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Chineno Dospatch Style Adopted in

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NETHERLANDS. INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR BATAVIA, SAMARANG AND SOURABAYA, VIA, SAIGON

AND SINGAPORE.

The Co.'s Stomanship

Ocuvemeur Generaal Jacob, Capt. BESSELING, will be dospatched as above on or about the 8th Instant

For Freight or Passage, apply to

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Agents.

Hongkong, August 3, 1886.

UNION LINE,

OLEARED.

Marionethakire, for Yokohama, Wildwood, for Iloilo.

PASSENGERS,

ARRIVED

Por Hei Cheng, from Bangkok, 3 Chi-

NGBA.

Pur Wah Ying, from Pakhol, &o, 18 Chinose

Por Mensule, from Yokohama, 1Chinese.. Por Ioia-d, from Salgın, 20 Chinaso," Per Sarpedo, from Singapore, de... Mr and Mrs De Silva, Messrs Mariano and Farreno, and 340 Chinoso,

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Not Responsible for Debts. |15, and 5 conta, aqual to 55 cents; Import Customs duty, 19 conte aqueezes for Neither the Captain, the Agents, nor sumping documents by four separate Owners will be Responsible for oloials, & conts; loss on exchange, i conta Debt contracted by the Officers or This makes a total of 06 coats for their stay in longhong Harbour: Cren of the following Vessels, during charges upon a pleul of iron which len from $2.5 to $3.20 por picul ADAM W. STIES, American barque, Capt.at Hongkong. Such a state of things A. D. Field—Aruhold, Karborg & Co.

usturally suggosta atoppage of trade, and is ALLIE ROWE, Hawaiina brig, Capt. G. B. productive of various schemes by which the Holland,Mee Fook.

heavy imposta may be got rid of. An enterprising Europos has, it seems, hit upon an idea by the development of which J. H. Colcord. Eduard Johillans & Co.

C. D. BRYANT, American barque, Capt. he may turn an host dollar, and, at the same time, supply the wants of the Can- COLUMBUS, Gorman ship, Capt. B. Sauer-tonese motal-dealors. By getting rid of the

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Per Melita, from Haiphong, 1 European, and 6 Chinese

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The Steamship

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The Co.'s Steamship

Sarpedon,

Captain Crimes, will bo despatobed as above on

WEDNESDAY, the 5th Instant, at Noon.

For Freight or Pasange, apply to

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Agents.

Hongkong, August 3, 1885.

FOR SWATOW AND BANGKOK.

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THE SCOTTISH ORIENTAL STEAM- SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED,

above Porta on

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Inat., at 2 p.m.

For Freight or Pannage, apply to

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Ports

For Freight or Passago, apply to

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Honong, August 3, 1685.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS August 1. 1986-

Per Kaslun, from Hougtong : for Yoko- hama, Lipatti. I. Mesurier, Mesars Vickerman, Backburu, F. Sick, 0. Pabst, |Birch; for Nagasaki, Mr Gennission.

Per Saltee, for Hoihow, de, Masra P. Brifland, Groseland, Dodonsker, Legrand 1310 and child, and 91 Chiaeno.

Hei Cheeny, British barque, 325, R. Milu, Baugkok July 19, Rice.-HoNG

TEANG TM.

August 2!--

Wah Yong, British steamer, 313, J. C. Witt, Pakhoi July 31, Hsilow August 1, General-OHINESE.

Kutang, British steamer,from Whampoa Manalah, French, steamer, 1,913, C, Benois, Yokohama July 20. Mails and General, and Treasure, ($10,000)-Mesa- ORIES MARITIMES.

Per Anatia, for Tomeui, Mr E. W. Gaorge.

Per Liningstone, for Qainhon, 5 Chinese, Per Galveston, for Saigon, 12 Chinese.

„SHIPPING REPORTS,

The French stearaor Mensulch reports: Met M. M. 8. 8. Tanais, entoring Cosima Channel July 27th, at 10 p.m.

The British steamer Tolani reports: Had moderate S. Westerly winds and fine wen- ther throughost

The British steamer Glenorchy reports: Left

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The British 3-masted schooner Wandering Iolani, British Etcauer, 81, Edwin Alla-instrel reports: Left. Swatos on the son, Saigon July 20, Rice.ARNOLD, KAS 20th July, and had fight Easterly winds and one wenther. During the voyage light BERG & Co.

variable winds with squally weather.

Glenorchy, British eteater, 1,775, Frank Guys, Foochow July 31, ToaJARDINE, MATION & Co.

Wandering Ministret, British 3-in schr., 362 J. A. Koch, Spatow July 26, Baltast. 1308 JOHN PITMAN.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL

The Co.'s Steamship

Dismed, Captus GUTERTE, will be e despatched as above un

THURSDAY, the 6th August.

For Freight ve Pasuago, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agnės. Hongkong, August 3, 1885.

1800

Auges 3:-

Boukeng, British steamer, from Wham- IXIEB

Harpodou, Britishsteamer, 1,600, Chriss, Liverpool June 19, and Singapore July 28, General-BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.

dth, British steamer, 923, Thomson, Singaporn sie Hoihew, August 2, General. -ÜHINESE

Melbourne, French steamer, 2,37b, Macé, Shanghai August 1, Mails and General- MESHAGERIES MARITIKES.

Melita, German steamer, 339, HI, Mörek,

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Fessels.

Captain

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Diomed (5)............

...Melbourne (8).

Batavia, &c., viz Saigon.... Hamburg London, via Suez Canal.. Marseilles, &c., via Saigon. Mauritius, Port Natal, Co................. Welcombe (8)..

vis Sue Canal Haverton (1).. Penolecot.....

York,

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Swatów and Bangkok.

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DEPARTURES.

August 2-

Nicates, for Manila,

Ainatutu, for swatow, “A may and Tauquie Sultre, for Boihow Rd Haphong. Suit, for Iloilo.

Livingstons for Quishon.

Galveston, for Saigon. Benledi, for Singapore.

August S

Hattie E Tapley, for Victoria, (B.C.) (taru, for Tientsin.

Kaahyar, for Yokohama. Westmeath, for Shanghai,

Fushun, for Swator and Shanghai. Peking, for Shanghai, Kutang, for Shanghai.

Agents,

Date of Leaving,

Fandine, Matheson & Co............... About August 8. Butterfield & Swire....

August 16, Butterfield & Swire, August 6. Messageries Maritimes. August 6, at noon. Gilman & Co........

Quick despatch. Adamson, Bell & Co...

About August 17. Russell & Co.

Quick despatch .Pacific Mail 8. §, Oð..

August 8, at 3 p.m. 0. & O. S. 8. O.......

August 22, at 3 pm. Russell & Co..

Quick despatch. August 5, at toon. August 5, at 2 p.m. August 7, at 4 p.m. August 10, at noon. Quick despatch Quick despatch.

Butterfield & Swire....... Yuan Fut Hong

Gibb, Livingston & Co..............

O. Bashrasli.

Russell & Co...

Russell & Co............................

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POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:- For STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.—-

For Fort gem, at 11.30 a.m., un Tues

day, the 4th inst,

MAILS BY THE FRENCH PAQK.ET.— The French Contract Packet Hilburne

will be despatched on THURSDAY, the ith August, with Mails for the United Kingdom, Europe, and places boyond, så Napis; to Saigon, Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burmal, Ceylon, the Australasian Colonies, Pondichery, Madras, Calcutta, Aden, Mauritius, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.

The natal hours will be observed in closing

thu Maile, ce

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET → The United Statos Mail Packet City of

Peking will be despatched on SATUR DAY, the 8th August, with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, the United States, Canada, Honolula, Pau, &c., With will be closed as follows: 1.2.15 P.M. Registry census.

2,30 F.N. For Office closes, but Cor- respondence Day be posted on board the Packet with Lady Fee of 10 cents extra Podage until the time of depar

ture.

MALIN BY THE UNITED STATES PACK

EVO REED, Amoricas barque, Capt. A. T. Whittier-Russell & Co.

FRANK PENDLETON, American ship, Capt, E. P. Nichols.-Order.

Hanone, American Linasted schooner, Captain Tibberta. --Order.

HIGHLANDER, American ship, Capt. N. A. Buchelder. Russoll & Co.

HLAND Light, American ship, Capt. J. W. Norcross.--Order.

Lotin duties, he saves considerably more than half of the charges enumerated above; and while charging only 60 cents, instead of the 96, he secures a profit of 20 cents per pioul on the operation. After paying the 12 conts for freight in a foreign bottom, 4 couts for boat and molie hire,

and 10 cents Customs import duty, equal to 35 cinta, ho show a saving of Gi conta, HUNTINGDON, Britisk steamer, Captain-which sum is divided between himself James R. Whitburn.-Siomsson & Co.

and his alients, the latter thus saring 35 KHORISAN, Gorman barque, Capt. T. A. cents por pionf.

Vissor-Order.

MARQUE OF Loanz, Brit. barque, Capt. N. B. Raymond,-Douglas Laprak & Co.

NANASSIO, British barque, Captain John Dodd.-Russell & Co.

MEMOS. FOR TO-MOKROW. Miscellaneous.

As, however, the Chinese importora are, we have asid, inextricably involved by their relations with their Guilds, and the Guilds have already farmed a portion at PENOBSCOT, American lurque, Capt. P. Last of the Lekin thus evaded, it is a Chapman, Arnhold, Karberg & Co.

question whether this mode of procedure SHARESHOOTER, British barque, Captain will suit all parties, What has been ai- John Hurne-Gilman & Co.-

ready done is said to have assumed an ex- perimental form, and foars are entertained by the Chinese that the Lekin difficulty will rise ao soon as the goods are moved from we place to another, if not before the goods ara moved. The process above de- tailed is significant as showing, not only the difficulties in the way of strutly native trade, but the saliness of the efforts kun by foreigners to take advantage of the Treaty provisions to extend the. MONDAY, Augital-17:

trado with Canton and South China, 3.30 pm Meeting of Shareholders of has long bean - matter for

The Hongkong and Whampoa Dockprise that no little progress has been sur- Co., Ltd., at No. 14, Praya Central.

Clans against the Westmeath must be sent in to Messrs Russell & Co., on or before this date.

General Memoranda. MONDAY, August 10 :-

4.Meeting of Shareholders of the China Tradors Insumaoc Co., Ltd, at

Hand Office.

THE

HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Established A.D. 1841.

香港大藥房

A. S. WATSON & Co., FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DROGGISTS, IMPORTERS

OF

DRUGOISTS' SUNDKLES, NURSERY REQUI- R1728, Toilet Requisites, Evolisu, American, and FRISON PATENT MEDICINES, MANUFACTURERS

Son Water, Lemonade. Tonie Wator, Gingerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Auted Waters.

The Manufactory is under direct and continuous Europeni dupervision, Hongkong, June 1, 1876, 8: 750

20 The publication of this issue commenced

The United States Mail Packot Sa Pablo af 7.00p.m.

will be despatched on SATURDAY, | the 22nd August, with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, the United States, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, do, which will be closed as follows:

2.16 PM Registry conses.

2.30 r.a. Post-Office closes, but Oorres- pendence may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 10'unts extra Postage until the time of departure

Money Orders.

1.-Money Orders can be obtained at Hongkong and Shanghai on the following

countries --

* Axorea Is. * Belgium,

Bermuda. Canada.

* Caps Golozy,

Ceylon. (Constantinople).

* Cyprus.

Denmark.

Egypt.

Falkland Is. Ganitia * Germany.

(Oiraltar)

* Gold Coast

Hawaii.

Holland.

* Honduras, (Br.).

AVGUST 3, 1885.

Icoland

India

Italy.

Nos. Values. shares.

Paid PORTION FELL LAST HEPORT. Last Dividend

Beserm Balancer ward

Clusin; Quuta 145, Cash.

Уврап.

*Lagce.

125 12 Pvr equali

* $ 4,400,000

sationofdir. (8400,000)

Tls.

W of Ladius and Gentlemen, dan trow Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corp. 00,000 $

be bad at this Office.-Price, $1 each.

CHINA MAIL Office.

SUMMER TIME TABLE.

THE KOWLOON FERRY,

STEAM-LAUNCH. MOENING STAR

Runs DAILY as a Frezy BOAT between Feddar's Wharf and Tsim-Tan-Teui at the following hours:-

"WEEK DAYS,

BUNDAYS. Leaves Blum, Lazer Zi&. Lava T'kom. Laasa EE

6.00 7.00 0.00 7.00 AM.

7.30 8.00 9.00 10.15 1100,,

8.00

8.30

2}

1

8.50

9:00

9.40 * 10.15* **

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31

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17

INCON

INSTIRANORS,

28 80,000

61,570 £ 2 half year 157 % prem, buyers.

540,107

North-China Insurance Co., La...... 6,000 £ 200£ Yangtze Insurance Company, Ld........... 8, 000 € 3£ Union Insurance Society Co., Ld.... 3,000 $1,250 $ 128 584,000 $ - 494,399 China Traders' Insurance Co., Ld....24,000 83.338 268

600,000 8 187,881 Canton Insurance Office Co., Ld.,.....!!10, 000 $. 250 $ 508

461,560 105,000 8

Credit hannce Chinese Insurance Co., Limited..... 1,600 1,000s 2003 28,711.50

35,166.20 Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., 12... 8,000s 2508 508 909,609.66 237,688.07 8:0 for 1883 $363 China Fire Insurance Co., L.................... 30,000 3 1009 208 5477008 191,060, 998 5 for 1833 374

*: STEAM CÓMPANIES,

206.238.55ig

HK. . and M, Steamboat Co., Ti 8,000 § - ̄ 1008. 78| daprec. fund

Indo-China S. N. Company, Limited 18, 387 £.

60,000 shares iesued...

31,212 China and Manila 8. B. Oo., Ld...... 3,500 1

MISCELLANEOUS.

H'kong & Whaiapis Dock Co., Ld. 10, 900 3 10.48, 12.30 12.30 PM. 1.00 P.M., and China Gas Co., Limited,

12.40 P.R. 1.00

1.1.5"

2.00

3.00 "

Hongkong Hotel Company, Lt...

New Shares

1.30 2.00 15

1.30

2.30

9:00

5

3,000 shs, leszed

2.20

3.30

400 21

3.30

27

-་

Ohins Sugar Company, Tdmited.......

4.00

4.15

+3

4.90

4.60

210

4.50

5:10

5.23.

Hongkong Bakery Company, Ld.

52

5.25

5.40

5.55

6.16.

5,55 8.30 **

8.10

7.00

12

8.45

7.00

7.15

7.30

"

12

7:30

او

510"

5.40"

כן

10£ 10

10 10

اله 100

1281258 500 2 10 B 10), 1,900 £

10€ 7.10 2,000 1,000 8

$,000/8

7.15.

There will be no Launch on Monday and Friday, on account of coaling

Hongkong Ice Company, Idmited... 1,200

Loson Brigar Company, Limited..... 7,000 $ Perak Tin Mining & Sting Co. Selangore Tin Mining Co. (S'hai)..... $,500 $ H'borg Hope Manufactory Co., Ld. 8,000 $

· LOAFR

The above Time Table will be strictly adhered re, except under unavoidable oir- camatanps. In case of stress of weather, que nolite will be giver of any stoppagen. Bugar

50

-100 100 1003 100

18,000 8 | 8,552.17.10)

Tia. 300 por share

Tia 130

$480

1268

-

8821

cash buyers

$185

cual

canha

4,583.98% half year 49 prem, cashı

.- ་

17% discount

25 disecunt

6,633.966 X half year 66 %premo., buyers

890 per share, nominal 2,418.56 Old, 85.00 Old, 8180 per share, buyers

New, 81.50 Now, 8 80 13,274.034

1600 per share, cash 283.33.810

18140 per share 44291 $10 899.09,3 %

First year do.

50% 50

30,00 4,000

100% 100

60

all

100 All

50

Rates of

Interest

Chinese Imperial 1881

8,565 TL, 500

TE

1384 A

JE

·1884 0.

27908

8%

June 30

1394 ...

31898

boptures, 1880,

6008

Oct 10 Jane & Dezem

· do. Payabl Tanal&&D.16)

Marca 35

18

* Madeira.

* Mauritiu

* Natal.

The China Silail.

HONGKONG, MONEY, AUGUST 3, 1883.

THE WAR TAX AT JANTON. Some months ago we gave a few particu- lare of the Lakin or War Tax levied upon. various classes of goods in Canton. To a non-Chinese mind it will appear strange that, now the Franco-Chinese war is oror, the War Tax should still be levied, instead of being reduced or abolehed. But, so far as the Metal Trade is concorned, suck ap- pears to be the case. It is difficult to gather correct data regarding the native taxes even in a plase so near to us as Cantor. The Guilds, when they find it is useless to alato the official exrrent, make common cause with the officials, incanuch as they farm the Lekin and collect it themselves; and but a small chance remaine for independ Straits Settlements.ent native traders (if sich, indood, exist) * Sweden.

* Newfoundland,

New South Wales. *Norway.

Port Darwin. * Portugal.

Queensland.

* S Helens.

Seychelles

* Sierra Leone.

South Australia.

* Switzerland. Tasinania United Kingdom. * United States.

Victoria

to battle against the bream. In pre rious article we mentioned that Tls. 18,000 had been paid by the Metal Guild, or

was agreed to be paid for the farming Western Australia. of a levy of Lekin made about the begin. *West Indies (British.ning of the Chinese year, or and of last Danish, and Dutchy year. Subsequent to that arrangement, 2-Orders on the Countries markedse however, two other lovies were sade-one forwarded through the London Post Office,

and are paid lesa a quall discount of about of which, amounted to shout fifteen por 22. in the £1, for which the remitter should cant, on the value of the goods imported. allow. All such orders must be expressed This was strenuously opposed by the Guild,

in British currency.

3-The Hengkong Post Office also issues orders on Shanghai, and vice verh.

and the Chinese authenties, finding that

the Guild would not come to terms, sold

4.--The commission charged is as follows the farm for this portion of the tax to an (according to the currency the Order is outsider. In retaliation for this proceed. drawn in).

Up to £ 2, or 810, or R 20,......0.20 centsing, the Guild caused all importe to cease, £5, or 825, or 50,...,040 and it is asserted that for the firas five £7, or 835, or H 70,060

华夏

£10, or 350, or £100, 0.80

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RI60, $100.

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made in the furtherade of the system of Transit Passos. And in spite of the muc- cessful application of this system in the North, it is generally supposed that ile ad- vantages are as far off as ever from the foreign merchant in this part of the Empire. Some gleams of latest have occasionally appeared regarding it in connection with one energetic firm, but beyond reference in the Report of the Chamber of Commerce and voluminous correspondence, nothing of -a dufirita, nature or a practical result seems to be reached. It may he said, regarding the Lekin duties, that the Income Tax at Home is frequently continued as the no Granary. Consequences of a war, but the Lekin duties in China sro leviel in s more distinct sense than is the Income Tax, and they are understood to cease when the im mediate occasion pases away. It should certainly become a serious question for all concerned-Chinese officials as well as for dgn merchants- when these imposte throat- en altogether to destroy the branches of trade upon which they fall,

LOCAL AND GENERAL

PARNED SUEZ CANAL OUTWARD BOUND(--Amphitrile, June 19; Arbi; Bretagne, Jano 23; June 201 Mytha, Bangkok, July 3, Me-i dusa, July 7 Telemachus, July 10; ** Glaucus, · Compin, Marcia, July 14.; Orestes, bang, July 17; Titania, July 21; Glenfalsch, Priam, Aberdeen, Grafton, Platinmeler, July 24 HOMEWARD BOMEN Pabrodu, July 17 : Retur, July 21; Bothell Castle, Oxus, July 24; Achilles, Gleneagles, July 28, The next FRANCE MAIL, per the MM Co's steamer Natal, was to leave Sin gapore for Saig and this port at 4 p.02. on Thursday, the 80th July, and may be expected hera on or about Friday, the 7th August

The next AMERICAN MAIL, per the O

&O, stasmer San Pablo, latı Yokohama on Thursday, the 39th July, at day.. light, and may be expected here ou or about Thursday, the 6th August. Y

The S. S. Wingar, from Calcutta, left Singapore for this port on the 29th- July, and may be expected here on or about the 4th August, DM

Austro-Hungarian Lloyd's steamer Likira left Singapore on the 29th July

The

and

may be expected here on or about the 4th August, et The Union Lian samer Albecrung left Singapore for this port on the Jat instant, and may be expected here on or about the 7th inst.

The Union Lane steamer Harter left Singapore for Hongkong on the 2nd just., and may be expected to arrive here on or about the Stix inst

DOCK MOVEMENTA:—- -

The Powan went to Cosmopolitan Dook

to day,

The Mensalah what to. Cosmopolitan

Duck to-day.

The Danube will go to Kowloon Dock to.

ΜΠΟΥΤΟΝ

Tuo Meridaeththire loft Kunloon Dock

to-day

The Kang Heng will leave Cosmopolitan

Dock to-morrow

months of the Chiness year.&, up to Tas M. 31. Co.'s steamer Afenudeh brought within the last week or more-little or no down 810,000 in treure from Yokohama 5.-No Order must exceed $10 or 850 trade in metals to Canton has been carried (unless drawn on Landis, when R150 is the on. Of course, a small samount of THE Government Astronomer's report for limit), nor will more than two much Orders

be issued to the same person, in favour of trade would doubtless be done by way December 1884, is jablished in Saturday's the same pages, by the same mall.

of Fathan, the trip to that place, azette, e-Money Orders on the United King, withough scoopying double the time

ind

by means of Postal Notes, as to which ed taken by the usual route, Avoiding the Since the British occupation of Purt Hamil by mesas of Postal Notea, as to which stations and evading the Lekin tax. This too, communication has been haid twice a separate notices or the Hongkong Postal Guide.

mode of masting the tacts of the author rock detween Nagasaki and the Islands. 7.-Suma not exceeding $50 may be re- ties by slopping trade is essentially Chinese, ox dir., buyus

8120

caah

nomi

1813 870

canh

mitted between the Ports of China by and is usually successful in the long ran; It is notified in Saturday's Cosette that' means of Fostage Stamps, subject to a

charge of one per ount for cashing them; but it is doubtful whether it will have the Her Majesty has confirmad The Bills of or Money Orders can be granted at Hong-desired effect on this occasion.

Bochants Ordinance 1885.

kong or Shanghai on Porta where there are

Agencies of the Hongkong Post Office.

General Post Office,

Hongkong, April 1st 1885,

Small recitances can be made places by means of Pestal intes notice or the Portal Quide,

Upon a picul of narod iron we are

informed the Chineas luporter pays the NESSES Bussell & Co, inform us that ta following charges-Fraght by Chinese Union Line Steamer Altnacraig latt Singa

to these junk, 6 cente; Bost and Coolio hire, pore for this port on the 1st instant, and

separate

cents, three, separate levies of Lekin, 35, may he expected to anive on the 7th ist.

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