from mu has flow at him he waited until it was almost saved his life. upon him, and then quickly drew the "nooss over its head and it slipped down pround the wings, He then threw the bag
Mr White,
Yours truly,
(Signed) 'N. Webb,
Chemist, Calne.
in.
2,50
1.75
10/-
20,
1.50
10 11
81.45. $2.84
£6.60:
All money orders on the United King don for sums not exceeding £5 applied for
1,00 at Hongkong or Shanghai will be granted
50
by means of these Notes
Postal Wote 7.The perchaser of any
should keep a memorandum of its date and long, 1 foot broad, 1 foot duep, weigh more
Sampans
number. He must fill in the Fayee's hame than 5lbs., nor be smaller than in by
Bach parcels may be wholly closed or Pullsway Bosta, per Day, $1.00 before parting with it. He may also fill in One Hour,
20 the name of the Office where payment is to EASY SENTENCES 19 HAKKA if they bear this special endorsement,
Half-an-Hour, .......... 10 he made. If this is not done the note la DIALECT WITH A VOCABULARY. PARCEL, CONTAINING. NO LETER, but SBY
After & P............10 cents extra
payable (within three months) anywhere in Price, $1
parcel may be opened by direction of the
Nothing in this Scale provente private the Tuiled Kingdom, at Gibraltar, or at Postmaster General, In the Case of Parcels
Constantinople.
Postal Any Note may be The Sentences given appear to be well for India & declaration of contents and agreements.
ornissed to a Bank. arranged.--Ohing Mall. Contains a yalus is required, a printed form for which wide range of subjects. Chinese Hecorder, is supplied gratia. The Registration of
Scale of Hire for Street Coolies "An extersivo Vocabulary.--Dily Parcels for India and Dey on is compulsory.
2. The following cannot bo transmitted: One Day Parools insuficiently packed or protooted, Half Day
8.00
8.30
7.80
8.50
8.00
1
57
"
8.00
9,00 10.13
"
>
0.40
10.15
1100'.. KOON.
10,45
19,30 PM. 12.30 Y 1.00 PM.
1.30
51
2.00
1.30
15
2.00
2.30
3.00
dc.
2.20
3.00
3.20..
4.00
Fram.
5.20"
3.50
4.20
4.35
4.30
450
5.10
J
4.50,
6.26"
5.10 5.40
0.30
+3
3.30
6.10
J16.80
6.30
*
7.00
7.05
8.05" 0.00
STREET COOLIES.
8. Postal Notes would always be for. warded in Registered Covers If this cepta.precaution is not taken ne enquiries what
ever will be made as to the loss or alleged -No refund can be made loss of any Note. in any case,
9. Postal Noted in the United Nothing in the above Seals to affect Kingdom are net payable in Hongkong or
China
FOR SALE at Mesare. KELLY & WALSH'S, or liable to be crushed (as bandboxes, Three 2018,vän
W. Buren's, and LANE, CRAWFORD &c.) Opium, Glass, Liquids, Haplosive sub One Hour,
& Co.'s, Hongkong; and at Mesare.stances, Matches, Indigo, Dyestuffs, Ice, Half Hour TERÉNER & Co.'s, London.
Hongkong, Janualy 23, 1884.
Meat, Fish, Ganie, Fruit, Vegetables, or
149 whatevor is dangerous to the Mails; or private agreemonte.