Mails.
STRAM TOK SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ. PORT SAID, MALTA, GIBRALTAR, BRINDISI, VENICE, TRIESTE, PLYMOUTH, AND LONDON; BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND AUSTRALIA,
--
ALSO,
N.B.-Cargo can be taken on through Bills of Lading for BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULFPORTS, MARSEILLES, TRIESTE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK AND BOSTON.
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM
TAMATION COMPANY's Steam-ship VENETIA, Captain A. 3 DANIELL,, with Uue Majesty's Maile, will be despatched from this for LONDON, tit BOMBAY and SUEZ CANAL, on THURSDAY, the 7th May, at 4 p..
Cargo will be received on board until
10 a.. on the day of sailing,
Parcela and Specie (Gold) at the Office until 10 am. on the day of siling.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Hongkong Rates of Postage.ir Postage if it contains gold or silver |...
In the following Statements and Tables the Rates are given in ceats, and are, for Letters per half once, for Backs and | Patternaj per two ounces,
Nowaparem over four ounces in weight are changed as double, treble, &c., as the of casc may be, but such papers or pickets papers may be sont nt Book Rato. Two Newspapers must not be folded together is Lano, nor must anything whatever be inserted except bona fide Supplements. Printed matter may, however, be enclosed, if tho whole be paid at Book Rate Prices Car- rent may be paid either as Nowapapers or Booka
118,
Commercial Papera signify ouch papers though Written by Hard, do not bear tho character of an actual or personal corre- spondance, such as invoices, deeds, copied music, &c. The charge ou thou is the same us for books, but, whatever the weight of a packet containing any partially written paper, it will not be charged less than 5
ceuts
The sender of any Registered Article my numpany it with a Returit Beruipt en paying an extra fou ofă ceata,
money, jewels, precious articles, or any- thing that, as a general rule, is liable to. Customs duties,
of Patterns of dutiable articles, unless the 2. This Regulation prohibits the sending quantity sent be so small as to make the sample of no value.
3. The limite of weight allowed are follows:-
Books and Papers-to British Offices, olbe, to the Continent, &c., hs, Patterns-to British Offices, & lbs. if with
out intrinsic vaine; to the Continent- Sa., 8 oz.
Merchant Vessels in Hongkong Harbour.
Gor. str. 400 April 30A. R. Marty Bril, sir 522 May Fel str. 2358 May Brit
Douglas Steamship Co. 5 Monsagerins Maritimes air. 1992 May 4 David Sassoon, Sons & Co. sir.-1304 April 25Gibb, Livingston & Co.
· [No. 6792-MAY 5, 1885,
| SIAPPING IN OHINA, JAPAN,
PHILIPPINES, AND SIAM
WATERS.
VHAMPOA.
Vesrel's Name.
Cuplajh
Flag and Kig.
T'w.
Date of Arrizal.
Benignees or Ayouts,
Destination
Remarks.
Steamers
Alwine Anatista Anadyr...... Arration Ape Eenalder........ Eonledi Carisbroo City of Fel City Devonshire.......
Hanilin ......Marcells ...45 h Mactavish ....2 Rosa
Pakhoi Swatow & Amay
TO-MOTOW
Calcutta
Tere Name Fooksang Ningpo
Đảng và Phi
Farquhar
2
Casa eGeorgo
K'loon Dock
5k Perry ...8 € Leo
San Francisco
16th inst
Indemnity for the Loss of a Registered Articls. Lo Bay The Post Office is not legally responsible Enfuy for the safe delivery of Registered correspon- Eatrclie dece, but is is prepared to wako good the Fame... passing through the Post, to the extent of Glenaglo.. satents of such correspondence lost while Glenavou $10, in certain cases, provided :--
1. That the sonder duly observed all o conditions of Registration required,
2. That the letter was scourely onolored Juliet in a reasonably strong envelops.
3. That application was made to the Postniaater General of
of Hongkong immedi-
unlces it also is leat
Tre limit of weight for looks and Cornately the loss was discovered, the envelope Merionethabiro mercial Papers to Foreign Post Offices in 416. Patterns for such offices are limited being invariably forwarded with such appli-
oution to cances, and must not exceed these
inches.
dimensions: incles by. 4 inches by
Countries of the Postal Union. The Union may be taken to comprise Europe, all foreign possession in his, Japan, W. Africa, Egypt, Mauritius, all N. America, Mexico, Salvador, Brazil, Peru, Chih,
Silk and Valuables for Europe will bo transhipped at Colombo; Ten and Gen. exal Cargo for London will be convoyed via Bombay without rumahipment, arriving one week later thus by the ordinary direct
aid Commho. For further Particulara FREIGHT and PASSAGE, apply to the Hondurus, Bermuda, Lahuan, Hawaii, with PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STESS NAVIGA-al: Danish, French, Netherials, Portus
Convay's Ollie, Hongkong..
guess and Spanish Colonjar.
malte
regarding Republic, Jamaica The Argentine
The
Contents Vultur of Passages are required to be declared prior to shipment.
Shippers are particularly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Com- pany's Black Bills of Lading
Guthric Eac-soin. Buntingdon Julieta arası Kasligar Kwongeung Menelaos Milton...... 4. That the Postmaster General is satis. Mossor
Mangkut fed that the loss occurred whilet the corroe Mount Lebanon pondence was in the custody of the British Namu Postal administration in China, that it was Naughan. not caused by any fault on the part of the Olympia aender,
by destruction by fire, or shipwreck,
Pemb broke Castle. or by the dishonesty or negligence of any Pombrukeshiro person not in the employment of the Pe
Peking Hongkong Post Office.
Pilot Fish River Ettrick..
Trinidad, Guiaria, Jatenge to fragile articles such as portraits, Ra
Countries nor in the Union,--The chief countries not in the Union are the Aus- traisaian Group, and E. Africa.
2
Postage to Dun Countries. General flutes, by any route-
fù conta pari oz Post Cards, Kogamation,
Passengers desirous of insuring their bag- gaga can do so on application at the Coin-Letters, pany's Office:
N.B.-This Steamer takes Cargo and Pas-Newspapers,
sengers for MARSEILLEM.
A. MOTVER, Superintendent. Hongkong, April 23, 1885.
NOTICE.
GOG
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEROTS POSTE FRANCAIS.
STEAM FOR SAIGON, SINISAPORE, BATAVIA, COLOMBO, PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, JALCUTTA, ADEN, SUEZ,
TORT SAID, MEDITERRANEAN AND BLACK SEA TURTS, NAPLES, MARSEILLES, AND PORTS OF BRAZIL, AND LA PLATA;
BORDEAUX, LE HAVRE, DUNKIRK, LONDON AND ANTWERP.
ALSO
ON THURSDAY, the
14th
May,
1895, at Noon, the Company's S.S. YANGTSE, Comanandaut LouMER, with MALLS, PASSENGERS, SPECLE and CARGO, will leave this Port for the above places.
Cargo and Specie will bo registered for Lordon as well as for barseilles, and ac oopted in tramit through Marseilles for the principal places of Europe.
Shipping Orders will be granted until
Noou.
Cargo will be received on board until 4 p.m., Specic aud Parcels until 3 p.m. on, the 13th May, 1885.
3 conta cach
10 ouuts.
2 cents cach
Bouka, Patterns and)
2 cents per 2 oz. Comin. Papers, There is no charge on redirected cotre spondence within the Postal Union.
Postage to Non-Union Cementries, Australia, New Zealand, Themanin, and
|
6. No compensation can be paid for mers watches, handsomely bound books, &, which reach their destination, although in a broken or deteriorated condition.
Misser or Delayed Correspondence. When correspondence has been missent
Ses Gull Signal..... Strathmore..... Taisang Teberan Tokio Mary Triumph.. Venetia Volga Vortigurn
Will the Wrep
or delayed (both of which are liable to happen occasionally) all that the addresses need do is to note on the enver, Sent to --------, or Received at 7 p.m., or as the case without any nay bo, and forward it, other writing whatever, to the Postnaster General. This should be acted on the first Yorkshire time cause of complaint occurs; it in a mistake to let such matters pass for fear of giving trouble, a course which generally gives more trouble in the end.
Salling Vormele Alexander McNeil Antiuch
Daniel I Teray
Eyvor
Fiji, via Torres Straits, Letters, 10; Re-Chair, Jinricksha, and Boat Fo gistration, 10; Newspapers, 2; Books and Fattorus, 2: Viu Copion, Letters, 25-Re gistration, 10; Newspapers, 2; Books and Patterns, 2.
Natal, the Cape, St. Helena, Ascon- siam, Bolivia, Letters, 25; Registration, 10; Newspapers, 5; Booke and Patterns, 5-
LOCAL POSTAUE- General Local Rates for Hongkong, Macao, China, Japan, Siam direct (), Cochin-Chivu. Tungri, mund the Philip
Letters per box. 5 cents (e). Post Cards, each, 1 cent.
Books, accels and Patterns, jier 2 02,
2 cents.
New spipers and Prices Current, each, 2
corts.
Registration, 10 cents.
(d) Via Singapore, 10 cents.
(el Between Hongkong, Canter, and Mneno 2 conta.
Local Delivery,
1. All correspondence posted before (Parcab are not an on any week day for addreases in
Hire.
LEGALISAN TARIFF OF FARES FOR OBALES,
CHÂM BEARERS, AND BOATS,
IN
THM COLONY OF HONGKONG.
........
6 Campon 18 h Storani
Donaldson Horg Darke
Brit.
Brit,
Mir. 1000 May
Brit. str.
Livingston & Co./
073 April 25, Katberg & Co,
... Brit.· str. 1030 May
ePeterach...
Amor, str. 8079 May
Brit.
Brit.
Brit.
.B. 8. Co, IP. M.
str. 1037 May 5 Adamson, Bell & Co. Biz. 1713
Btw. 1613 April 30 Russell & Co.
ate.
MEE 241 April 28 Chinesis
Span. str. 182 Out.
DLL
Brit.
str. 117
ALL
Brit. str 1936 May Brit. str. 2000 April Brit. tr. 2233
2293 April Amer. str. 703 May or. str. 1464 May Spax. DE 376 May
Janes Minas
12 h Speck
Brit.
Brit.
h Wood 5 h Nolton 8hDuttar..
3 Kurtzwig
26
Remedios & Co.
H.K. & Who Dock Do. Jardino, Matheson & Co.
Jardins, Matheson & Co.
Rusel &
Co.
3 Russell & Co.
Sonier Naval Officer
Malchers & Co.
str. 16 April 25 P. & G. S. N. Co.. str. 1000 May 3Jardine, Matheson & Co. Brit str. 1300 May 4 Butterfield & Swico
str. 1246 April 21 Adamson, Bell & Co.
220 April 22 Captein
782 April 30 Siemssen & Co.
6 Harrison... Brit. str. 1018 April 24 Senior Naval Officer...
stav
3 Henermann Brit. str. 954 May 6Robinson. Brit. tux.
Bell & Co.
Co.
May
April 28 H. K. & W. Dock Co. 004 May 2P. & 0. S. N. Co April 30 Russell & Co.
5
21 Wallacean Brit. str.
Marsden... Brit,
str. 1262
8 Brady .....it
43
Yokohama & Hiego To-day
Amoy, &u. Amoy & Shanghai
· London Sydney, &o. Amoy and Manila
China Traders' insurança Co Biomason & Co.
str. 3662 April 23 P. 20... Amor. str. 2hHundewadt... Ger. atr.
385 May str. 1383 Brit.
1605 Max Brit. str. 1506 May Brit str. 1670 May
15 White
Davics... 5.c.Nantes.
6 Burdis......
3 eNuu..... catkins..
h Meyer
Ger, str.
April 294damson.
674 May
2726 May 016 April 872 May
Btr. 1016 str
Bel!
& Co.
3Jardins, Mathcaon & Co. 1P. & G. S. N. Co.
4M. B. M. 3.
B. S. Co.
Wielor & Co.
5P. & O. S. N. Co.
26 Messageries Maritimes
4 Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
Amer, sh, JU8B Dec. 29 Carlowitz & Co..
3. Jplander. be
19 April 9 Captain
810 Jan. 4Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
164 April 11 Blackhead & Co.
To-morrow
Kloon Dock To-morrow..
Destination,
Brit
etr. Shanghai
Bril. str. Shanghai
CANTON,
MERCHANT BAILING VISBEIB.
Nove
MACAO.
Amer. str. Canton-
SWATOW.
In port on April 20, 1865,
MERCHANT STEAMERS,
British
Kiang-ping
Director
Norw. bqe.
Folien
FOODHOW.
In part an April 26, 1885, MERCHANT, STRAXHER,
British
MERUHANT SAILING VESSELK Brit. bge
SHANGHAL
In port on April 25, 1888.
MERCHANT STRAMERS,
Miuna
Amoy & Manila.
To-morrow
Bombay, &c.
Bangloo JLeon
British
Shanghai
To-day
Amoy and Shanghai To-morrow.
King's Cross British
Brit.
ate.
well..
Brit
Brit. Brit. atr. 869 April 20Yuen Fat. Hong
Seewo
Briticii
Bangkok
To-day
str. 1323 May 2 Russell & Co.
AMOT.
Brit.
5hPitraan
Brit
str.
802 Mar
str., The April 30 Adamson, Bell & Co.
h Blackburne
Brit.
str.
Christiansen...Ber.
862 May 2 Douglas Steamship Co. 805 May 3 Hop Bing Hong.
la port on April 28, 1885,
Swatow, &c. Bwatow
To-morraw
atr.
4000
Shanghai
Bombay, &c.
Kloon Dook Bonclutha
-Ingrahan
Paris
MERCHANT STRIMENS,
British
British
British
MERDIFANT BAILING VESSEID.
Sili inst
Caroline ...
Saigon
Brit, bye.
Niederhof
Ger sch.
Hoihow, &o. Calcutta, &a
To-morrow
Perle Satecas Sibirion
Brit, soli.
Brit. bqer
Ger. bqa.
atr. 1950 May
Shanghai
To-day
.3 c Schuldt
5 Daniell
Brit.
str. 2726
edu Temple.
2h Brown
Foh. Brit.
London, &c. Yokohama
7th inst
To-day
COwaton
Brit str,
166 Doc,
22 Pustau & Co.
Haiphong
Lormier
Feh.
str. 2371 April
20 Messageries Maritimes
cArnold
Brit
str. 1426 May
Russell & Co.
David
London
Hemingway...Amer, bqo
969 May 2 Russel & Co.
c:Wison
Amr. su.
1033 April 23 H. J. H. Tripp
Brit. be.
Amer. sch
55) April 2 Master,
Sium. b 300
Apri
20 Chinese
Goodell
8 c'Hagan
Amor, bo
Haraburg
Anchiers
British
Hindostan
Minchin
Brit
Brit su. 1547 April 16 Order
Deucalion
British
J. V.
Troop Lennox Castle Madura Marie
8
3 e Farnsworth
Reit
...perit.
Sobrido
Brit. Bạn
sh.
1295 April 13 Melchera & Co.
Glentruin
British
093 Oct. 31 Lane, Crawford & Co.
For mala
Glenogle
British
1k Stanton
Brit bqo.
970 April 20 Captain
Ingo
German
405 April 10 Captain
Havro, &
Kiang-teen
Amarican
K'loon Dock Kung wo
British
Honolulu New York
Ngankin
British
Tientsin
Ninja
British
Pautah
American; Tiantain><
Sin Nanzing British British
Hongkong.
Store Nordiske Danish
New York ¡Callao
Cos'tan Dock: Stratuleren.
British
Seal Venetis
British
Henkow, &c.
British
Waverley
British
San Francisco
fangtaso
British
K'loon Dook
Charley
Chingtah
Leeyih Napier
Brit. bqe,
Mana
Ikig.
Displ
| Guns | I.B.P.
Where al
ds. turret ironclad
8610
6
6300
Captain Samuel Long
On a cruise
composita screw sloop
940
4
$40
Commander Chaa. Hicks
Hongkong
doable-screw-ingu frigate
6010
14
4330
Captain Pearson
Nagasaki
corvette
2330
14
2340
Captain A. T. Pawlott
Hongkong
Cleopatza
Corvette
2980
14
2610
Captain DI, N. Hippisley
Cn a cruise
Curaçao Four Coolies,..$2.00
Daring Three Coolius, 1.60 Esk Two Coolies,... 1.20 Empor
gunboat
465
470
Lieut.-Com. H. H. Boteler
Hongkong
corvetto
2388
2355
14
2540
Captain J.
Singapore
composite sloop
040
это
Gatelull
double-acrow gunboat
300
340
Capt. Cuchem
Hongkong
gunboat
430
455
4:00
Lieut.Com. B. H. Grible'
...$1.15
... 0.95
Linnet
Pirckend Flying Fish
gunboat
450
Licut, Com, D. L. Dickson
Ada
aloop
940
810
double-scrow gun-vessel
Captain J. P. Maclear
Guam
70%.
1050
Commander Geo..
W. Hill
On a cruise
... 0.80
Morlin Midge
gunboat
430
430
Commander B. B. C. Brauton
Chefoo
Trabel
double-screw gun-7c888l
465
470
Commander Hotham
Pegasus
Sapphire
composite screw sloop corvette
1130
$70
Commander Bickford
1370
12
2960
Swift
double-screw gun-vessel
794
1010
Captain P R. G. Kinahan
Hongkong Nagasaki
Loiterer
On
Tweed
double-screw gunboat
300
340
A cruise Hongkong
receiving ship
5087
20
Hongkong
paddle despatch-vesze)
836
B 1230
Hongkong
gunboat
935
760
Nagunaki
turret.ship
1800
Hongkong
gunboat
Nagasaki
Chairy. Half hour,....10 ot. One hour,...20 Three hours,.60 ets. Six hours,
Day (from 0 to 0), One Dollar.
Bn.
530 Ang 21 Arnhold, Karborg & Co.” 535 Feb. 13 Arnhold, Karberg & Co..
Melchors & Co.
Minna Deutschmann.. Spiring Gor. Se. Be. Mount Lebanon.... 4kC H. Nelson...Bri. bktino. Nellie M. Slade.....
Amor, sch.
•LeGond
Brit. ah. 1441 April 282 May Brit. be. Amer. sh. 1293 Mar.
ca
Now City
ΑΠΟΣ
Rachel
Republic
TO VICTORIA PRAX... Single Trip
Return Direct. Four Coolion, $1.00 Four Coolies, $1.50 Tares Coolics, 0.85 Three Coolies, 1.20 Two Coelita.... 0.70 Two Coolies,... 1.90
RETURN.
By Alericen, Suricat Huad.
By Pok-fuam. Four Coolics,2.00 Four Coolies,..$2,50 Taree Culice, 1.40 Three Coolies, 2.00 Two Coolies, 1.30 Two Coolies,... 1.60 By Wantsui Gap, Four Coulies,...
Taree Cooles,
Te Coolies, ...
...$1.75 2.40
1.20
to be sunt bount; they must be left at Victoria will be delivered the same day Three Coolies, DUcts, Three Cooliea, 76cts.
the Agency's Office.)
Contents and value of Packages are re. quired.
For further particulars, apply at the Company's Offes.
and generally within two hona, nalean the delivery should be retarded by the Contract MALS.
R. R. Thomas
Sarab S lidgway
Swan
S. F. Hersey Thierva Walls Castle Wildwood Willie Willy
TO VICTORIA Mar, Single Trip
Agamemnon Return Direct. Four Coolies, 60ots. Four Coalica,..00cts.
Audacions* Two Coolies, Gocts. Champion Two Coolies,..40cts. Return by Pok-fu-
Return by Aberdo, Cockchafer Eth
Shortest Road. 3. Invitations, e. aan gertally be delivered within Victoria at the private Four Coolios,..81.50 houses of the addressces miher than at Threo Coolies, 1.20 places of business, if a wish to that eflect Two Coelies,... 0.90
expressed
by the sender, otherwise all 718 correspondence is invariably delivered at
The nearest place of business,
G. ER CHAMPEAUX,
A gent.
Hongkong, May 1, 1.885,
U. S. MAIL LINE,
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT YOKOLAMA, AND SAN FRANCISCO.
دايا
3. Boxhollore who desire to sand Circu lars, Dividend Warrants, Invitations. Carda, Co., all of the sume weight, to addresses in Hongkong, Bangkok, or the Ports of Chita, may deliver them to the Post Office stamped, the postage being the batch must consist of at least ten. charged to the sender's account, Bach
By Wanisei Gup,
Four Coolies....
Three Coolies,
Two Coolies, ...
3 kB
2 Affleck
cHolmes
Nichola Townsond
8 Henderson,
8 cGarry
5 Fraser
Kennett Sawyer
kanae..
Chinese
$ Russell & Co.
Amer. sh. 1332 Mar. 31 Order
Amor. Uqs.
B
Amer. bg.
Ainer. s.
831-Nov. 26 Chinesa
270 Mar. 14 Blackhead & Co. 142 April 24 Gibh, Livingston & Co.
Brit. sb. 1174 Mar. 21) Russell & Co.
Brit, bye. $74
May
3 Lane, Crawford & Co. Amer. bgc. 1019 April 10 Russell & Co. Br. 3m.sch. 275 Mag 3 Meyer & Co. Ger. bye. 800 April 16 Carlowits & Co.
Hamburg
Her Britannic Majesty's Ships in the China Squadron,
TO THE PEAK CHURCH, AND HOUSES IN- ... VICINITY OF MOUNT KELLT AND
MOUNT COUGH. Four Coolion, 5 cls. Four Coolies,..$1.00 Vistor Ernanuel
Single Trip.
Return Firect.
Threo Coolies, 55 cts. Three Coolies, 0.85 Vigilant Two Coelics,.45 cls. Two Cool cas,... 0.70 Wanderer Roterning by other routes will be the Wivern Zephyr
HE U, S. Mail Steamship CITY OF to the same places in the same way. Eugane as from G cibraces a trip of not
PEKING will be despatched for San Francisco, via Yokohama, with the option of calling at Honolulu, on SATURDAY, the 16th Bay, at 3 p.m., taking Pangers and Freight for Japan, the United States, and Europe.
4. Boxholders may also sand Pattern velopes containing Parlerna may be wholly closed, if the nature of the cutouts be first General, as he may consider necessary, and exhibited or stated to the Postmaster approved by hint Printed Circuin's may be inserted in such Patteru Packets.
The Return Fare
more than threu cura except returning by he allowed. Aberdeen when three hours and a half will
For avery hour or part of an hour above three or thres and a half, each Coolie will be entitled to an additional payment of fivo conte.
Nothing in above scale prevonte privato agreements.
Licensed Burers (each). OLD Hour,
Through Bills of Lading issued for trans- portation to Yokohams and other Japan
PARCELS-The public is reminded that Ports, to San Francisco, to Atlantic and there is no such thing as Parcel Post Inland Cities of the United States, via Over- to Europe, &c. Much trouble and disap. land Railways, to Havana, Trinidad, and!
pointment are caused by persistent attempt Demerara, and to ports in Mexico, Centrul send small valuable trifles through the and South America, by the Company's and Post Fans, Carics, Articles of Dress, connecting Steamers.
Work, and similar presents are con Fancy Through Passago Tickets granted to tinually being refused, the England, France, and Germany by all often spent more in Postage than wantd Quarter Hour, 05 cts. One Hour, ...15cts.
having trans-Atlantic lines of Steamers.
have paid the freight by abonner. No Half Hour, ...10 cts. who refund can be made on such pareas of the
RETURN PASSIO.--Passengers,
Acr.ders
Half day,*** Day, ...
་་་
Captain.
J. G. J. Hanmer
Commander Lawrence Ching
Commander A. C. B. Bromley
Lieut.-Com. R. J. Loame
Commodore Morant
Lient. Farquhar
Captain Orford Churchill
Capt. Davis
Lieut-Cam. Chas, K. Hope
4 1450 430 4 630. *Flagship of Vice-Admiral Sir Wan. Montaga Dowell, K.D., Commander-in-Chief.
On a cruise
For II. B. M. Ships' tonnage, displacements and effective home powers azsgiven according to FL. M. Navy liet.
Foreign Men-of-war on the China and Japan Station.
have paid full fare, 20-91abarking at Son value of Stamps obliterated before the 'ur overy hour or part of an hour 10 cents Cristoforo Colombo within six months, au (or vice versa) nature of the contents was discovered.
Francisco for China or
be allowed a discount of 20% from Rutin Fare; it re-embarking within one year, an allowance of 10 % will
be made frem Return Fare. Pre-Paid Te-
turn Passage Orders, available for one year,
will he isnot at a Diacount of 25% from
Return Fare. These allowances do not apply
Local and Indian Parte ted
as Book Rates between Hongkong and any
of the British Post Offices in China, as well. If an extra Coolie is employed, the fare Elsabeth as to Japan, Macao, Pakhoi, the Straits will be donble.
They must feet
2u
not exceed the following dimensions, 2
Freigate
ironclad French corvette French transport. French vcasol
corvette
corrette
Portuguese carr French corvette French eruicor
Captain Accioni
F. da Costa Cabral Captain F Commander Ferrat
Captain Colombeaud
Captain Guier
Percadores
Keelung
Shanghai Macao Safton
KELOHANT SAILING VESSELS,
Brit bae.
Obi. bqe Laid up
Brit. sh.
NAGASAKI
In port on April 18, 1885. Gitanilla Brit bgo. Iaid up Kiska Maru Jap. bye, N. Empire Brit. bqe Northern Star Brit be. P. Pendleton
Amer. bge
YOKOHAMA,
In port on April 24, 1885.
Br.8m. Bol
Brit- bge.
Brit bas.
Brit Bch.
Brit
Mary C. Bohm-Ger, -- soh.- Nemo
sch
HIOGO.
In port on April 13, 1885. Abbe B. Hart Brit shr Luky A. Nickles Amer, shi Narwhal
Brit. sh: Quoon Emma Brit, bge. F. 8. Beanard Brit. bgo.
Cosmo
* App
MANILAV
In part on April 20, 1885.
sh,
Tsernogora
Cheshire Gooloo
Thos. Dana
Coinde, Lemerahr Moussaises
Keplung Pescadores
Haiphous
Captain
Fournier
Keeling
Capt. Sohering. Commander & S. Barker
Shanghai
Foochoo
Samar
Captain Koltchau
Sarmatian
Commander O. W. Starck
Lieut.-Commander Rütger
Commander Fouct
Shangha Haiphong
Commander F. F. Harrington
Captain Fleuriain
Mequet
Captain, Debar
Brit
Auser, bqo.
ILOILO.
Amor, bqo
Amery: shi
Amor. sh.
Briksh
Name,
Flag and Big.
Tons.
Guns. H.P.
Captain,
Where at.
JV cunts." ...35.centa.
...50 cents.
Jinrichsha.
Two Hours, 25 ets.
Abreck Alert Aragon Aspic
Chatean Reoaud Atalante Bayard
Olateau Yquem Comète
Russian avise
1634
U, S. corvette
541
7
300
Captain Sohonz
Nagasaki
300
Commander U. J. Barclay
Canton
Gamen
Spanish frigats French gunboat
3081
Captain Enrique Zubraga
Mania
Swed bge
400
4
Commander de Jonquieres
Saigon
4000
Commander Trèvo
6007
14
Commander Parrayon
Matsou Fermosa
Granite Stato Fudson
Amer, pa..
1200
Commander Pontois
Kuolang
4000
Commander Leyard
488
Lient-Commander Noirot
1. Small Parcels may ho sent by Post
over two hours, To Pok-fu-Lam or Quarry Bay, ...20
Rotara, ****** To Shaukiwa,
Rotaris. To Aberdeen,
Return,
JI
Da Estephania
...95
21
Drac
6600 1400 1200
...35
21
...50
21
D'Estaing Duchalant
2236 16
...35
23
Duguay Trouin
French cruiser
1300
19
French cruisor
9700
14
...GO
Eclaireur
French corvette
2000
German corvette
2500
Enterprise
U... corvatta
1375
Russian transport
1000
1000
4
Gernotai Ita Jaguar
Russian gunboat-
456
6
German gua boat
420
4
4
French gunboat
420
Juniata
U. 8. corretta
328 8
La Galizzounière
French frigate
6700
14
La Perouse
French corretto
2900
437
400
2400
6000
19
1201 1370 400 400
6 750
2300
5000
2100
305
480
2200
BOAT AND OOGLIE HIBE
HOATS.
1st Class Cargo Boat of 8 or 900
picals, por Day,
744
THE
$3.00
Lutin
to through fores from China and Japan to Settlements, Ceylon and India. Furspe
Nothing in this scalo prevents private Krmak Freight will be received on board until 4
agreements. foot broad, 1 font deup, weigh more long, 1 p.m. the day previous to sailing. Parcel than 5lbs., nor be smaller than 3 in. by 2 Packages will be received at the office until in. Such parcels may be wholly closed 5 p.r., save day; all Parcel Packages if they bear this special endorsement, should be marked to address in fall; value PARCEL, CONTAINING NO LETTER, but any of same is required.
parcel may be opened by direction of the Consular Invoices to accompany Cargo Postmaster General. In the Case of Parcels 1st Class Cargo Boat of 8 or 900 destined to porta beymd San Francisco
for India should be sout to the Company's Offices in value is required, a printed form for which 2nd Class Cargo Boat of 600
declaration of contents and Sealed Envelopes, addrossed to the Collector
gratis, The Registration of of Customs at San Francisco.
Parcels for India and Coylon is For further information as to Parsage and Freight, apply to the Agener of the Company, No. 50A, Queen's Road Central.
J. E. FOSTER,
Agent.
Hongkong, May 2, 1835.
NOW READY.
upplied
a des
picula, per Load, ...
picula, per Day, piculs, per
Bost of 600
compulsory. 20 Classed,.
2. The following cannot be transmitted: Parcels insuficiently packed or protected, or liable to be ruled (na band boxes, &c.) Opium, Glam, Liquids, Explosive sab stances, Matchee, Indigo, Dyestuffs, Ice, 724 Meat, Fish, Game, Fruit, Vegatables, or whatever is dangerous to the Mails, or holy to become offensive or injurious in transit.
THE REVENUE OF CHINA.
++
3rd Class Cargo Boat or Ha-kan Boat
300 picule, per Day,
of
3rd Class Cargo Boat or Ha-kau Roat of
$00 plouls, per Load,
Lyex
2.00 Magon
2,50
Minin Kerguelen Мепосаку 1.75 Morge Nierpa 1.50 Nielly
3rd Cinas Cargo Beat or Hakan Boat of
300 piculs, Half Day,
Sampans
3. Parcels are as a general rute forwarded or Pallaway Boats, per Day,
by Private Ship, not by Contract Mail
Pocket. To India they sro forwarded by
1.00
chik
Bone
Palos Parceval ...$1.00 Primanguet
20
One Hour, Half-an-Houry***** After 6 P.M.10 conta extra
Plavier
20 Pris Adalbert Razboinik
A SERIES OF ARTICLES the E. & O. and Indian Mail-Fackets only Nothing in this Scale provrata vetrato ult de Genouilly
Reprinted from The China Mail.
WITH APPENDIX.
THIS PAMPHLET is Now Ready,
and may be bad at the OFFICE OF THE PAFER,
Messrs. LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.'s, Messrs. KELLY & WALSH'S, And Mr. W. BREWER'S
Price,
50 Cents
to Ceylon by P. & O. only. No respon sibility is accepted with regard to any grooments, parcel, unless Registered; and then only to the amount of $10.
ETEKET COOLIES.
Scale of Hirs for Street Coolies,
Roland
Saofe
French gunboat French gunboat. French corvette Russian frigate French corvette Ruaboat Rnesian Russian gunboat sixz günbost French corvette
French troopship
Regis
asian corvette
1. Corvette
giumbont
Franch
Tench
French German
gunboat
corrette
Corvette
Russian corvette
Franch
ench corvette
Franch cruiser
French corvetto
Bussian gunboat
པ
9980 14
1350
2500
1700
Sobol Tamega Trenton
400
33 cents Triomphante
Portuguesa gunboat U. S.
rigata
410
2300 10
French ironclad
4176
14
.20.
.14 -"; Vilars
ត
Vipere. Nothing in the above Seals to wifeck Volta
Vizdimir Monomach private agreements,
Vostock
JJ
Velasco
Spanish corvette French corretta
1156
3000
15
French gunboat
406
Russian ironclad French corvetto. Rumlau gunboat
5706
1900
4. The public are cautioned not to ooD- One Day found these facilities with a Parcel Post to Half Day,.. Eurogo, &o, which does not exist,
Three Hours, an
It is necessary that the following rules One Flour,
be strictly oEserved.
1. No Latter or Packet, whether to be registered or wregistered, can be received
Hit Hour,*****
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Commander Bonniere
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Comman for Puoch Captain Grenquist Commander Fournier Commander F. J. Higginson
Commander Moltsoff Commander Valrondt
des Basanta
Commander del
e Ketambaaquer On a cruise Captain Pousuchán Commander 3. J. MoGlinsay
Lieut. Cea. Thomas Nelson
dar Thounens Commander Commander Foldlone Commander M. Bage
Captain Mensing
Car
CEBU.:
Amer, th, Brit: ok.
S. R. Lyman Brit, bas
BANGKOK,
In port on April 11, 1885. Advance
Aline...
Bus Caso
Siam, bqe. Siam. sch
Siam
bye
Sisu bye
Ch'ron Kanrge Sisri, bas. C. Wattana Chins Danotta
Lee
Fortuna
Siam, bg. Laid up Biam, bg. Siam e
Commander
Commander Commander W. Monin Commander Boyle ·
Moyat
Sian, pot
Hang Seng
Siam ga
Hero
Siam. bg.
Kim
Chyn Seng Siam, Beh
Long
Hin
Siam. boe.
Louise
Get. sch
Lucky
Meronty
Rapid
Captain Avila
La Phythian Commander Emil J. Butron
Captain Vivielle Commander Lapoyrein Commander Polianaky Captain (ligon.. Commander Melchonsky
Princess Saraphi Baby
Raes Horse Blame bqo
Siam be
Brit sch.
8. Hanioed Siameno Drown Sim Starlight
Siam, bqa
Ta Hongkong Sinah. Thona Kramo Siam, bqe.. Young Siam
Slam be
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HAIN, at the China Mail Ofibe, No. 2 Wyndham Bien, Hongkongs