Insurances,
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TOTAL FUNDS AT 31ST DOMA, 1895, £12,433,131,
Authorised Capital Bubscribed Capital... Fald-up Capital
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Intimations.
WEEKLY NEWS FOR HOME.
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PUBLISHED to wait the Departure £3,000,000.9.0 £3,750,000.00 Steamer for Europe, It contains appcial £627,500.9.0 Commercial intelligence, special tables of The £2,601,016.2.3 Shipping, and other information.
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUAny 24, 1897.
Merchant Vessels in Hongkong Harbour,
Exclusius of late Arrivals and Pepartures reported tu-day.
To faciliate binding the position of any weasel in the Barbour, the Anchorago is divided into pisten Sections, commercing frem
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Shipping or midway between each shore are marked e., in nonjunction with the Sgures denoting the section,
Section.
1. From Green Island to the Gas Works. 2. From Gas Works to Jardine's Wharf.
3. From Jardina's Wharf to the Harbour Master's Office. 4. From Harbour Master's to the P. & O. Co.'s Offica 3. From P. & O. Co.'s Oeo to Peddar's Whart.
From Peddar's Wharf to the Naval Yard,
Vesela Name,
Bullmouth...
Section
7. From Navit Yard to Blue Butidloge. 8. From Bine Buildings to East Foist
9. From Kellett's Inland to North Point,
10. Kowloon Wharves,
11, Jardine's Whirl
Captain.
Flag and Tons Date of
Rig.
nett. „Arrival
Consignets or Agents.
Destination.
Femarks.
24 Gibb, Livingston & Co
390. M. S. N. Co. 280. & US
Co.
2bb, Livingston & Co.
21 Aruhold, Karberg & Co. 24 Jardine, Matheson & Co.
Steamers.
Airío Auping Belgic
Ries, Bongaoongo Free State, Ocna
Mia Stewart citiader.....
Botillior.
8 Davies.....
Wilde.
Brit. am. 3400 Feb. Atr. 1168 Feb. Brit str. 2005 Jan. [Brit: THÈM 1935 Feb. Brit. Atr. 2307 Feb. Brit. str. 1110 Feb. Amer. str.3158 Jan. Gor
str. 675 Feb, Ger
Str. 4251 Feb str. 9th Feb, str. 6000 Feb. str. 2060 Feb
966 Teb. str. 1604 Feb.
23 focussed & Co.
thy of Rio de Janeiro 5 Ward
Dapano....
29 P. M. S. S. Co.
11 Jebsen & Co.
5 cpland...... 6 Samuelson.
Christouzen...Ger,
........... Brit. Taylor. Brit. str. Luct
Chi. Bendixen... Ger. Hallatrom Japan. ir. 2269 Feb. 28 Mitsui Basson Kaisha Fruzer........... Brit. str. 1158 Feb. 14 Butterfield & Swirs Brit. str. 1200 Feb. 2 Butterfield Swire Brit slr. 1912 Fabr
Fab. 10P, & O. S. N. Co. Norw. at 1086 Jau. 21 Melchers & Co, Japas, at 3143 Feb. 16Mitsui Bussan Kaishia
Woo
24 Steinson & Co.
230. P. R. Co.
34 Dodwell, Carliil & Oa
21 Shawan, Tomes & Co. 23C, M. 8. N. Co.. str. 17414 Feb. 27 Jebsen & Co.
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giving trouble, a course which generally
Germania............ gives more trouble in the end
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Countries of the Postal Drien The Union may be taken to compriso all civilised costatrisa.
',
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10 cents per oz.
4 cents emb. Post Cards, Registration,
10 cunts.
Books, Patterus and Comm. Paper,
2 cents per 2 oz.
Postage to Union Countries.
General Rates, by any route- Lottery,
Post Carde,
Reply Post Carda,
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foro.
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2
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are:-
Lotters pero, 5 cents (4) Post Cards, each, 1 cent,
Reply Pest Cords, 2 canta caet. Books and Patterns, per 2 oz., 2 tenta. Newspapers and Prices Carret, 2 cach
Der 2 02. Registration, & conts.
Nanchang
Queil
ir Baraham....
Hansen
"Maatki...
3 oflauerzann
Matheson & Co.
& Co.
22 Gibb, Livingston & Co.
23 Douglas Steam
7 Butterfold & Swire
20 Wieler & Co.
Co.
24 Lauts, Wegener & Co.
Sydney, Sc. Shanghai
27th inst. To-day
Manila
26th inst.
Pathol
To-morrow
Bankow
Quarry Bay
K'loon Dock K'loon Book To-morrow
Coast Ports
Bangkok
To-morrow Cos'tant Dock To-morrow
Btz, 1300 Feb.
Brissander Paybe
Chi.
str.
By Fob 24/Wong.Man Wo
Brit.
atr. 1495 Fab
Ger.
atr.: 1238 Feb
o MeArthur ..... Brit.
a. 1287 Feb.
... Finlayson...... Brit."
str. 863 Feb. at 1066 Deo.. str.
Paterson ......... Notw.
Brit
Bir. 778 Feb.
str. 1012 Feb.
24 Yuen Fat Hong
etz,
769 Feb.
atz. 1890 Dec.
24 Chinese
etr. 1116 Feb.
2
Brit.
sti.
2004 Feb.
23P.&O. S. N. Co.
Europe, &o
Messor...
Brit.
Str. 996 Feb.
29 Bradley & Co.
To-morrow
5
Strecker
Ger.
085 Feb,
23 Nippon Yusen Kaisha
is Jeesun......
782 Feb.
20 Wieler & Co.
5 Dodd
Brit.
904 Feb
23 Butterfield & Swire
Amoy & Manila
27th inst.
3 Joeperal... Ger.
2tr.
031 Feb 21 Siemssen & Co.
.3 Dukme
8
828 Feb. Cornelsen ...... Ger. etr. 1812 Feb.
Brit, 5 Tocque.........
str. 1950-Feb.
Ger.
29 Meyer & Co.
7Siemsson & Co.
22. &0. S. N. Co.
Nagasaki, do.
26th inst
2. Such covers, when addressed to placesele other than longkong or China, most be Phra Chula Chom Klao 2 Pigot...
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rates.
4. Envelopes containing Patterns, &c. woy be wholly closed if the nature of the contents be first exhibited or stated to the Postmaster General, se ho may consider ne- cessary, and approved by him. Printed cir. calars may be enclosed in pattern packets.
5. Addresses must be completo. That ja to say, on such covers as are not ad- dressed to hands of houses the addresson's' residence or place of business must be added. Incompletely addressed covers will bo returned to the sender for address.
Money Orders.
[Offee Hours (Sundays and holidays ez-
Siegfried suliberg... Sungklang....... Swatow Taicheong ...... Tatartos Varona
Sailing Vescola.
Caloms
3 Noyes ...... Euryalce Knox Fills of Dee2Lock....... Fred, P. Litohiold...2 tardy.. John H. Kelley 2 Chapman.. Queen Victoria....................|2k|Logist.«** Rickmer Richter... ..kjahlars.. Santa Cruz... 'Koote Tam O'Ebanter... Torrisdale
(e) Between Hongkong, Contou, and Macao captad) 10 to 4, Saturdays 10 to 1, bat the office West Yock...
2 cents.
Conta
SHARE LIST-QUOTATIONS-FEBRUARY, 1897.
Casing Crotaluma, Vabuse.
Cash
Stucks.
BANKS.
¿No. of Nhares.
Hongkong and Shanghai Back Corp. $0,000€ Eang of China & Japan, Laitod
Į
National Bank of China, Limited...
Pard
Local Delivery. 1. All correpondence posted before 5 p.m. co any wook day for addresses in Victoria will be delivered the same day, In Town (Ship Street to Bouban Strand West, up to level of Robinson Road) at 8 tam, 10 am, noon, 2 p.m.4 pm. 6 p.m. 126 all 175 % mem.,836, sellers. In the Suburbs, 9 a.m., noon, & p my unless the delivery should be retardadly the Con- 5inora.
60187, ales and gallora 23 $79, Jagers
proference shares 39,950 crdinary deforzad
L 1477,875
£ 2.10 000r
1,250£
1
-1 £6, buyers
10£
83266
MAKINE INSURANCES,
Canton Insurance Office Co, Ld......19,000 $ Caina Traders Insurance Oc., Ld... 24, 0809 83.38 North China Insurance Co., Ld. 6,000 £
200 G
100
25 Tle. 1, sellers
Stealta Insurance Co., L.
30, 0008
1003
20828, rules and selloro
Uuion Insurance Society, Ld.
10, 0905
250
508237, sollers
Yangtze Insatoros Association, Ld. 8,000$
100
50 $162, lea
Hongkong Fire Fusursion Co., Ld... 8,000
100$ 250'$
DOCK.
195
60
PIRE INSURANDES.
China Fire Insurance Co., Ld........20,000 $
Hong & Whampva Dnel Or, Ld. 13, 2007
STEAMBOATS, A
China and Manila 3. 3. Co., Ld..... 5,000$ Douglas Steatoship Co., Limited..... 20, OS FK, O. and M. Steamboat Co., La. 80,000 $ Indo-China S. N. Company, Limited 60,000 £ 20,000 £ China Hotal 8. N, Co.
Do.
(now iane),20,000 £ China Sugar Company, Limited......20, 000$ Lazon Sugar Company, Limited, 7,000
REFINERIES.
WHANTES.
RK. & Kow. Wharf & Godown Co. 20,000 $ Wanchai Warehouse and Storage 2, 600s.
Company, Limited............
LAND AND HEILDING,
Honghong Land Investment and
Agony Company, Limited....... Kowloon Land and Building Com-
pany, it contacts,
208108, er div., sales&buyers 508400, tales and sellers all 231 pro.. ex diy.
18417.50, buyere $69, ies Bil 50 all. 613, llera 15$ 168344, les end esilers 10 all 847, was and aòllers 10 10 £7, buyers
10 £6
10
5 £219, sollera
$140, ilers- 100 at 100 all $50, selera
50 a $58, x div., buyers 100 $ 371 $491
50,000
1006 60$763 alor and buyers.
.6,000 $
50
10 A
90 $15, пуств
60$
$2, div., buyers 40,820, allers
100) · ́all ($95, bayara
Humphraya' Estate & Finance Co... 25, 1009 Wart Paint Building Co., Limited.. 12,500 $
TRAMWAYS.
HK. High-Level Tramways Co., Ltd. 1, 250
MINING
Jelebu Mining & Trading Co., Ld: 40,000 Panjom Mining Ov Id
Société Francaise dos Charbon-
age du Tonkin.
New Balmoral Gold Ming Co., Ld50,000 Baab Aust, Gold Mining Co., L... 209,000 £
5 al 1825, sales and bayara
$10, salvo and sellers
60, 900
12,00 Fes. 600
all
$76, allera
S
1 13/10 812, ellers
Olivors Freshold. Mimos, Ltd....}
PLANTING, ETC.
A 16,000 $ 33,008 2,000 $
5 Bo, Mies
24 $24 mies
61
100 $
65 nom
in
60
all $38, tollees
China-Borneo Oompany, Ld750
H. G. Brown & Co., Limited. in liq. 6,000800
HOTELS, ETC.
Hongkong Hotel Company, Lt...... 2,000
DISPENSARIES.
A. S. Watson & Co., Limited.....
....... 30, 000 $ Dakin, Cruickshank&Co., LA, in Lig.50,000
LIGHTING.
HK and Chins Gas Co., Limited... 7,000 £ Hongkong Electric Co., Limited. ...30,000 $
BRICK AND CEMENT.
Green Inland Cement Co., Id.....20,000 $
MIGUELLANEOUS. Bell's Anbotos Eastern
Ageasy,
£
10 all $1975, sales and sellers
all a liquidation
10 all 8110, buyera 10$
88.30, males and sellers
10$10 $24, seller
128
16 16/$8, buyers 10 all 87 luyera
26€ 86 88), allora
50 all 95
55, zom. 15 all 3108, sellers 60 all 8100, sales and buyers. 100 TL 100 Tk 85, sales and buyera 10,000 Tle, 100 Tis 100 Th 90
8,000 T 100 Tu 100|Th, BO ́ ́
25€ 2001 500 TL 500 TL 625
151 3,000 7,000 £ 2008 Campbell, Moore & Co., Limited.....
6,000 $ Geo. Fenwick & Co., Limited.
*CoolS Bakery Company, Lain cur Hongkong Hongkong Dairy Farm Co10,000 $
Limited 5,000 Hongkong Tea Company, H'kong Rope Mantiactory Co., Ld 5,000 Two Colton Spinning and Weay: 10,000 Ti,
International Uction Manufastur
ing Co., Limmat Laon-Kang-Mow Cotton Spinning and Wearing Co., Led Veg Carmteksel & Co. Edamamen 2,000$ Soy Chee Cotton Spinning Co., Ld... 3,000 T
Tesinder's shares
FEROAMBA
Amound; »| Katus,
Intersil
Quotation
Chlomo Emperial 1886 T. 787,200 Tis. 950 V % y annuii! % prom,
tract Mail.
3. Forholders who desire to und Circu. lare, Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Cards, &c, all-of-the-me weight, to sidranees.in the Ports of China, mag Hongkong, or deliver them to the Post Office aristamped the postage haing then charged to the Each batch must con. sondor's account. sist of at least ten,
3. Boxholders may also said Patterns to the same places in the same way. El velopes containing Patterns may be wholly closed, if the nature of the contents be fires exhibited or stated to the Postmaster Coastal, as he may consider necessary, and upproved by him. Printed Clars may be inserted in auch Pattern Padeta.
is open from 10 to 5 on the working day next before any mail.for Europe, which leaves at
Money order cannot be issued or cashod on all morning, when closing mails for Europe,
until noon.
1.-Money Orders are issued at Hongkong and Shanghai at current rates of exchange on the following Cenutrios and places- Canada.
Zolus
Chirs Ports (Hollow, Cantor, Swatow, Aney, Areber
Alacrity Fuochow, Niagpo, Hanbow, and Shanghai). Conturion* Ceyloe,
Daphne Hawaii (Sandwich Islands), British India (including Burmah and the Agen. Esk
cles of the India Post Office in the Pareian Firebrand
Graftont "Goin. Japan Purts (Nagasaki, Drake, Hiogo, Kobe, Hondy
Kiato, Yokohama and Hakodate). New South WaÏDE.
+
New Zealand.
British North Borneo, Queersland.
Sin (Bangkok only). South Australia,
2 kismith
***
19/Wieler & Ca
jamr. bgo. 814 Jan. 17 Captain Brit. h. 1156 Feb. 40aptain .....Br. 4m. th. 1848 Feb, 168tandard Oil Co
Amer. bge 991 Nov. 20Order Amer,
Brit
b. 2265 Jan. 23 Standard Oil Co. sb. 1587. Feb.
Ger. Bb. 1914 Feb,
Amer. sh. 1486 Feb. 270rder.
Amer. ech, 120
Jan.
2 Buchanan......Br. 4. bk 2154 Feb. 6 Standard O Co.
53........................Bri. bye. Ces Oct. 18Order.
Her Britannic Majesty's Ships on the China Station.
"Captain.
Where it
Captain Robert L. Groome Commander F. G. De Lizle Ccmd. O. E. Kingsmill Captain-Sperrer H. Login Commander Mae Arifor L-Com. B. P. Barton Lient,-Com. Varun Maed
Lieut. H. F. Ebakespear Commander F. W. Wyley
Captain
Bingapore Hongkong. Tokekats
Kloon Deck
Name.
Big.
Tons
Guna.1 7.H.P.
twin-screw cruiser 2nd of 3600 despatch-Perrel
craiser 3rd class.
16 770
twinacrew battle ship
*v;5(K)
41
21 9000 1700 12 B000 3600 13,000
aloop
1140
:: s
2000
Manila
g-bt. Brd class const defenc
363
200
Ichang
gunboat 2nd cla
455
0
360
twin-screw cruiser, 1st class
7350
36
19,000
Captain K. F. Jones--
Hongkong
Hoogkong
torpedo boat destroyer
260
Ե
៥.
·4000
Lent. A Gillespie
Hongkong
Hart
torpedo boat destroyer
260
a
4000
Hongkong
Humber Immortalité Linnet
storeekip
-16:0
800
Hongkong
armoured cruiser, 1st class
6600
8500
gun-vessel 2nd class
་ 766
870
Edward Chichester Comendor B, C. Sparkes
Hongkong
Vienti
Narcissus
aramoured cruiser, 1st clean
8600
8600
Commander McAlpine
Peacoch
gimbost at alasa
200
10
-1200
́Lieut. P. 8. St. John
gimboat Ist glaze.
760
10
1200
Lieut. Dormer
Negsenki
Nagasaki
Piquo Ploter
deutsar 2nd class
BOUG
· 21
9000
Singapore.
gunboat et pleas
10
· 1200
Parpainė
ortimer, 3rd class
1776
16
Shanghet
Hongkong
Ralubow
crainer End elāns:
· 9600
Singapore
Battler
gboat let elkee
2:36.
10
1200
Hupekeng
Redpole
goboat Ist olens
800
10%
1200
Spartan
twin-screw cruiser 2nd alasa
3600
21
9900
Hankow Hongkong
Swift
gun-resmal and close
955
870
Tamar
2047
Tweed Undaunted
g-bl, 3rd olsas aoset defenc
$63
200
Hongkong Hongkong
$600 $157
5500
Captain John B. Balilaz
Commodore 8. Holland ·
count defenceship, Armringe
$750
1000
Straits Settlements (Singapore, Penang and Play
Mulacca). Tasmanis. United Kingdoms.
Victoria.
United States of Amerink.
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Denmark (including Iceland and Faroe Islands), Victor Emanuel It is forbidden to insert incrdinary or Danish West Indies
Wivern Registered Correspondence (a) Current Coin Egyp (b) Articles Eable to Customs Inly.
----
i
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German Empire (including Helgelanά and the
Cameroons).
Parcel Post to the United ingdom. Holland.
Parcela not steeeding 11 b in weight Italy with Agencies at Tripoli, Astab and are received in Hongkong and at British Maszowahy
Post Offices in China, for transmission to | Norway.
the United Kingdom by P. & O. Packet Orange Fros States.
vid Gibraltar. No parcel is sent with the Portugal (including Madeira and the Azoros), Overland Maria Brindisi, Parcels there Roumanie. foro arrive in London about eight days later Sweden. than the Mail. Parcels may bronied, but Switzsterd,
fe liable to Transvaal. any parcel, even though sealed, is
he
Parvela
for examination.
before 31
must be posted in Hongkong! 3p.m. on the day before the depar- Constantinople. ture of the Mail. Those arriving from the Syras. Coast, &o, atter this hour are kept for the Adrianoplo. following P. & O. Ma
Mail.
Beyrout
The Postage is 40 cents per lb., and 25 British Coloniesti___~~ vents each succeeding it or fraction of a ib.
which includes Registration for, and mcst | Falkland Islands,
bo propaid instaraps. No further charge is Gibraltar. mado in the United Kingdom except for Mala. Customs ducs. No parcel must be mers Newfoundland. than 3 foot 6 inches in length, or & feat in greatest length and girth combined. A to Brits Bednanaland,
Cape Colony. ceipt is given for each Parcel
AFRICAN
Balipuuza.
ex-transport
amoured center
roselving ship
RECO
210000
Capt. & C. Coy de Barney Locut, Spencer
Commander F. R. Feby (3 Capizin Wm. 0. 0, Yomyth
Lt Com, Hon. G, A, Harding Ideat.-Com- E. B. Grafton Ciptain Alfred I. Winkles Act.-Com Yönel
Bangkok
Torpedo Boste in Roterys Nos. 8, 20, 35, 36, 37 and 38, Best ofsan; and 3 second class boats,
Flagship of Vice Admiral Sir Alexander Buller, E.0.B. Flagship of Rear Admiral Oxley.
Foreign Men-of-war on the China and Japan Station.
Castills
Coměte
Cormoran
Detroit
Dimitri Donakol Don Antonio de Ulloa
Don Juan de Austria
Gaidamak
General Alava
Trene
Cineman craiser French gunboat French Bagchip Portuguese Russian sloop U. 6. azuiser Spanish cruiser Franch gunboat German cruisor U. S. cruiser
gunboat
475
Neganki
Hongkong
There a
Bengkong
Neguakt
Vilvostook
Shanghal
Feocho
Bangkok
Capt. Antonio Sergio de Song Macao
Courianter Fortin
Hongkong
Nagasaki
Name
Flag and Fig.
Tóna. Guns HP.
Captain
Admiral Korzioloff
Admiral Nakhtmeff
Africa
Innia.
Alcout
Foreign Cities and Towe
Alger
Russia cruiser Barsian cruiser Portuguese transport Bumin gunbost French arufser
1600. 77819 1998
:(CDG)
Captain Molas
38 9500
Captein Karbesin/noff
810
Captain ParenPROS
1000
100
8000
Japfala Boutely
Zalunica
Arcona
9900 18 2400
Captain Beokzark
Panama
Aspio
Commander Jourmet
Tangier,
Bayard
6010
Bengo
262
4400 400
Bobre
$930:
C91150
Captain Molag:
Boston
3000
Chemipe
YENT INDSE
22 3200
Antigua. *
495
1620
Barbadoes.
2200
B 16
U Cap Enrique Sonials 800C BimUDY 2800
Marla
Angy
6400
Capt Reiter
Bangkok
Bermen.
Britik Guiana.
Bussian cruiser.
6000
16
Captain Witthofft
Nagasaki
British Honduras.
Spaniak uruiser
1200
Manila
Dominics.
Spanish eruisor
136
1000
Com
*do Bonizure
Masita
Kamian gunbort
DOO
3800
Spanish gan-versal
1200
Russian günbost
1400
1380
German cruiser
4800!
28030
French raiso Gorman Blagship
Russian sloop
6030
7617
7800
Nederland arniser.
1200
Rusdan sloop
1990
French gunboat
1260
11. 6. isop
Spanish transport Russian sloop
1900
1570
5800
Anatzian srulesY:
100
1000
11,560
fue sonder oust fill up a form of Customs Gambia Declaration, which can be obtained free at Gold Coast Colony,
· Lagost each Peat Ofice. No parcel an be acceptantine. ed till this is completely and accurately. filled. The only articles adinarily sout St. Helena. from China which are liable to duty aro Seychelle Tea and Tobacco.
Sterre Lecce, Mombasa.
Dangerous or perishable likely to injure the Malla, Laquids (unless Louis securely packed) or parcela eadly crushed, such as band hores, are prohibited. No Par pol can be revived if its value exceeds $500 A Parcel may contain a letter to the same address as that of the Paral itaalf, or an- other Parcul to thú same address. No ather enoloaren are allowed.
With regard to inward Parela, addresses are requested to observe that the Paral
Grexada. Jamaica, Montserrat.
Navia BL. Kitta.
Gremisstehy
Клінет
Laly
St. Lucin.
St. Vincent.
Tobago.
Trinidad.
Turks' Islands,
Koningin Wilhelmina Korejete Kreiser
Orders on the Countries drawn through Lava
the London Pest Ofles are paid less the follow Machiaf ing disccent for which the remitter should allow Manila All such Orders must be expressed in British Mandshuv Currency:--
For was not exceeding 29, •
11 Basseding but not ex'ding £ 57. 8.
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Monocacy
Olymple
Amra
10:10 11
Father S--The ammisten charged by a follow Pluvier
Mail is not opened until the ordinary discording to the currency the Ordar la draw Prince Wilhelm
tribution of letters, de, la inished. The postage on Farcels at home is 10d. per .. the Regulations are generally similar to thu above, and the Parcels ari sent, ozi vid Gibraltar
Indemnity for the Loss of a Registered Article, The Port Omus is not loudly responsible for the safe dull vary of Reglazed correspon..
Reina Orlalina
(a.) For some not exoeding 121, 13 l. Burtk *12, 24 cis.; 28,68 cta; £4, 48 ola; C, 50 Bes
24, 79 ds. 67, 68, 95 to 2017ootch $1.06 210, 120,
(b) Up to $10, az 10 rupees, 40 otaq as,
or 50 pages, 40 cùs; $55, or 70 rupees, 60.
Vandilak
ca. 150, av 160 mpass, 80 ota; 180 rupe, Torkwen
tooltalati mode @10 18 ફુ) સર્ક
dation, but it is prepared to make good the less den en India when 160 Reyna la tha
U, S. cruiser
V. S. degship
Russina gunbeat
Bundan t
Franck guar Gerzzan frülber
Ruslan Bagahip Bulkan gunboat Russian cruteur Fretrah gunboas Base gupboat U. B. etuier Frisian artisÁY
1700
Nagunakl
Yokohama
Saigon
Bangkok