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disense. I had tried all possibly ancans tu get relief, by seeking the best medical al. viso. I had swallowed suficient of their sulf to float a man of var, so to speak, but all to no avail. A friend of mine, coming on the scene in the midst of my sufferings, brought with lira a bottle of your Seigel Syrup; he advised me to try it, stating he folt sontident it would buncht me. Being weary of tryingse many druge, I condemned
To Me A.J. White' Those who are in the Astha Pumaco'
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THE CHINES THEATRE. Tehong-Ki-Tong is constrainod to admit, | train of distrosring gymptoms following that The Spectator gives the following review of deficient in those higher faginativo quni a work just toned on the Chinge Theatre: ties which are cheraatoristio of the Occidon Askatuly of the Chinese theatre from the tal dram. But this is only tantamount to por of a cultured Chinnan familiar with saying that life in China is more or less Westora civilisation could scarcely fail to stereotyped and confentional, and affords prove interesting to a wide circle of Ono such ample scope for dramatic idealten. cideatal reators; and this gussipy little tien as the faller and freer existance of the volume of General Tchong-ki-Tang, the West The motive of a play in very rarely Military Attache of the Chinese abaany lore. With the Chinese, as with all Orien- at Paris, is decidedly the most entertaining, tal peoples, love is a sentiment, not a presion as it is probably the roost reliable, account a distinction important to bo remembered it before trial, thinking it could not possi-prepared to great Insurances as follows:- we have conie across of plays, playgoers, and the tyranous, alt-absorbing emotion bly do me any good, but ultimately acter- and pleygeing in the Flowery Land, which Europeans are fond of depicting, apained to take the Syrup. After doing so Through purporting to be a study of compears to them but a gross and sawhai for a short time it worked such a change in parative manners and morals as reflected in stupid exaggeration. Instead of love, thene that I continued soleing it for noarly two mouth, and I then felt therraglily the drama, comparisons are for the moat hero or jou praaier of the classic stage Is part avoided, and the book emsists taninly animated by filial piety, and his career is cured, for I have discontinued its use for of a serice of bright and chatty essays treat crowned not with inarriage and the presca-five werke, and feel in the best of health, ing of things theatrical gonoraily as they sion of a bobvod object, but with the nnd en partake any kind of food with case laurente's crown at the literates examina and comfort. I am therefore thankful to are in the far Eastern Empire.
Though passionately fond of theatrical tion and the attainment of bigh official you that, through the instrumentality of His Adventures are those that your valuable mediene, I am restored to representations, the Chinese have, accord. Ink, ing to General Tcheng-Ki Tang, no regular beset the path of apbitions abotara: his the state of bealth I now enjoy.-Yours
W. S. FORSTEL. theatres as in Europe, and actors are ru temptations, those to which the mandarin truly,
is exposed in the performance of his official garded as something a degree or two-worse du rogues or angabours. Actresses there duties; his reward or punishmont, such as are none nowadays, young men performing the law normally prescribes. The beat of the foursle parts. Formerly, under the theso plays are, by general consent, those rule of the Mongel Emperors, women wore of the Yu-on dynasty, forming a trifling aflowed to appear on the stage, but they collection of fire hundred values. There were classed with infamous characters, and is a large number of commodies of intriguo wero legally debirred from claiming the and love of the orthodox Western type, ordinary privileges assurol to every decent introducing the whiquitous subrette, and female in China. The players are bandet terminating, as buman asture from Pekin. together in troupes or guilds, rejoicing into Pat Mall seems to demand a comedy such high-flown appoliations as the Bre-should terminate, in the union of here gud therhood Reason and Courtesy, the boreine. In groat favour with the orthodox
Company of Splendid Visitanis," the Chinese are the religious plays,extrava-Messrs White and Co., London.
Genthamm, -Tt is with great pleasure
•Society of Fragrant Flowers, or Mirrors gauzas antirising the Bullitats and Tasts of What is and Should be. The band be- and their doctrines. The are altogether that I add my testinosy to the wunderful tween the members of these guilds is unique, and allow tall play to the, inngine effects of Seigel's Syrup. For years I had unusually strong, and the director is an tion of the Celestial dramatists we exbeen suffering from bilions attacks, which absoluto sovereign. As a rale, the actors haust the machinery of the spirits, order began with giddiness: then a mist would journey from place to place, currying their to paur ridiculo upon the opponents of enne lufore my ages, so that I should not be able to recognise any one or anything But Confucianist. theatrical paraphernalia will them.
at the distrueu of a yard or two fróm mỹ in some of the larger ellies in the North of China, thers are companies peruanently
tace. This would be followed by excessive located. When the players arrive at any
trembling of my knees. so that I could not town in which they intend to give a per-
stond withone start; star which prirnance, the residents of the district in
headache would even, lasting ofton two which they take up their quarters subscribe
or three days I have tried rurious come- for a series of representations, the man-exemplify the moral conveyed in the maxindies for those distressing symptoms, bat darins and official always heading the list familiar to Chimaen from youth, that until I tried Seigel's Syrup Chad no relief. of contributions. The actors thereupon sot
*punishment follows sin as cortainly na Since then I have had uxcellent health in shadow follows subature. Nothing is so every respect, and if user I feel a hendaele dear to the heart of the Celestial as retri- coming on take one dose of the Syne, dolight | which arrests it. Hoping that this testi- butive justice; and the unqual of the audience when some suprincipler mmial may be the means of inducing Mandaria, the 'fut,' as he is called, the seothers (wi suffer as I nsor) to try the cepted ye of a cunning toguis exposed Syrup, as I feel sure they will receive and punished, is a standing tribute to the speedy benefit on altimately be cured, I wholesoine mal set of the pass ths beg to remaa, yous faithfully, Chiesa people,
Comedies of character--those in which the failings and visus of mankind are hit off in the persons of individuals-form a fair proportion of Chinew plays. They op peal strongly to the popular sympathica, since they are invariably constructed to
far from
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to work, and within a few hours a tampar ary thestra of suitable dingensions is com structed with the aid of a few sonra, ban boo canes and some rolls of coloured cotton stuff. The edifice is shaped like a parallele gram, with a gallory divided into boxes running round three sides, and the stage or platform at one and The gallery in re
And this landa na to note served for the subscribers and quality-folk who can pay, the pit being opened free to the that the Clinoso theatre is of all things miblio. As soo0 the preliminary arr- moru. Erenhanced justice net ha melel angements are completed, the performances out to all ari-doers. There is no deviation bogi, Thoy comroonce at an early hour in tolerated from this rule. Vice most be the morning, and terminate lato at night,awn up in its tran colours, and virtue be- four or five plays being represented in the ingly salted; and to this extent the Even when the wife course of each day, to as many fresh audi-dramatist is futler, encos. As fast as one act of apostators and concubine-a Chinaman is legally all goes, another comes; and so the performed one-are introduced, they are opposed aves are continnad day after day, without the types respectively of the good and A WEEKLY JOURNAL FOR THE HOME MAIL, interroission until the repertory of the bad the latter of the two,
made to point IS PUBLISHED to suit the Departure troupe ia existed. As long as the adorning the story,
Microes of What is and Should be, or the very wholesome moral, she is always the of ergh Exons and Fansen MAIL Seciety of Fragrant Flowers' are in the guischicf-worker,,the disturber of domestic Stone for Europe. Formerly the Over- town, there is a genmal holiday; shops are felicity. The stage hamate of most of tam isue was published fortuightly; but closed, business is neglected, country folks these plays is a little to broad for Dows it was denied of special importance that troop in as to a fair, and all, rich and poor, as, and savour too much of halonery, a weekly budget of news should be preparel, high and low, sro, for the time being, type in the avaricious man who rubs his it was decided to ise it weekly. absorbed in the sorrows of Han, the fires ou', roast joint in a cookshop, licks adventures of the literate Taai-Yong, the the juice off two of his fingers to flavone his love intrigues of Fe-Min-Tehorg, or dier rice, and afterwards may boouuse, while he was asleep, dog licked the two the mischief-making of Tchang-In. theatre, and nothing but the theatre, o fingers he had reserved to make his supper supias public attention, until the peripatetic tasty. The actors are Orst-class misics, censors of public mocals pack up and be- but have no nation of portraying either Bast, contains special Commercial intelli- take themelves to the next town on their emotion or passion. It is, perhapa, hopes-gence, special tabties of Shipping, and other circuit. Often a waolthy resident will trenzsible for a European to appreciate the the town men to a series of performances drama of the Flowery Land it the sun at his own cost; and not unfrequently the way as one to the thing born; but theneral Buddhist priests and Taoist teachers invite Teheng-ki-Toug's little volima will con- satrolling company to some favenrite shrine vince van the prejudiced Aryan that the or pilgrimage place, thus adding to the at.Chinese drama is characterised by way of tractions held out to the devout. In such those subtle touches of Nature that go far cases, the performances tako place in the to prove the whole world kin. opan air, surrounded by a square of bugtha where gambling, drinking, opium-smoking.
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BYWATER, TANQUERAY & Co. (late and eveu leasdecent practices are by no means BYWATER, Penny & Co.) are agents for reprobated. In this way, it will be seen. Besidents abroad, Missionaries, Chaplains, that although there are no regular theatres &c., in every part of the world. Goods in China, the public luave no lack of thest- j ricul entertainment, and at a minimum of and Outfits supplied at Wholesale prices. Shipping and passages arranged. Banking cost to the poorer classe.
in all its branches Fall duseriptive Cat Wealthy Chinamon often indulge in the logus post free. Others:-70, Queen extravagance of a high-class play for the Victoria Street, London. 2,000 References. entertainment of their friends in private.
And for this purpose they have, most of | ***
them, a special nation litted for such per formancen attached to their dwelling. houses. Invitations to dinner, suorced.
WE SHOULD BLOT OUT DISEASE IN ITS EARLY STAGES."""
Eu v- scribers at Home, and those at the Coast Ports and in the interior, who find the Overland edition a convenient form of news- gaupen for their purnest, witt welcome the change. The teeritud China Mail, now a weekly compendian of news from the Far
information. The various Ruperts of Courts
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The attention of Advertisers is directe to a weekly newspaper, which is circulated among old China nils' and others, both at home and in the Far East, who do not take the daily jouronla.
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No. 56.
HARYOUR DEPARTMENT,
The following Rules regarding signalling i The disease commences with a slight de-at the Peak a prblished for general in-
By Command
FREDERICS SIEWART, Acting Colonial Weeretary: Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 17th February, 1883.
SIGNAL STATION, VICROMA PEAK, HONGKONG. 18:3 Feet phone Seu Lovel.
1. The Union Jack will be hoisted at the Mast Head when any vessel is being signaled.
ed by a theatrical representation, are rangement of the atomosh, but, if neglected, formation. common; and where the hust enjoys the it in time involves the whole, frame, on- reputation of a bon-vizant and a literate,bracing the kidney's, liver, pancreas, and in- auch invitations are sought after and appte fact the entire glandular system; and tha ciated A dinner of this kind is always sere-afflicted drags out a miserable existones od in the saloon where the performance until death gives relief from suffering. takes placo, the guests being paired of The disease is often mistaken for other according to rank and standing. The dishes complaints; but if the reader will ask him- nayor exceed eight or ten an such occasions; self the following quistions be will be able and we may remark en passant that General to determine whether he himself is one of Tcheng-Ki- Tong destrofa one of the favour the afflicted-Have I distress, pain, or ite ilusions of the outer barbarians when difliculty in breathing after eating 1 Is ho tells us that forks and apoona always ap there a dull, heavy feeling, attended by pear upon Chinese tables, and that it is drowsiness? Flare the epes a yellow tinge quite possible, therefore, to do jakice to a Does a thick, sticky mocous gather abut Chinesa Hinner without the aid of other the gimme and teeth in the mornings, accom- chop-sticks or ones tingers. As soon as the panied by a disagreeable baate? Is the tongue dishes are removed, and the host has made coated? Is there pain in the nices and back the prescribed apology for the poor dinner' Is there a fullness about the right side as he has offered his friends, the nctors enter if the liver were enlarging Is there costivo- attired in the risk though antiquated cost moss? Ta there vortige or dizziness when unes worn under the Ming dynasty. The rising studenly, from an hortin pos- chief of the troupe advances and presents to Are the secretions from the kidneys
3. The Commercial Code of Signals for all Natious will be need at the Stalion. Offing will be repeated.
6. All Signals made by vossala in the
4. When Signalling to Mon-of-War in the Harhone or in the Diling, a White Eu sign will be hoisted at the Flagstaff, and at the Mast Hoad of the Man-of-Wax.
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CHINESE DICTIONARY
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CANTONER DIALECT,
DT
D. E. J. FITEL..
Crows Oorayo, PP. 1018.
HONGKONG, 1877-1883,
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A Roduétion of ten per cent, wil be
Cargo and Specia will be registered for London as well as for Marseilluns, and ac
opted in transit through Marsillos for the principal pinos of Europe,
Shipping Orders will be granted unt Neon.
THE PENINSULAL AND ORIENTAL, SERAM Drive Rose of
Veron NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Styx-ship MALWA, Captaiu G. W. ATKINSON, with Deepdale, .. or Majesty's Mails, will be despatched. J. Spouce from this for LONDON, BOMBAY Edward May
1st February, at 4 p and SUEZ CANAL, on TUESDAY, the Klienteth
Cargo will be received on board until 10 a. on the day of sailing.
Parcels and Specie (Gold) at the Office
until 10am on the day of mailing.
Face
Nichston
Kapderl
Silk and Valuables for Europe will ba Galaten transhipped st Colombo; Tus and Gon- George Cartig } eral Cargo for London will be conveyed | Goldm Fleece. 11. vid Bombay without transhipment, arriving H. Brown one week later than by the ordinary dirsa Halloween route via Colorado.
For further F'articulars regarding FRRIGHT and PASSAGE, apply to the PENINSULAD & ORIENTAL STRAM NAVIO J. H. Bowers TION COYPANY'S Ofen, Hongkong.
Barvester Iciu J. D. Potter J. 3). Paters
Moduso
Penul
Rousbrandt
Saate Filomena
Sin Kolga
Coriot, B.B.
Tiern
Tervapoure
Vespesion, 8.8.
Walter Siegfrod
1 Westreich, a. I
Books, etc. without Covers
Age. Argosy
The Contents and Value of Pucnajes ure required to be declared prior to shipment.
Shippers are particularly requested to: note the terms and conditions of the Cun pany's Black Bills of Lading.
Passengers desirots of insuring their bag- Boston Daily Glaba. gage can do so on application at the Com-Daily Chronicle. paay's Office.
B. L. WOODIN,
· Acting Shperintendent. Hongkong, January 21, 1847.
U. S. MAIL LINE.
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP.
COMPANY.
Engineering.
Gaceta do Madril.
Glasgow Weekly Mail.
Oviciais Bron, & Co. Paint Works.
110 Ironmonger.
THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOURING
AT YOKOHAMA, AND SAN FRÂNDRRCO.
THE
Iron Trade Circular.
La Federation Horlogero Lancet.
Le Petit Marsillois. Le Moniteur da Cactul. Im Monitor Tutomational L'Unità Cattolico.. Manchester Guardian. National Baptist. North British Daily News. Prany rated Pepor Revuo de Junx, Moules. Rassion Papera.
Cargo will be recoivad on board until 4 p., Specio and Pareole until 3 pm, on the 7th February, 1887. (Parcols are not to be sent on board; they must be left at the Agency's Office.)
THE U. 6. Mail Stenship CITY OF Saturday Post. Contents and value of Packages are re-for San Francisco, in Yokohama, o Stavanger Umtstidende.
NEW YORK will be despatched Scottish Athletic. quired
For further particulars, apply at the SATURDAY, the 12th February, at 3. p., Thoughts on Christina Sanctity, Company's Uño,
taking Passengera and Freight for Japan, the United States, and Europe.
E. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent. Hongkong, January 28, 1887.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.
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NOTICE.
Taler.
NAMES OF VILLAGES &c., 1 OR NEAR INCKONG.
(Corrected Spelling.}
Through Bills of Lading issued for trans- portation to Yokobagus and other Japon 153 Ports, to San Francisco, to Atlantic and Inland Citics of the United States, vil Over-
and Railways, to Havana, Trinidad, and A-kong Ngam. Demerara, and to parts in Mexico, Central Ap-li Chau and South America, by the Company's and
Cheung-shan Hom. connecting Steamiera
Through Passage Tickets granted to Chung Wan. Ching Hom England, France, and Germany by all
Fo-pang trans-Atlantic lines of Steamers,
Blu- thu Houng-kong Tsui
STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, TRIESTE, '
BRINDISI ANTWERP, BREMEN & HAMBURG,
5. When a Steamer, or the smoke of a Steamer, is sighted, the Compass Bearing at the Yard Arm, and Distalica off at the the most honoured guest a book on which highly coloured, with a deposit after stand- Mast Hand, will be hoistad. If, when the acaiparibed in golden letters the names of ing? Does food jorrent enon after cat vessel is male out, she is not a Mail Steam- the fifty or sixty plays the comedians knowing, accompaniest by flatulence or belchinger, the Vessel's Distinguishing Flag will be by heart. The list is passed round, selec-of gas from the stomach? le there fre- abstituted for the Compass Signal, and it tion is made, the ladies take seats in the quant palpitation of the heart? These will be kept flying natil the Ship ameliora. gallery wall hidden from view, and the doors various symptoms may not ha present at The Distauro Signal will be kept up fifteen are then thrown opon to the general public, one time, but they tormont the sufferer in minutes after the Steamer is made out. who always enjoy the privilege of free tum as the dreadful disso progressus. If admission. The performance commences the case be ond of long standing, there will Steamer a Glan will be fired, and a Ball over
G, If the Steamer je a regular Mail allowed to purusurs of Tan or more copies. with this entry of the leading character of be a dry, backing cough, attended after a
This Standard Work on the Chinove Lan- the English, Frouch, or Atorioan Ensign, guage, constructed on the basis of Kanght's the piece, who addresses the audience time by expectaration. In very advanced with the Distance off at that time, will be furnal Dictionary, contains all lines announcing his name, business, and auto-stages the skin, asaunes a dirty brownish shows at the last Head. The Compass characters in pasetical use; and white alpha cadents, as well as his connection with appearanco, and the hands and feet are Signal and Syabu will be handed down. Datically arranged according to the sinds the drama in progress. A similar explaus- covered by a cold sticky perspiration. As The Ball and Ensign will be kept up until of the oldest dialect of China, the Can- tion is made by each of the dramatis the liver and kidneys become more and the vessel anchors. The Distance Signal tonese, it givesilad the Mandarin pronun- personce as they in succession appear nud more teised, thematic paina appear, and will be kops flying for half-an-hour, and cision of all characters explained in the take part in the play There is no scenery the untal trantment provon unbindly unavail-elianged at each successive half hour to show hook, so that its usefulness is by no means smployed in a Chinese theatre, absolutely ing against the latter agonising disorder. the Distance off at those times. When the confined to the Chatenece Dialost, but the to age decoration, uthing whatever to The origin of this malady is indigestion or vessel is hotween fireen Island and the create or maintain acenic illusion. Where dyspopan, and a small quantity of the North Point of Hongkong the Distance the whole Written Language of China, an work is a practically complete Thesaurus of
THE COMPANY'S STEAMERS WILL CALL is specially desired to bring the mind of proper medicine will remove the diseas the spectator en rapport with the scene, the taken in its inoipionoy. It is most import Steamer is not in the Harbour when it is Engire, whilst its introdutory chapters
Sigual will be anked down. If the Mailish und mudera, as usca al over the AT SOUTHAMPTON TO LAND PASSENGERS
AND LUGGAGE. aginary surroundings. Дэ & rule this treated in its first stages, when a little be exhibited at the Wert Yard Arm, ara to the student.. eufices; but in cases where the imagination medicins will effect a cure, and avan when green light at the East Yard Arm until she of the audience is supposed to require ait has obtained a strong hold the current anchors.
A Supplement, arranged for being bound little extrs jogging, the weaver Bottom's remedy ahquld be porcovered in until every
RUSSIA, and used by itsoif, and containing a List 7. River Steamers will not be signalled of the Radicals, en Index, and a List of device of a man with some mortar to indicate restige of the diseaab is eradicated, natii The approach of other Steamers from Maca
it
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PORTS IN THE LEVANTE, BLACK SEA & BALTIC PORTS;
LONDON, NEW YORK, BOSTON. BALTIMORE, NEW ORLEANS, GALVESTON & SOUTH AMERICAN.
PORTS
have paid full fare, roubarung at Sus
RETORK PAsars. —Pasrongers, Francisco for China or Japan (ur vice versa) Hok-tsui
(Aberdeen). within six months, will be allowed a cliscount Hok-ui Wan of 20% from Return Fare; if recrutarking Hok-ün. within one year, allowance of 10 % will
Hok-ün Kok. be made from Return Fare. Pre-Paid Re-
Hung-heung Lo. turn Passage Orders, available for one young-ho. will be issued at a Discount of 25% from Kai-lung Wan. Return Fare. These allowances do not apply
La-sz Wo to through jares from China and Japan to
Kau-tung Freight
Kung Chung.
personage on the age describes the im- ant that the disease should be promptly too dark to distinguish flags, aral light will serve the purposes of a philological gu B.Cürgo can be taken on through in. Prokams will be received at the office untu Lap-aap Wan.
A wall, and another with a lantern for the the appolite has returned, and the digos or Canton will be made knows by showing raames, will be published and soldN MONDAY; the 21st day of Fobe destined to ports: beyond Ean Francisco Mata Wi
moon, is litorally followed on the Chinese tive organs restored to a healthy condition. the National, or House Flag and Symbol stage. So that half-a-dozen porsous heaped The surat and most effectual remedy for at. Yard Arm. ana on the other mot infrequently represent this distressing complaint is Soigel's Guru- the rampart over which in all gravity tive Syrup,
8. If a Fing showing that an Officer of vegetable preparation gold high rank is on board an incoming vessel, a the hero prosvoda tu club when escaping by all chemists and medicina vondore similar Flag will be shown above the Ball, from his puravors. A featuru of the Chi-throughout the world, and by the proprie or the Flag lune, will be hoisted at the ness drama is the singing role, one of the tara, A. J. White, Limited, London, EC. Mast Hoad. dramatis perance to whom all the singing is This Syrup strikes at the very founde allotted. Whenever the anther consideration of the discuss, and drives it, root and it desirable to indicate a striking situation,brauch, out of the system. Ask your or emphasise a moral sentiment, or make chemist for Saigol's Curative Syrup. especial allusion to what has gone before. East-atreet Mills, Cambridge-heath, it is done in song This seems to be quite
London, E., July 24th, 1882.
an original invention of the Chiness play- "Sir, It gives me great pleasure to be wrights, and causes every drama to resemble able to add my testimony in favour of your more or less an opera-bouffe in which oneraloable Syrup as a curative agent, I had of the charsoters does all the singing. suffered for ame length of time from a. The plays themBulves are, General! savere form of indictive, and the long
Fam
2
p.1.
separately.
LAFE, CRAWFORD & Co. Honukang, Jaguary 15, 1883.
Noon,
will be ressived on board until 4 Kau-pul Shek the day previous to sailing. Parool Kang Kok. of Luding for the principal places is P., same day; nil Faroel Packages Mu
should be marked to naires in falls va in-tau Chung of sane is required.
Ala-tau Kok Consular Invoices to accompany Cargo a-tau Tai 1887, at Noon, the Company's should be sont to the Compray's Offices in Mati, Steamship NURNBERG. CU BERDROW, Sealed Envelopes, addressed to the Collector Mong-kok. with MAILS, PASSENGERS, STECIE. 151 and CARGO will leave this port as above. of Customs at Sau Francisco.
Ngan Ping For further information. La to fasse Shipping Orders will be granted till
Cargo will be rencived on board and Freight, apply to the Agones of the until 4 p. Specie and Parcela until 3 Company, No. She, Quvin's Road Central pa on the 20th February, (Parcels are.
UD. HARMAN, bet to be sent on board; they must be
Agent.
gang-shun Chau.
lalui Wan Pokfu Lai-
Baiwan Teal
1101
ing Vessels will be notibed by their proper A 9. The approach of Men of War and Sail- Symbols and National Culoars, or House Finga, at the Quarter of the Yard, or at the Yard Arm.
estimated from the Peak, and will bo made Note The Distane of vessels will he by means of the Numerals which are attach-
to the letters in the table of Flags.
H. G. THOMSETT, R..
Harbour Master, da
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