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CHINA MAIL.
Mr Whito.
Yours truly, (Signed)
N. Webb, Chemist, Calno.
Mails.
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MEETING OF THE LEGISLA-on friend knows very well, that every one nominal penalty. They did so, and the took no end of doctor's medicins without Hongkong Rates of Postage, of the fraudaleat fout measures is an or matter was referred to a commission. The the slightest benefit, and declares Mother. TIVE COUNCIL
ganised oppression of the peor. My hou. European drapese were examined and the Seigel's Syrup which he got from mo lus friend knows very well that Chineso tradea Ohiness drapers, an call as a number of the Faved his life THE BENING CHEK, OR''POT.' Tho following is the discussion which men form themselves into powerful and general public, and it was found this foot legal interferencs at defiance and do what means an honest foot, and as they objected took place regarding the Chinese fout inca.wolthy guilds whose only object is to eat they insisted on using was not by my sure at yesterday's meeting of tlu Legisla- they plense. The poor are helpless against to the Customs atandard chok it came to Lo them and have for many yours past apa question with the Government what was- tive Council.
pealed for the protection of the legislature to be done. The Colonial Troaster has Hon. Wang Shing, purenant to notice, Now in paragraph 4 I find the most ingeni- described what was done. It was a matter moved that the putition of Ko Lang Tai,ous iammuntion, one which has been used of little consequence to the Government We Lun, and others, be read, in order to to colone the petition, and repeated again what foot was need a long as it was on [ obtain the opinion of the Council in the and again This Chinese foot or chak is honest one. I think it is high time this stand- matter of the Unston House Standard aubdivided into ton Chinese inches and is temporizing should be put an end to. Chak. In doing so he said-- Your Ex-equivalent to 9 6-10ths inclue of the chok don't see why we should not have a colloney, we passed Ordinance 8 of this or fact commonly called in Chinese na Paiard mensure here as well as we have in year in order to prevent dishonesty and
Province principally legislation is in the direction of simplicity protcel the poor. The very name of the Chin Chul," which is used by the Treasuror other places. The tendency of all modara
if Kwang-tung Kan Ng Chek, which was in uas in this for the measure of land. That is the and uniformity, In the intereals of the colony, implies dishonesty, because kau foot introduced by this Governmenspoor of this colony I heg to second the ng manna 5. per cent.,, As Your Excel.
assertion. Treasurer. most ingenious and lency received a chick frous the Viceroy This is not only an audacions but amendment of the Hon. the Colonial Tunainendment was then put, and the Chaton, it was taken for granted that that Trading the well krown dislike of Eng chek was the only dick recognised by the fish parsons to Chiness officialdom, they Council divided --
NOES. Imperial Government. But on searching charge this Government with having, in ont the matter I find the fact is quite concert with certain Chiness oficials, ock-Hon. F. D. Saranen, differatit. In Dr Williams's Commerciale apo nucient and obsoleto foot, the aort Hon. T. Juckton. Guido e calis it the chok of 149 inches, of thing that was in nee in the days of Cou- Hon. W. Keswick.
In Dr Eitel's
it on: fucius,
on an unwilling com- and imposed or Canton tailor's chek.
of dictionary it is called the same. Then I
into the realms of fact, what really tried to find what is the perial Chinese unity. Now to get out of this regio
This Government wrote to the chek, for which purpose I looked in the took place
be supplied Imperial dictionary, and there find that Consul at Canton and asked to 10 grains make one Chiness inch, and 10 with a standard foot which should repro- inabes one click. This is derived from the Wong Chuu, and on referring to the Wong Bout what was supposed to be the honest Chun 1 Und a drawing of the chek,and fair foot in the
stever
The Treasurer, when us of Canton.
lo, was over.
if
I
AYES.
The Registrar-General.
The Surveyor-General.
ried.
Hon. Wang Shing. Hon. P. Ryric. The Chief Justice.
The Colonial-Transnrer. The Attorney-General. The Colonial Secretary.
The amendment was consequently Hoa P. Ryrie in recording his voto, said ground that it looks like an interforenco my friend apposite (the Colonial Trousurer) with the trade of the colony. Tad uit what
id, but I don't think it desirable. The Chief Justice in recording his vote aid—I have no objection to the petition being read,
zorning.
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Ilm. W. Keswicx seconded.
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measure it had I find it is only 124 he could not an against the moment on the Here is a pistare of it (picture produced) we
เย In this way I arrive at the concision that tank wo wanted anything so plebeinn, he the shok of 148 English inches is not the markets and such like places, but he sent
and by and is
us an official fout considerably longer and not recognised the Imperial chok
We It may be posed that was what we wanted. Chiness Central Govenment. a provincial chek, bar that piven in the wrote back and said: No; we want the Wong Chus is, I suppose, the only one popular foot of the Kwangiang province. recognised by the Chinese Government. His Excellency sont it with a well bred When I look at the Treaty, I find there in suf, if I ning he allowed the expressim: WHAT IS THIS DISEASE THAT IS
COMING UPON US↑ the tariff that que Chinese cheng is equalho sectuel to say Take the vulgar thing
Like a thief at night it ateals in upon us to-14.1. English inches, and une che inou want it; I wash my hands of the mat-
As this is
Now to on. The petitioners
unawares. Many porous have pains about pace equal to 14 English inches. stipulated in the Treaty I do not see that for
:say, in paragraph 7, there is no universal
the there is any rason for our adopting any tidard four used in China. Chins is the chest and aides, and sometimes in the other etiek ilmu the Treaty chess, because large place and I should be sorry to com. / back. They feel dull and sleepy;
A acr. at sticky slim collecto the Treaty I take to be the supreme law it myself to any assertion about it, but month has a bad taste, specially in sto govorning the insenere between the two will as to that part of it stout which I knew about the teeth. The appetita is poor.required to be declared prior to shipment,
lug like a heavy land on the nations. As Hongkong is so near Chias
submit there is an approxitaation to stomach
tion at the pit of the stomach which food a standard foot, the foot which has been re- which is
sunken, does not antisly. The eyes are sur cognised by this Government, known to every man, woman, and child, the hands and feet become cold and feel which is recognised everywhere, found in clanny. After a while a cough sets in at
after
a low months it is first dry, every house in this colony, and which ar kept in every shop for use when the shop-st
attended with a greenish coloured expecto- ration. The afflicted one feels tired all the kuiper cannot get out of using i The Colonial Treasurer--Your Excel-1 loncy. I regret very much to have to meet mere name of the shortened fout promup, while, and stoep does not seen to afford the notion of my hon. friend opposite in a
Igloomy, and has.evil hostile manner, and I got still more flutura is ancha simdard foot. su say rest. After a time he becomes aer-
5-10ths of what Of His standard
vous, irritable, and forebodings. There is a gildiness, a sort of whirling sensation in the head when rising up suddenly. The boweis become costico the skin is dry and hot at times; the blood cornus trick and stagemat the whites of
with
yellow, the tha oyes hocane tinged
a sediment after standing. Toute is inga urine is scanty and high-coloured, dopust frequently a spitting up of the food, lince with a war taste, and suiatimes with with palpitation of the heart; the vision becomes impaired with spots before the eyes; there a feeling of great prostration and weakness. Al of theau symptoms are in turn present. It is thought that nearly he describe. I will now, Sir, go back furno-third of our population has this disease He has expressed an opinion, and 1 ma moment to paragraph 5. There we are some of its varied forms. It has been tol this fraudulent foot is unly 9.13 of found that medical men have mistaken the very glad he has told us the very nami Clinesc inch shorier than the foot laid dowa | naturs of this disease. Some havo treated 1885, at Noon, the Company's | the foot massure his Chuese friends are on the Treaty. 0.13 of a Chinese inch is one it for a liver complaint, others for kidney much in love with is a one that implies tifth of an English insh. If you will think disonst, etc., etc., but none of the various E.S. YANGTSE; Commandant LOUPE, dishonesty, and that the object of the Gu how that is multiplied in measuring a long kinds of treatment have been attended with with MAILS, TASSENGERS, SPECIE, vorument in introducing a foot measure
By using this to act harmoniously upon each one of above places. was to put dowa dishonesty and secure piece of cloth, you will see what the real success, because the remedy should be such and CARGO, will leave this Port for the
ing, disrepancy must le The hon. gentleman has gone | into song Fury serious anitors but this out the purchaser loses one yard out of diese organs, and upon the stomach as well. every sisty, as cungared with the Custom for in Dyspepsia (for this is conlly what Huase foot. Now
I pass on to a long string the disse is) all of these organs partake of 1 may safely Bay be las kept his pan opinion on the zits of the petitis, of inconvenieners, grievances, and abuses
all at the same time. Seigel's Cara- the background. think I ring safely which it is said will roult if the recent this disease and require a reedy that will Saytive Syrup acts like charm in this clans of
tiss form of that amendment aust which the petitioners tell us din not exist sarily seem to imply wish to stifle dis To pass on to paragraph 9, we are there told cussion on the matter. I need loudly say something at a font used oxclusively in have no such wish. I shall have to move Feking. I say, again, Sir, this statement there is no fact that the petition lie on the table and be not
is utterly
are
anb-
reach, but midering that every meminin Peking there.
fuil to see
of the Council has had a copy of it for some measures of all lengths there. days, and is now applied with a copy, and etiole of action if they commit them- considering also that the petition, lane cu zelvus to the statement that the foot log rablished in the newspapers, 1 fail ised by thia Government is a foot fitte that the ruding of it, except by com- known for use. Now, dir, after what I mitting the Council to ar chien that have moothing more ought to be done in kinase sad about this for being found it every Louse and shop in this Colour: attain any good end.
and "kaowa co every new, woman, and matter, will thought. Sir, my he friend was going to child, that is pu assertion which I would it ought to rather not describe as bring forward his motion in the same way in which he brought forward the petition, without any expression of his own minim
honesty.
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well; the
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challenge my arm. friend to entrafier legislation he carried out, and 1 m the complaints, giving almost immediate relief. when I any he dis sympathies with this petition, does not and that his opinien of it is even more uption of war. The price wil hay to The following letters from chemists of pit, Specie and Parcels until 3 pan on delivered within Victoria at the privato Four Coolios,..SL50 | Four Coolies, ..$2.00 | Hirig
be increased, we are told.
show in what estimation the article is to be sent on board; thay maat be left st places of business, if a wialt to that effect Two favourable than my own, because the hou.
the Agency's Office) wrought 16. t koers and lengthy bargainings, as well gentleman knows the evil that is what prica varies every day, and is in to the standing in the couemnity where they live the 13th May, 1885. (Parcels are not houses of the addresses rather than at Three Ccolies, 1.20 Three Coulies, 1,60 Harlem
Contents and valas of Packages are re-be expressed by the sender, otherwise all porrespondence is invariably delivered at Jolin Archer, Jarthill, near Shethald :--| by the systematic oppression practised know. Then we are told that large quan. the poorer clases in the antser of weightitios of goods have already been ordered I can fideatly recommend it to all who quired.
For further particulars, apply at the the nearest place of business. and measurOS The hon. gentleman has with reference to the customary micasure of been
G. DX CHAMPEAUX, a very loyal to the few people who have the kau ng circk, and that the due fallimenty be authoring from liver or stomach
complaints, having the testimony of my Company's Offico. induced him to bring forward the petition of these contracts will be rendered very customers, who have derived gross benefit
Agait. and I could wish he had been equally loyal dificult except by incurring heavy loss, from the Syrup and Pilla. The sale la
Hongkong, May 1, 1885. to that large class with who know his That would be only temporary if it were increasing wonderfully.
the poor land needy, who
is not true. The goods will but it is ire, rest,
Gen. A Webb, 141, York Street, sympathies
Insurances. certainly deserve his help more than the arrive and be paid for according to the Belfast1 bave sold a large quantity, and wealthy I must give these people credit for great pertinacity, and I hope the Coun. stipulated pries, and the saliers will sull the parties have beatifical to its baing what them by a regular foot and large whit cil with excuse me if I go into the matter price they like. Then we are told that if you represent it.
at some length. I see they will not case goods invoiced nording to the new legat
Grosses.
J. S. Metcalfe, 5, Highgate, Kendal :— I have always great pleasure in recom from petituming until they either on foot are seat up to Canten they will be mending the Curative Syrap, for I have what they want or are distinctly given to
Our understand they cumot, uotain it, soised ewing to the excess of leagth, Then never known a caso in which it has not.
our answer is Don't mark them so." think they will he heard, for their euch kegislation ia confud to trading in this relieved or cured, and I have sold many
zoods to China the matter should
Robt. G. Gould, 27, High Street, An- be understood onto and fus all, and that colony, and a man oxporting must he muy excuse for going into it at my mind thom za lice, je as a man dover:-1 have always takes a great interest gooda to France may in your medicines and I have recommended Thoir pertinacity is equalled in England se to French castre, length. their recklessness of statement. It is easy while in England he sells them by English them, as I have found numerous cares of
measure. I think I have now dispuser cure from their use.
speaking. It is neccesary
by mark them
ад
of
Thomas Chapman, West Auckland: find that the trade steadily increases. I sell moro of your modicines than any other kind.
LANCASHIRE INSURANCE,
COMPANY.
(FIRE AND LIFE) CAPITAL-TWO MILLIONS STERLING.
3. Boxholders who desire to send Cireu. lars, Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Cards, So, all of the same weight, to addresses in
718 bangkok, or the Porta of
THE Undoreigned are prepared to grant 'OLIOS against the Risk of FIRE on floods on board Vessels and on Hulls of Buildings or on Goods stored therein, ou Tossels in Harbour, at the usual Terms and Conditions.
Proposals for Life Assurances will be re- ceived, and transmitted to the Directors for their decision.
to make out a case if you are indifferent as to the truthinness of the staternents you all the substantial grievances, but the rest mato, ant thigh this potition is cutwardly grievance of the petitionera is this, and they respectful in its terms it is one of the most disrespectful documents ever laid on the moan to fight it by every means in their table of this Council when its contents are power. that whereas they now all by short measure and charge by long price, thus will examined, becane it presupposes the atte imbecility of those to whour it is addressed now be stopped. They sell 9 inchua and for 10 inches. If a publican who Before going farther, I may just explain has been in the habit of giving † of a pine/ The public seem to appreciate their great Life,
charge that the Chinese foot consists of 10 incans, anstead of a pint is mute to give full res-
wishes this Council to legaliso is a measure
it
N. Darroll, Clun, Salop:-All who buy are pleased, and recommend it. Jes. Balkwill, A.P.5, Kingsbridge:
value.
A., Armstead, Market Street, Dalton-in-
may deliver them to the Post Office unstainped, the postage being then charged to. the sender's account. bateh mirat consist of at least ten.
Each
TO THE PEAK CHURCH, AND HOUSES IN VICINITY OF MOUNT KELLES, AND:
MOUNT GOUSEL Single Trip. Return Direct Four Coolies...bete. Four. Coolies, $100 Three Coolies, 55 ots. Three Coolies, 0.80 Two Coolios, 15 cts Tru Coalies, 0.70 Returning by other rentes will be the are as from Gap."
4
Books, etc,
Willingale, as I
without Covers Almiznne T. F. Wood & Co.). Anual Report, National Bible Society. Christian Messager.
char.
Daniel Jean Richart (L'Industria Forlogèrs),
4. Boxholders may also send Patterns
Gacotta de Madrid. to the same places in the same way. En volopes containing Patterns may be wholly
The Return Tare embraces a trip of not Gazetis Pismentes
Glasgow Weekly Citizan, closed, if the nature of the contents be first more than three hours except returning by chegar Weekly Herald. exhibited or stated to the Postmaster Aberdeen when three hours and a half will
Estrotin. General, as he may caualder necessary, and be allowed. approved by him. Printed Circulars may
be inserted in sach Faltera Packets,
For every hour or part of an hour abovo India Fortuguesa, three or three and a half, each Coolie will 'Epoen. bo entitled to an additional payment of five Leisure Hoar,
Nothing in above scale prevents private New York Observer.
Licensed Bousers (each), Ons Hour:
10 cents. Hali day,...
...50 canta. Day..
Jinrickeha.
Quarter Hour, 05 ctame Hour,...lucts. Half Hour, 10cis. Two Hours,...25 ets. For every hour or part of an hour 10 cents.
over two hours, ***
To Pok-fu-Lam or Quarry Bay, 20
PARCELS-The public is reminded that cents
agreements. to Europe, &c. Much trouble and disap-gi there is no such thing as Parcel Post pointment are caused by persistent attempts to send small valuable trifles through the Post. Fans, Curios, Articles of Dross, Fancy Work, and similar presenta are con If required, protection will be granted on
tinually being refused, the sorders having rat class Lives, up to 1000 on a Single often spent me in Fostage than would have paid the freight by steamer. No For Bates of Promineas, forms of pro-refund casa be made on such parcela of the valne. of Stamps obliterated before the nature of the contents was dispovýZed. and the metro which the drapers gulsure ho-immediately feels himself an agFurnessIt is needless for mo to say that Posals or any other information, apply to
incucs folig, but it is not as you wight Krieved person, and seeks to make it up by your valuable medicines have great salu in adulterating his liquor, These persone ex-this district-greater than any other I know not adulterate their goods, and they are 30 of, giving great satisfaction. suppen, a piece of wood marked with 9
Robi. Laine, Melkahan:- I can woll itches and a half; it is a piece of wood or the position of having to sell the quantity bamboo 4 inches in length divided into 10 of dotis for which they receive payinent recurumend the Carative Syrup from having inches, and those inches into tenths, so as I hope, Sir, that this Council will not be led
Frickheim, Arbroath, Forfarshire, to give the appearance of a bond ride away into that curious tenderness for fraud proved its efficacy for indigestion myself. Sept. 23, 1882. sure, and the purchaser as a general rule which is sometimes apt to affect the Senate-
Dear Sir, Last year I sent you a letter does not know, and is not supposed to know of a cosmercial community. It is one of
present commending
Seigel's Mother that he is to be served with a measure half the most serious charges against the
eigel's Syrup. au inch short. In paragraph 2 of the potiocatury, that it is mid that an age or have very much pleasure in still bearing tion 1 and this statement:That your stoddy and short measure, in which honesty testimony to the very satisfactory results of out of fashion, and the famed Syrup and fills. Most patent ness always used and adopted a certain think it is the
in English as called in Chinese 'Kau Ng Chek. Now
of
I
100
ARNHOLD, KARBENG & Co., Agents, Hongkong & Canton. Hongkong, January 4, 1867. NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.
THE Undersigned, AGENTS of the above Company; are authorized to Iusare against FIRE at Current Rates.
GILMAN & Co, Hongkong, January 1, 1882. THE STRAITS INSURANCE COM. PANY, LIMITED,
rates.
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, November 5, 1883.
Local and Indian Farcel Post
Retur,
**
To Shaukiwany
Return,
To Aberdeen,
Retorn,
...35
...35
17
1. Small Parcels may be sent by Post at Book Rates between Hongkong and any of the British Post Offices in China, as well
If an extra Coolfo is employed, the fare na to Japan, Macao, Pakhai, the Straits will be double. Settlemente, Ceylon and India. They must
Nothing in this scale prevents privata
not exceed the following dimensions, 2 Fost agreements. long,
1 foot broad, 1 foot deep, weigh more
14 than 5lbs, zor be smaller than S in. by
in. Such parcela may be wholly closed
if they bear this special endorsement,
BOLT: AND COOLIE HIKE, BOATS
PARUEL, CONTAINING NO LETTER, but any 1st Clae Cargo Eost of 8 or 900 parcel may be opened by direction of the
piculs, per Day, plenis, per Load, Undersigned having been appointed Postmaster General. In the Case of Parcels let Class Cargo Bont of 8 or 900 Agers for the above Company to for India & declaration f contests and
Best of: 600 prepared to GRANT POLICIES on MARINE value is required, a printed form for which 2 Claas Cargo Hot
piculs, per Day, RISKS to all parts of the World, at current is supplied gratis The Registration of
Parcals for India and Ceylon in compukory. 2nd Cless Cargo Rest of
∙LOBE pienis 2 The following cannot be tranmatted Parcels menficiently packed or protected; ard Class Cargo Beat or Hu-kan Boat or liable to be crushed fas bandboxes, 500 picats, per Day &c.) Opiam, Class, Liquids, Explosive sub 3rd Class Cargo Boat or Hakau Boat
300picals, per Load, stances, Matches, Indigo, Dyestuffs, Ice, Meat, Fish, Gans, Fruit, Vegetables, or whatever u dangerous to the Mails, or likely to become öffensive or mjarious in trangt.
855
Petitioners have in the course of their bust-seems to be on duty of Englishmen medicines die out with me, but Math
steady sale ever since I standard of measurement commonly known
Chiness foot or cheis and everywhore, by precept and example, to Seigel has had a
comanenced, and is still in as great demand and enforce honesty.
na when I first began to sell the medicino. Hon. F. Ryrie-I think the hon. mem- sir, there is a certain class of persone who her who has just spokon has forgotten one The cures which have some under my notice should have good memories, and the peti- thing in his very elaborate argument that are chiefly those of liver complaint and tioners sooth to belong to that clasa, be the people who buy the cloth koos per-general debility. cause in another petition they admitted fectly well what they are buying. I cannot A certain minister in my neighbourhood they did not always use this fraudulent think Chinare Fave so little savey as not says it is the only thing which has benefited foot, bet in past years other and still more to know what they buy, And as you know, him and restored him do his normal con- fraudulent measures, until, I presume, short measures Aro very common every dition of health after being unable to aron sluggish Chines: pabilo opinion itself where. For example, pices goods come out preach for a considerable length of time. begen to get too strong for them; or from England marked 40 yards, while they I could mention also a great many other anly mansura 33 yards, but it is well known; cases, but space would not allow. A boar vernment interference took place, which is
friend of mine, who is very much addicted probable; sad then they held a meet- ing and arranged foot which was only very one knows it.
The Registrar General I beg to second to costireness, ar constipation, finds that five per cent, short, which they considered reasonable, and they thought they wers the amendment of the Hen, the Colonial Mother Soigel's Pils are the only pille THE Undersigned having been appointed indifferent honest in using it. In par- Freasurer been done in this matter. cause a reaction agraph 3 it is stated;-This Chinese font what has cotually ong so I mony state which Bait his complaint. All otter bills Agents for the above Corporation, ara or chek is the corgman foot of commerce in In 1881, when I was at the Magistracy, two Mother-Seigel's Pills do not leave a bad prepared to grant Insurances as follows Packet. To India they are forwarded by this Colony and is rot class measure of then were summoned before me for using after-effect. I have mach pleasure in com length Sir, I deny that assertion in toto, short measures, They were ably dufended mending again to suffering humanity It is a cites measure, popular with the by counsel, and the defence was this: they Mother Seigela medicines, which are ne with their admisted at once the standard of the shara. If this letter is of any service you drapers and intensely Domicil that i colony, what they speak of in this petition, can publish it. customerr And I warn the
more
1.4.
the Custom House standard chek, was not
is very annoying.
THE LONDON ASSURANCE, INCORPORATED BY ROYAL OMARKE OF His Majesty King George The First, A. D. 1720.
ourrent matos.
Marine Department, Polices at current rates, payable either bruin London, or at the principal Ports Fire Department, of India, China and Austraifa.
Policies issued for long or short periods at Yours vory truly, (Signed) William S. Glass, Chemist. the concassion bo mado to these people, that what they used, but they said they wer
· Life Department. A. J. White, Esq. they may be allowed to use a measure
15th August, 1883.
Policies issued for sums not exceeding fraudulent to the extent of 5 per cent, the using a foot which was used in China and
Dear Sir write to tell you that Mr. £5,000 at reduced rates. stonecutters, the carpenters, and the pain- had been and from time immemorial. That
HOLLIDAY, WISE & O ters will want to use theirs, and every could hardly be the case. I was bound as trails will want to use its own measure. the matter stood to convict the men, but I Henry Hillier, of Yalesbury, Wilte, informs
Hongkong, July 25, 1672, 498 And I shall be asked, why should they said if they petitioned the fovernor to me that he suffered from a severe form of pal For the very good reason, a my have the foot legalised I should inflict only indigestion for upwards of four years, and
O Crecte,
People,
Photograph (Will Bishop). Pillar, of Fire (Book); Public Opinioti Public Ledger). Samples of Calloo, Samples of Cotton.
NAMES OF VILLAGES &c. IN OF NELS HONGKONG, (Corrected Spelling.")
San Toim Shai-wan.. Sbai-tani Fo Sham-shui Po, Shauki Wan. Shek-
A-kung Ngata. Ap-li Chau. Cheung-chan Honi, Chung Hom Chung Wan
Fo-zang
Heng-kong Tai
(Aberdeen), Hok-tanl Hok-taui Wan Hok-ün.
Hok-in Kok.. 83.00 | Hong-heung Lo
Hung hom 2.00 | Kai-lung Won
2.50 Kau-lung
Kat-pai
Shok
176 Kung Chung.
Kang Kok
of
of
3.50 Lap-tap Wan
La Man
1.00 Ma-tau Chang,
of
Ma-tan Kok.
50 Ma-tau Trün.
Ma-ti
**: $2.00
Mong ko
20.
3rd Claus Cargo Boat or Ha-kan Boat
900 picula, Half Day,
Acupant.
3. Parcels are as a general rule forwarded or Pallaway Bosts, per Day, by Private Ship, not by Contract Mal
One Hour, Brenn
Bla-tan Wai.
Wan,
Sai Wan Taxi
Sai Ying-pun
Ngan Ping. 10 Hällsen-Hour ag
Ngour allin Chau Pak-shui After OP.110 cents axies. the P. & O and Indian Mail Packets crly,
Nothing in this Scale prevente private Pok fa Lan, to Ceylon by P. & O. only. No respon parcel, unless Registered, and then only to
ETEKTT 000LIES. sibility is accepted with regard to suy agreemente. the amount of 310 đế
Soals of Hire for Bireet Coolies. The public are cautioned not to oc- One Day," found these facilities with Furce! Lost to HAF Day
rot, which does not exist.
It is necessary that the following rules
be strictly observed
1 No Letter or Packet, whether to be registered or maregistered, can be received
Three Hour, avmampatang
One Hour, wi
Hay Hour,sissa
1,33 cents.
*
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So-kon Fo. Tal-kok Tui
Tai-long H
Tai-hung Kung. Tai-pang Tai-pling Shan Tai thek Kok.
Tai-tem Tod-tan Tak
Tai-wan. Taiswong Kung. Tang-lung Chau. Ten Taz-
Tasi.
Tam sha Teni, Teo-pai To-kwa Wan, To-ti
Tung-wa(Hospital).
UB
Wan tesk
Wan
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