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of three privates on horse-back, armed with gingals, dangerous looking weapons of defence- for the owners; again we had a soldier on foot with a musket; and the last escort carried a sward having a four foot handle and blade four foot long by three inches wide. They are all polite and grateful for a little tobacco of ten, and skilful at improvising songs having reference to the foreign traveller. The natives of Shantung than those of Chill. No sign of ill-feeling; if in their conversation you are called a "foreign devil," they take care to call you the "foreign master "to your face,
sold this (Monday) afternoon. The first sale was at the disposal of your paper the following de- the singing girls who abound in all the lar look more manly, but at the same time dirtier,
to the back of my cart always remained there in the courtyard of the inn without any danger of being pilfered, a watchman keeping sentry all night in the various hostelries, and proclaiming mese of the death of the Emperor of China isferenry in the form of a letter:-
The following appears in a recent Shanghai | the hours with harmonious voice or rattle. Even the wooden bar necessary to secure the door of your room is seldom to be found. Perhaps these bars have been removed for the convenience of towns near the Hoang-ho, and whose practice it is to visit the inns at dusk with their musical in- struments, and to enliven the mical of the weary traveller with cheerful songs. Their age varies from 9 to 141 they are tastefully dressed, and not at all shy of foreigners. it is a strange fact that in places rarely visited by Europeans the popala tion hardly ever insulis them. The natives like to view the way you wash, comb, and take your meal; some go so far as to touch your clothes, at the sight of the stranger from the distant and they laugh aloud to express their gratification country. This may appear a sort of wild beast show, but you get along first rate, createa favour able impression towards the next foreigner they meet, and you are not hooted and cursed, either Tientsin.
Two mobs of griffins have arrived, and were At the request of my Tientsin friends, I place at the Horse Bazaar, a mob of 28; the ponies discription of a tip recently made from Tientsin not seen to catch the fancy of the cognoscenti; to Chink ang overland. My pupose is simply sonte bills were made up to Tis. So, and a few to let people know the necessaries for the journey, were sold. Mr. Dallas' auction had just com- distance, time required, and cost; and I have no menced when our repotter left; he was offering 24 doubt that in faure this route will be more free grifins.
quently used by hardy travellers, who like to learn something about the natives and scenery of Chill, shantung, and Kiangsu
There were two mobs of griffins offered this (Tuesday) afternoon; one by the Horse Bazaar, at which a few ponies were sold at prices ranging from Tls. 39 to 70; and one by Mr. Dallas, which was proceeding when our tenter left. Themar ket for griffins is dull, owing to the large quantity in the neighbourhood and expected. Prices are likely to l at a low level.
Mr. Pascal Martin, of the L.M. Customs staff at Chinking, a costespondent informs us, shut
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On the morning of the 27th of Januais, started from Tightsin in a car, drawn by two good mules, "scrit" and "Zampa" guided by "Cerberus," an old calanan with a weather beaten visage. As I found out afterwards, "Cer- "rescribled one of the characters in "Gil Blas," he allowedt nobody to cheat his master but himself. However, as he confined himself to make no objections beyond telling hist now and then the daily expenses for room, etc, ought not to increase.
February 7th-Left 4 a.m., rested at Hung Itua Tu, 60 f, at 10; and arrived 6 p.m. at sze Wu, Go li., Me Mr. Marty, third day from Chinkiang-pu,en route for Peking, and exchanged the latest news. The count, is covered with abounds with geese and duck. Several strong sandy beds of abnost day water courses, and stone bridges now in ruins are testimonials to the funy of rapid, unfettered mountain steams.
In Kiangsu also regular stations for soldiers exist along the highway, but they are seldom to the next place of importance.
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All along the frequented roads in Chilli are February 8th-Arrived 10 am, at Shun Hoyant, Nearly all Europeans, aut most Chinese have night, guards armed with muskets.
military stations and between them, during the chi, 6o li, and a pin. at Yan IP-chi 50 B. met with, expicas a decided objection to cat
Leaving the first place you see the whole plain February 1st-Crossed the Hoang-ho in the covered with walled wwns, for instance sha travelling, and many ladies resiling at Tientsin morning on a fery boat without any difficulty, Hsien Ching, and villages and humlets, between am! Taku never see Peking, simply because the only the banks of this only tyrant were co-which are well cultivated fields and clusters of fatigue of a ride in a car is thought excessive.vered with ice. The snow-clad slantung moan- trees. You meet ponderous ox-carts conveying Having made several long journeys during my tains presented themselves to our view; they are fo years residence in Tientsin, I am enabled to bare of trees, but the sun shining on the long his cae notis whip like a soklier presenting an
yuano of various descriptions, che driver canying give proper directions how to pack a cat. Place stripes of snow produced a grand view, You insile a los containing provisions and the most might have fancied immense sheets of linen ditties.
and accompanying his lashes by nonotonous
of the car and extending over box and tiffin bag necessai, objects, on the top of this box the tiffin stretched out for bleaching. At 11 am, we were then a common mattress covering the botom climbing already bigh up the mountain side, and
February 9th-Stopped at noon at Uchköh rested at Tu-chia-meio so li at the entrance to rived 5 pan. at Chinkiang-pu, 40 8. This last
100, i, to give the mules a hasty feed, and ar NEWSPAPER, BOOK, MUSÍC, & GENERAL Egypt, Mahia, and Gibraltar. against which your back and heat rest. Two the pass. The sun melting the snow, by his stage is exceedingly interesting. You cross one pillows on each side of your arms and shoulders, powerful rays converted the steep ads into ri- of the deserted beds of the Hoang-ho dug out by a blanket round your feet, and a covering of vulets of water and the poor mules had hard the Taipings, and get a splendid view of the ex- blankets and coats. See that there is a good work cut out for them. At Tu-cha-meio you tensive walls of Chinkiangpu, formerly the cm-
Sale Proprietors of joutsson and ATKINSON'S thick curtain to close the prospect in bad weather pass several old forts built of stones and still ia porium of the gain trade-suberis and adjoin-Patent Hard Metal, patented April 5tli, 1854-
Automatic Machinery for Casting and Finishing Printing Type, and Manufacturers of Jonsson's or early morning. A Chinese cotton quilter cont is of great service to sleep in during the night; this pass. Now the road ascends higher and runs here from West to East with a fide of several good preservation, showing the importance ofing turns cover the horizon. The Imperial Canal atru a pair of felt shoes fu put on after alighting higher till all at once we bund ourselves in a knots, and the walled city is situated on the south broad valley, 1,035 to 1,500 feet over the Hoang side, part of the suburbs on the northern bank. After a few shakes and jolts, the traveller will ho, enclosed by snow capped ridges rising in The Ting Pan Chit or Telegraph station, where ! settle down confiably and go through the places several hundred feet perpendicularly, met with a hearty welcome from Atr. Mühlensteth, Shantung mountains as if he were carried on a Here and there an outjutting hills you perceive had the uanager, Ching Lon-yé, to whom many tomed to sit beside the catman and he will find shallow but broad stream flows in cuives through coroner of the walled city on the nest bank of a spid mattress. A traveller must get accus castellated buildings surrounded by trees. A thanks, is situated exactly opposite to the N... is very pleasant in fine weather, seeing a great this wild region, and is spanned by two stone the Canal, about one mile from the place where deal of the county and being enabled to jump bridges Goo to 800 yards long. These bridges the passenger boats are moored. of and on without stopping the cart. With the are constructed of stones 5 feet by 2, but in a exception of early mornings, I always used to sit dilapidated condition. When we passed, the cuside when proceeding quickly, of jump downstream was only 150 yards broad, but the extent and walk when the roads were bad or "Cerlic-of these bridges and deserts of deep sand on the aas" indulged in a nap after tiffin. My cart was banks showed the size which this serpent, gliding contracted for by Mr. Taylor, of the Globe Hotel, smoothly along at present, would assume when at Tls. 54 to Chinking-pu, time not to exceed 18 swollen by inclted snow or rains. A large traffic third day a tal on the road. The comprador of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank kindly pro-well as at the end serve to move there ca..s by ungreased of course. Two hands in front as viled are with packages containing white silver the aid of two men; it is simply work for galley from one to five tagls value marked White si slaves-Passed through sho-mi-tien-to, walled, lu Kieu Fen, the Taotai of shanghai, has not ver is always willingly taken by the money chan- and about half a dozen small villages. Arved yet returned from Nanking where he recently gers and in this way the squeeze can only be 5 pm, at Chang chia 50 li, where I tried to teach went in obedience to a request of the new Vice- cared on moderately. A promise of one tael
the singing girls "Come back to Eriu," wat with ray. The Tantai's term of office has nearly ex- camshaw enabled ine to complete the trip in 14 pired, and it is expected that he will shortly be days; we started however, sometimes at mid- removed from Shanghai, Probably he will re-night, favoured by splene'd moonlight, and had ceive an appointment in the province of Honan, It is said that La Kieu Fen will shortly visit Yangchow, his native place, as soon as relieved of the duties of his present post. As a Tastai, La acted with sound common sense and is spoken highly of by those foreign-officials with whom he was brought into communication. His recent action with respect to Woosung bar exemplifies the opinions he holds as regards international interests. Having been diligent in business and careful in making petites konomies, Liu," so a well informed Chinese gentleman assures 15, retires with by no means a despicable amount of money. This is the silver lining of the cloud, and if well compensates for all disadvantages.
News travels slowly in China. In the Courier for February 15th we inerinned that a railway would be started within the present year from Tientsio to Peking, and that a capital had been guaranteed in Canton alose amounting to Ts. From the Canton Road to the Hankow Road is barely five minutes walk, yet, the presiding genius at the helm of our mining contrumpery has only awakened to-day, like a Second Rip Van Winkle, to the fact that our item has been translated into all the leading native papers, and has found its way south as far as the editorial sanctum of the Hongkong Chung Wai lay on a telephone so that we may hold fraternal communication with it, and furnish it with the latest news some three weeks after we have published it ?
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lilor about foo mailes; cost of cart between 11s. Distance from Tientsin to Chinkiang-pu, 1,785 14 and Tis, 20. My cartman got Tis. 21 from his freight, however, with rice on the road. Cost a Chinaman for the return trip, had to furnish of crossing the Hoangho 200 cash, the Hina 100 cash; charge for room in the day 50 to too cash; coal het water, and light. Provisions very slightly, but the expenses for rooms and chow chow will hardly exceed foo eash each day,
Regarding the trip from Chinliang-fu on the anise, I will confine myself to a few words only. The distance is over ion miles, and boats are used, costing from 3,000 to 8,000 cash accord- situated town in the pass. From here the road Yangize the boats take 1 to 2 days having the February 20d. Chang-chia is the highest ing to sice and demand. Down the Canal to the is grahally descending, and a stream similar to
required, the mea having in drag the boat by current with them; the other way 3 to 4 days are
rocks of such ilimensions in such quantity to valley. The road is rough and provided will means of the low line. With favourable wind gladden, the beans any mountaineer. Reached and rush along at a good speed. The hoats an-, two beats will lash together to prevent capsising Tientai to m., . From here the road is
cher at dusk and proceed at daylight. We pass- paved for several miles with lags of stone to feet by 1. You see state of these well finished for instance Ko-yue, Tza-p, and Yau-chow ed fine looking felin-stations, large walled cities,
velent work was interrupted. Great traffic and pire. If the traveller has time to spare, it is stones lying in the stream showing that this benence one of the richest towns in the Celestial the accumulation of wheelbarrows causes deten-worth while to inspect the sperdid buildings of
the last named place.
sular bill, the fort and further back by higher Crossing the Yangisze a fine prospect opens your view. Chinkiang surmounted by Con- ranges; Golden Island and Silver Island, with
glorious weather all the way though. Time of staking and ping up 1 left entirely to the cart-the one on the northea stope glides along the man, also the distance to be made each day.
Returned the
I took no servant with me but got along pretty well, the little Chinese I know requiring no inter- pretation by an ever present comprador, as is the case in several offices in Tientsin city. Regard- ing dress-fannel pants, long socks to be drawn over the same, siding boots, woollen singlets, a wale shooting jacket with strongly lined pockets, and a Chinese felt cap proved first rate all the way.
Aly provisions consisted of 6 boules of whis.tion; more stone bridges. Aived 5 pm, at Tal key. lbs. butter, salt, pepper, tea, sugar, some Ngan Chu, soli, a place of wealthy appearance. potted meat, and a few pounds of bread. Raber A Tagjen, travelling in a Taiping can provided scanty for a three weeks trip, do you say? Fresh with four glass windows, sunt me an tug of un- exes, fouls, mutton, rice, and excelent cases frein de cumpliment by a cup of Kinahan's bake of Shantung wheat, can always be ob- tained, and what mere do you require? Season "L" and packed the Chinese delicacies into my your food with salt and pepper, if it is not made box as a keepsake. Here I changed sonte silver palatable by walking 40 to 30 li a day; and by at the rate of 1,560 cash to the taul. The Chinese say that H.F. Li's chest son leftain a tea punch which will make you cum night and arrived 11 a.m. at Yang Li Tien, 110 giving a fair allowance of sugar and whiskey, you February 3-Left Tai Ngan Chu at suid- per Heating with 70 boxes of luggage, and they forable in the most miserable inn, even in a shed, and a pan, at Tsic-chweng, 35 li. The road think it is very likely intented that he is to gonn his long spoken of journey to Europe,
in which I had to put up once or twice for the continues in the Nankow pass style, but steep, Your sticles on the Kaiping Coal Mines in-
night on account of scarcity of rooms. Cigars and I walked nearly the while duced three gentlemen from here to start for
are of no use on a long journey by cast, they a, to 3 miles a head of the cart to enjoy the way, sometimes then, and it is said two have also left Peking; tin of tobacco goes a long way bots as regards ally opening for our view. There is no danger of
either break or are asked for by the natives. A scenery formed by ranges of mountains contin all agree with your contemporary, so who is tight smoking and dealing in little presents! will be proved when the thousands of tons of! coal that now are ready stored for shipment com
January 27th.-Having had tiffin at an insigni- and you need not have any apprehension on arc losing your cart, because there is only one road, down; in about 14 days the inland navigation wo-tun, zzoli,
fcant little village, we reached at 4 pan. Täng-
count, of the natives, besides in the shantung will be open, dose cils will be down, amf we
districts military, escos on Larselack or an shall be able to have coals here at Tls. 5 chi 8.30 li. From here the car-road joins for a
Jauns 8h-Left 2 am, ved at Ching- accompany the cars which keep together as much instead of Tis. wish all success to the Kaiping Coal Mines.
7 this community little distance the great highway running along gale commenced, and I bauricaded my door with as possible. When entering Tsie-chwang aN.E. The railroad scheme from here to Tungchow of the telegraph line. Quantities of soldiers are
the Imperial Canal, and you obtain the first view steeping mats and bedsteads. The jeunesse was simply an enquiry by E. Li for curiousity's encamped outs de Ching-chi, and I saw them my sudden disappearance from the scene and dorde of the village were rather disappointed at sake to learn how the Japanese made railways; firing on horseback at targets, pony going full hooted a litle in and outside the court-yard. what they cost, and what result there was from spect. After passing Tsanjo, saw an imitation Well, call it cheering and get under the blankets, them to japan-Mercury Correspondent.
of the approach to the Ming tombs near Chare you want them this cold night. ping-chu, and arived 2.30pm, at Tehocli, 65 li. January 29th-Left the Canal and highway, stopped at Nan-pi-heion, a walled town. When enjoying my pipe on the shafts after tiffin, met Me, Watson en route from liankow, 15th day Exchanged a few words and passed on. Having from Chinkiang-pu, nice prospect for a fast trip! left Tungwan on our right, we arrived 6.30 at Leang-jen-130 li to-day.
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The correspondent of the Standard wires from St. Petersburg on January 26th as follows:--
From a stateniem in the Amor Fremya, it seems that the Russian engineer Lessar, who, with an escort of twenty Cossacks and few workmen, recendy fell in with some three
His Excellency Rear-Admiral Gore-Jones, Six thousand Mery Tekkes on a marauding expediat sang-yuen, so li; pass Nangwan, a large town January 30th-Start rather late, fel the mules
Edwin Johnson, formerly Military Member of tion to Persia, was engagedin levelling the country with temples, pagodas, and extensive ancient-
At i am. we had tiffin at Tien-chi-minu, the Viceroy's Council, and thousands of people between Askhabad and flerat, and actually ac fotifications. We had to make a large detour 55 l. liere I had to sleep in a long bara of
rooli, and murived 6 pan. at Yung Yeechong, were present. complished the work as far as scrats, within a to get round the N.E. fors. The view of the uninviting aspect, all the inns being full. You the Colombo Club last night. The Governor,
Princes were present at the Ball given at THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY few versis of the Afghan frontier. This can have town and surroundings is exceedingly pretty will perceive that it is advisable to get carly into Admiral Gore-Jones, Captain Lord Charles Scott, A LIST OF PRIVATE RESIDENCES but one meaning, that Russia has in view the Aired 6 p.m. at Haahri-yéo, 65 li, a miserable posibility of a further advance, while the question little village. I thought the roads bad that day,
quarters, accommodation hardly being sufficient and ether distinguished guests were present. involuntarily rises, what would have happened if deep ruts and dust 12 to 18 inches deep, making ling by this route. However, having had the formal introduction by the Commander of the ing Merchants, the Consuls, Professional Men, for the number of native merchants, etc., travel-
One noticeable incident of the evening was the
Of the Principal Government Officials, the Lead- the afery Tekkes had massacred Lessar and the it a hard task for the inules, but I did not know windows, f.c. the holes where windows are sup. midshipman Prince George, to the Admiral and Justices of the Peace. handful of Russians who accompanied him on his the shantung mountains as yet. The wind blew posed to be, papered, and a door improvised; Commanding on the station. Admiral Sore- Bacchanic (Lord Charles scott) of his promising adventurous journey? The concentration of eight pretty strong from the N.W. No doubt the Tien- thousand troops at Askhabad would then have tsin people were sitting beside the fire and the proving, and I slept comfortably enough. After hand, and added an encouraging pat on the by the aid of glowing charcoal the place was im Jones shook his junior officer cordially by the. found a meaning.
General scobeleff, speaking at a dinner given salin foxes were taking a straight cut across traversing roads like to-day, no rocking to sleep shoulder to one who promises to be every inch a
freshing as breeze as I walked along
for home, but to me it was only a re- is required. The fumes of glowing charcoal do banks walling in the road on each side, and the
the high not produce headaclie, ventilation being provided salos sun poured his powerful rays on the dust covered
in the most liberal manner. plains.
February 5th-Arrived 9 am, at Ting-to-tye, When passing through this part of 45 li, and stayed 3 a.m. at Tenshang, 45 . The Chili my nose and lips were skinned by the heat, valley widens, and in the afternoon. we got at
January 31st-Leave Hoa-hei-yeo at mid-last out of the
mountain region, proving the ad
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At 2.15 PM. Registry ceases.
At 2 30 PM. l'ost-office closes, but letters for Union Countries may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fec of 10 cents.cxira Postage until the time of departure.
Correspondence for Non-Union West Indies cannot be sent by this route.
SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' LETTERS. 1-Privates in H.M. Army or Navy. "Non- commissioned, Officers, landmasters, Army Schoolmasters (not superintending or First Class) Writers or schoolmistresses may send half-ounce letters to the United Kingdom by mail at the rate of four cents (two-pence) cachi, which may be prepaid cather in Imperial or in Hongkong Stamps. By private steamer the postage is two cents (one penny).
2.The same privileges apply to letters ad- dressed to the Privates and Non-commissioned
named above.
3-Private steamers leave Hongkong for Lan- don about every ten days.
4-The letters must not exceed half an ounce. No bankerchiefs, jewellery, &c., can be sent, even with with the ends
open, 5-lf from a soldier or sailor his class and description must be stated in full on the letter,
in full. If to a soldier or finitor, his class and the cover of which must be signed by the Com- manding Officer, with name of regiment, ship, &c.
must be stated in full. description, with name of regiment, ship, &c.,
5-soldiers and sailors have no privileges with regard to books or papers, nor can these ho. prepaid with Imperial Stamps.
LETTER BOXES,
with scaling wax, but there is no impression of a Many boxes of letters are received at the Post Office not sealed, that is to say, the box is fastened
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necessity of carefully sealing such boxes with The attention of huxholders is called to the some recognisable seal, and of sending a chit- book or receipt with them. The omission of the latter precaution leaves a doubt as to whether the contents of the box ever reached the Post Office: the omission of the former, as to whether part of them might not have been abstracted for
The Princes and the Governor and suite visited R. FRASER SMITH PUBLIC the sake of the Postage Stamps. the Colombo Museum this morning, and are spending the evening at a garden party at Major- General Wilby's residence. To-night they will distinguished guests will be present.
.educated classes in Russia, and declared, amongst night; rest at Yue-slung 125 li; enter the walled over 59a lids, having in five days gone dine at Queen's House, when a large number of has Tus DAY Removed to No, 6,.Peddar's Hill. Books, Patterns,. and Commercial)
other things, that an extreme mistrust of every thing foreign and capable of destroying the law ful historical ideals of the Fatherland was a patriotic duty. Referring to the Stays of Illyria, he complained that whenever a Russian ventured to remember that he was of the same race as those now persecuted and condemned, his views were scouted abroad, and his utterances set down to the influence of abnormal excitement. Russian society itself seemed to be paralysed by some strange tinidity in regard to this question, so lawful and natural to every Russian heart, and the reason of this was the unfortunate difference existing between the educated classes and the people. The latter had never failed their Czar when called upon; but the same could not be said of the former. In conclusion, General Scobeleff reminded his hearers, in feeling terms, that at this moment-on-the-shores of the idriatic a struggle was going on for race and faith, and broke off with these words-" do not finish, gentlemen my heart is oppressed; but our great consolation is our faith in the truth and power of Russia's historical missio;"
MAILS EXPECTED,
THE FRENCH MAIL. The M. M. steamer Natal, with the next French mail, left singapore at 6 a.m., on the 6th, and may be expected fiere on or about the. 14th instant,
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THE AMERICAN MAIL. The O. & O. steamer Gaelic, with the next American mail, left San Francisco on the 13th February, and may be expected here on the 19th instant.
town Yen-chang at 1.30 pm, 50 li=174 li in one mirable endurance of our mules. Any pony day is certainly fast travelling in the north of would have been lamed by a single day's work China. Here I had to wiite to two officials in they had to perfor.n. "Sanscrit used to take onder to have the gates opened for us early the bread from my hand and looked for more with neat morning. A few words in the English lan- his intelligent eyes, and the frisky "Zampa" me book proved sufficient. A native merchant whose legs. gunge written in pencil on leaves of my pocket- the lash of the whip by kicking with both hind- acquaintance I had made on the road invited me February 6th-Left i am, arrived 10.30 at fu, 70 li distant, consequently the distance be- 60 li, a little village situated 10 li from some to parting feast. His destination was Chining Li si Tane-ang, go li, and 6 pm. at she Li Pu; tween Tientsin and Chining-fu amounts to 735 li large town. Had to cross the Hoa running here or 245 miles. To judge by the cultivated state from N.E. to s.W. The sandy bed of the stream of the fields, this district appears to be a very dividing at this point into two. branches is prosperous; however, the more you proceeded in from two to three miles bread, but only one a southerly direction, the less accommodation at the inns. The heatel kang has already disap yards brand.
arm contained shallow water several hundred peared, and in les you have a kind of bedstead distance and the surrounding county
Mountains still..visible in the constructed of narrow planks and millet sticks cultivated-and-plepantly covered with trees," well on which to put your mattress. My memory dwells with regret on the comparatively splendid Tientsin plats. she Li Fu was the fast place mantle, WA., arrived at sourabaya, en route for a refreshing clange from the mud-colored The steamer Ocean, from Sydney, uit Free- inns on the Kalgan road, just as the Israelites in the desert licked their lips when thinking of the vary in rank and number; sometimes we had a
we were escorted to by soldiers. These escotis Hongkong, on Sunday, the 19th February. Egyptian succulent meat and plum-pudding. mounted official with button and peacock feather; sydney on the 18th February, and is due here on The E. & A. s. S. Co:'s steamer Tannadice left in other instances we were accompanied by two for about the 12th instani.
have to mention here that two boxes lashed
STEAMERS EXPECTED.
All kinds of CosmISSION BUSINESS executed on the most reasonable terms. Special Agents in London and Sydney.
and audited, and every description of Account
Balance Sheets drawn out; Books balanced ant's Work undertaken. Charges strictly motle rate, and perfect accuracy guaranteed.
Office Hours: NINE till FOUR. Hongkong, 2nd January, 1882.
NOTICE
Bo
OOKBINDING AND RULING IN ALL ITS BRANCHES EXECUTED AT VERY Low
RATES AT THE
"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH " OFFICE. Account Books ruled to any pattern. Music bound in.Elegant style with Best Materiala.
“TELEGRAFII” Orvice, HongkonD.
to Cents. 3 Cents.
* Cents.
2 Cents
RATES OF POSTAGE, Letters, per oz. Post Cards, each
Papers, per 2 02. Newspapers & Prices Current, each Registration. Do.
with return receip 10 Cents. 15 Cents, Commercial papers signify such papers as, though written by hand, do not bear the charat ter of an actual or personal correspondence, such as invoices, deeds, copied music, &c. The charge is the same as for Hooks, but all packets of and under 4 oz weight are charged 5 Cents.
LETTERS FOR THE UNITED STATES BY SAILING SHIP,
When it is desired to forward letters to the United States by a sailing ship which is not noti- fied as carrying a mail, it is only necessary to post tlie letters in the ordinary way, marked with the name of the ship, and prepaid rocents per half ounce as usual. The Post Office then undertakes the duty of obtaining notice of depar ture and despatching the correspondence: It is requested that the letters be posted if possible at least one day before the date fixed for sailing
Det not Warrant Officers, viz. -Conductor, Geisner, Monte- wald, or Carpenter,